Holiday Season

A USPS truck
Finance

USPS will charge up to $16 more per package this holiday season. Here’s when the temporary price changes will start

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August 11, 2025
A young woman wearing a face mask holds sparklers while celebrating New Year's Eve.
Health

The COVID winter wave has arrived. Here’s where it’s spreading during the 2024–25 holiday season

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December 31, 2024
An Amazon delivery truck with its door open, revealing packages inside
Retail

Police say an Amazon driver ditched 80 packages in the woods before Christmas ‘because they were stressed’

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December 27, 2024
Holiday travelers stand in the airport
Lifestyle

It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

By David Koenig and The Associated Press
December 20, 2024
Sarah Casalan
Newsletters

How The UPS Store makes the retail experience personal

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December 20, 2024
parents giving christmas gifts to daughter while sitting in living room
Newsletters

Women carry 71% of a household’s ‘mental load’ and it can limit their participation in the workforce, new research finds

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina Ajemian
December 20, 2024
Americans are on track to set another record for holiday travel, topping the bar set in 2019
Lifestyle

Americans are on track to set another record for holiday travel, topping the bar set in 2019

By David Koenig and The Associated Press
December 20, 2024
Worried concerned girl in Christmas Santa hat having problems
Tech

Avoid holiday scams in 2024: Red flags and recovery strategies

By The Conversation and The Associated Press
December 19, 2024
Netflix capitalizes on anxiety-driven millennial nostalgia with Christmas movie formula that’s reviving the careers of former teen stars
Success

Netflix capitalizes on anxiety-driven millennial nostalgia with Christmas movie formula that’s reviving the careers of former teen stars

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December 18, 2024
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Newsletters

Bath and Body Works’ CEO believes in her strategy for the $7.4 billion retailer—so she bought her own stock

By Emma Hinchliffe and Nina Ajemian
December 17, 2024
The majority of Americans (56%) say alone time is a critical component of their mental health—yet nearly half (46%) don’t get it during the winter holidays. That’s according to a new survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.
Mind

The mental health paradox: Amid the loneliness epidemic, most say they need alone time to feel better this holiday season

By
December 3, 2024
Thankgiving turkey is seen in the foreground as a family in the background celebrates.
Lifestyle

Americans waste $556 million in Thanksgiving food—these recipes ensure your leftovers get eaten

By
November 29, 2024
The world’s ‘winter depression hotspots’ may surprise you. Here are the top 15 countries
Mind

The world’s ‘winter depression hotspots’ may surprise you. Here are the top 15 countries

By
November 27, 2024
Traditional stuffed turkey with side dishes for Thanksgiving celebration
Personal Finance

Cheaper turkey prices make Thanksgiving 2024 a little easier on your wallet

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
November 21, 2024
Reggie Rose Geschke, 2, plays with the Miraculous Paris Heroes Playset, from Playmates Toys, at the TTPM 2024 Holiday Showcase event, in New York, Sept. 17, 2024.
Finance

Largest U.S. retail association predicts slower holiday sales

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
October 15, 2024

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