Viral gift wrapping hacks for this holiday season

Social media users are sharing their various gift wrapping hacks online. Whether they involve secret techniques for oddly shaped gifts or showing off unique gadgets that help make the process easier, these tips will help make the holidays a lot less stressful.

Google, Ford, other companies delay return-to-work plans amid omicron cases

Google and Ford are among those once again delaying their return-to-office plans, while other businesses whose workers are already back to the office are considering adding extra precautions like masks and COVID-19 testing.

A replica of the iconic Grinch cave could be yours for the night

The story of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” has been brought to life for a limited time, giving holiday revelers the chance to experience the Grinch and his dog Max’s home.

Double amputee sails around the world amid pandemic, poverty and pirates

Dustin Reynolds, 43, took nearly eight years to circumnavigate the globe after a drunk driving crash left him without an arm, a leg and a home.

Kellogg’s strike extended after union rejects deal with 3% raises

Kellogg’s workers rejected a contract offer that would have provided 3% raises, so 1,400 workers at the company’s four U.S. cereal plants will remain on strike.

Man who stuffed razor blades in pizza dough gets nearly 5 years in prison

The man who pleaded guilty to putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets last year has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.

Grants approved for 7 Michigan meat, poultry processors

Nearly $1.4 million in federal funding has been approved to help Michigan’s meat and poultry processors recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and expand their processing capacity.

Will travel bans stop 'highly transmissible' omicron variant?

A coronavirus variant recently identified in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease.

Omicron variant: What to know about the new COVID-19 strain

South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province.

6 holiday cocktail recipes (chilled and hot) that don't contain pumpkin spice

The holiday season shouldn't be so stressful. So here are half a dozen recipes for cocktails that are creative, fun, and flavorful. Just don't bother reaching for that pumpkin spice shaker.

‘Well-fed’ squirrel freed by rescuers after getting stuck in bird feeder

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England, a squirrel who may have had a few too many nuts found itself trapped in a bird feeder and had to be freed by an RSPCA rescue officer.