FILE: Gridlocked traffic on I-80 near the Appian Way on-ramp in October 2019. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Transportation data company Inrix released its annual forecast with AAA for the year-end holiday travel period between Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, and Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The 10-day period is expected to see nearly 104 … Read more
A vehicle is submerged in floodwaters near an overpass as rain comes down, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Santa Barbara, Calif.Eugene Garcia/AP Streets across the California coastal city of Santa Barbara were flooded amid torrential rains on Thursday as a slow-moving storm walloped Southern California. The storm dropped some of the heaviest rain on Santa Barbara … Read more
A former assistant of actor Vin Diesel has accused him of sexual assault during the filming of “Fast Five” in 2010. The woman, identified as Asta Jonassan, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles claiming that the actor assaulted her in his hotel room at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta. She has also sued … Read more
It could be a Hollywood log-line: two beautiful sisters-in-law named Veronica join together to launch a fashion label in New York City, make it big with dickey jackets of all things, and set out to conquer the world. It’s not, at least not yet — it’s the story of Veronica Beard, the label founded in … Read more
A MAN who claimed he had no skills or education now earns more than a doctor doing the world’s filthiest job. Cory Rockwell, 38, now makes $160k (£130k) a year as a miner after turning his life around since reaching his wits’ end. 3 Cory Rockwell claims he had no skills or education prior to … Read more
As a kid growing up in Oklahoma, Ace Harper channeled her creative energy and skills into learning to dance and creating her own performance outfits. “It was always something in me, this expression of clothing and style. I have this understanding you can put on something and turn into the person you want to be,” … Read more
FILE: Comedian Ali Wong performs onstage during the Moontower Comedy Festival at The Paramount Theatre on April 21, 2017 in Austin, Texas. Rick Kern/WireImage “I really think that for a woman, 40 is a golden age…” Ali Wong announced to a packed Masonic Auditorium, drawing cheers from the crowd. “…to get divorced.” This was the … Read more
A BRITISH millionaire was living the high life with his younger lover before he was allegedly kidnapped by 15 men in disguises. Colin Armstrong, 78, was reportedly snatched in Ecuador after criminals dressed as police ransacked his estate. 6 Brit millionaire Colin Armstrong and his lover Katherine Paola Santos were reportedly kidnapped at the weekendCredit: … Read more
THE PLAY’S THE THING: Despite her formidable workload as Dior’s artistic director of women’s collections, Maria Grazia Chiuri is moonlighting with a personal project: restoring a historic theater in her hometown of Rome. The Teatro della Cometa, or Comet Theater, went dark during the pandemic and the designer purchased the 250-seat, horseshoe-shaped venue in order … Read more
The Elverhoj Museum of History & Art in Solvang, Calif. Julie Tremaine In a city as full of curiosities as Solvang, the tiny Danish village on California’s Central Coast, I shouldn’t have been surprised that there was a place like the Elverhoj Museum of History & Art. Housed in a historic home, it’s both a tribute … Read more
