Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen started CNN New Year’s Eve show off with a bang, toasting not just the end of 2023, but also the end of the network’s prohibition for alcohol during the show. Last year, the two hosts were ordered by CNN’s policy to have none of their personnel drink during the show, a company decision that drew tremendous outrage from...

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If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, January 1, 2024, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for January 1, NYT Connections #204! Read on if you want some...

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Steve Kornacki delivered a devastating report on President Joe Biden’s approval ratings on New Year’s Eve, putting the drastic numbers in some historic context. In the final NBC poll of the year, Biden pulled just 40% approval and hit 57% disapproval. He compared that to past elections. “How does this compare to past presidents entering the reelection year? Here, you can see it....

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Republicans are appealing Colorado’s ballot removal of Donald Trump to the Supreme Court, and the questions now are whether the Justices will take up the case, and, on CNN, whether the conservative judges should recuse themselves from it. On CNN’s State of the Union on New Year’s Eve, anchor Dana Bash asked ranking House Oversight Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin about the case, and...

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A person is only about 20% responsible for their own relative healthiness, MSNBC guest Dr. Uché Blackstock told host Charles Coleman Jr. on Saturday’s Velshi. The rest of what affects an individual’s health is decided by systemic factors such as the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Dr. Blackstock joined Dr. L. Ebony Boulware on for a discussion Saturday on Boulware’s recently published...

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AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall No, this isn’t Nikki Haley’s biggest gaffe of the week. But this one is not likely to go over well with basketball fans in the Hawkeye state. According to Iowa Gazette reporter Tom Barton, Haley — speaking at a tailgate event ahead of a University of Iowa women’s basketball game on Saturday — bricked the name of the team’s superstar,...

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Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, sandwiches play a huge role in my average week. (When sandwiches like this exist, how can I stop?) It might be my natural caveman tendency of eating with my hands, but besides that, crushing food between two carbs is satisfying and convenient. Eating sandwiches every day must be repetitive, you say? How do I fend off food...

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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley discussed Civil War during a public event on Thursday — her first since the viral gaffe she made on Wednesday. She told voters at a New Hampshire event on Thursday that although the American Civil War was fought over slavery it was also “about the freedoms of every individual.” On Wednesday, the GOP presidential hopeful avoided mentioning...

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You can get a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning on sale for $159.97 right now (reg. $599) through Jan. 1. The subscription comes with access to a catalog of lessons for 14 languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Indonesian, Norwegian, Danish, and Russian), and the curriculums are geared toward promoting conversation and familiarity with real-life topics. Babbel...

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Tim Alberta spoke in depth of how Donald Trump supporters accosted him during his father’s funeral over his various criticisms of the former president. The Atlantic reporter joined NBC’s Kristen Welker on Sunday’s Meet The Press to talk about his new book: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism. In the book, Alberta speaks about the...

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Once prices go up on merchandise, they rarely—if ever—go back down. Even if the systemic reasons behind their initial rise change or improve, prices typically stabilize at the new, higher point—until the next shock raises them again. Everything is more expensive today than it was just a short time ago, so you probably could use every bargain you can find. One of the...

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CNN panelists were taken aback by a “devastating quote” in The New York Times that seemed to indicate a death knell for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-FL) presidential campaign. “It’s going to be fascinating to watch as this kind of three-week final sprint to the caucuses, and no one is going to have the spotlight shining brighter on them than Ron DeSantis, who has...

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) got absolutely roasted for releasing a “Christmas Cringe” video on his Spanish-language X account. The 14-second video featured the governor dancing around and singing a cappella the 1970 José Feliciano Christmas classic, “Feliz Navidad,” while the post wished, “¡Feliz Navidad Colorado!” Media notables such as Sean Hannity and Eric Bolling expressed their dismay at the “strange” video that’s...

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If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll explain the meanings of the trickier words and we’ll learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for December 26, NYT Connections #198! Read on if you want some...

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations is investigating violent threats made against Colorado’s Supreme Court justices who removed former President Donald Trump off the state’s ballot. On Monday, the FBI released a statement claiming it was working with local law enforcement to assist in investigating the threats made against the justices who removed the Republican frontrunner from running for public office. Earlier this month,...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in northern Gaza on Christmas morning where vowed to continue the war with Hamas “until the end” despite calls for a ceasefire. The visit came 24-hours after one of the deadliest nights in the city where dozens were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday, according to the Hamas-controlled...

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It’s the long Christmas weekend, so most Americans have probably spent the last few days coping with the holiday season hustle and bustle in one way or another. For one family though, their holiday plans took a sharp turn because of an incident that resembled the Home Alone franchise way too well. Spirit Airlines released an apologetic statement on Saturday over a mishap...

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Former President Donald Trump said a lot of controversial things during his term, but one stands out for its grinchiness — the moment five years ago when he seemed to dash a young child’s belief in Santa Claus during a phone call set up by the NORAD Santa Tracker. “Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven, it’s marginal, right?” the...

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Screenshot via Orlando International Airport (MCO) on Facebook. The Orlando International Airport set up a Festivus pole for weary travelers on Saturday, complete with an invitation to air grievances — and a request to please not use the pole for dancing. Festivus, of course, is the December 23 holiday popularized by a 1997 episode of Seinfeld that includes celebrations that include a Festivus pole...

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Progressive stalwart Cenk Uygur kicked up a firestorm of anger on Friday evening with a tweet accusing Israel of killing more civilians in Gaza than Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad did in Aleppo. Aleppo, a city of over 2 million people, suffered large-scale destruction during the Syrian Civil War, in which pro-democracy factions tried to overthrow the totalitarian Assad regime. “Bashar Al-Assad in four...

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