Retail holiday sales jump 8.5% compared to 2020, with big online gains

According to a report published Sunday by the credit card company Mastercard, retail sales during the holiday season jumped 8.5% compared with 2020 E-commerce sales were up 11% in 2021 for the holiday season running from Nov.
Dr. Fauci warns Omicron cases may get ‘much higher’ as more flights are canceled over the Christmas weekend

On Sunday, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant are likely to climb “much higher” as the variant wreaked havoc on holiday traveling, with 2,271 flights cancelled as of Sunday. Fauci, director of
Fenway Bowl, Military Bowl are both canceled amid COVID-19 outbreaks

Two more college football bowl games were canceled Sunday due to COVID-19 complications among the teams set to participate in the events. The 2021 Military Bowl was canceled after Boston College was forced to pull out of
NHL to bring back taxi squads when regular season resumes

The National Hockey League is tentatively set to resume its regular season on Tuesday, after COVID outbreaks throughout the league forced an extended holiday break to be taken. Some adjustments to minimize schedule disruptions and keep the
Walker Hayes to perform on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’

Walker Hayes will appear on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022.” Hayes is set to perform his No. 1 hit, “Fancy Like,” and his new single, “AA,” on the show which airs live
Miranda Lambert teams up with reality TV series ‘Queer Eye’ for new song

Miranda Lambert revealed on Sunday (Dec. 26) that her new track, “Y’all Means All,” will debut on the Season 6 premiere episode of the hit reality TV series Queer Eye, airing Dec. 31 on Netflix. This season
Take a look at Zendaya in the trailer for Season 2 of ‘Euphoria’

HBO has unveiled the first official trailer for season 2 of Euphoria. Zendaya returns as Rue Bennett, and is joined by other familiar faces as she “must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ tops North American box office for second weekend

Spider-Man: No Way Home is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $83 million in ticket sales as of Sunday night. The film, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, has earned
NBA Youngboy releases the new single and video for “Emo Rockstar”

NBA Youngboy has released his latest single called “Emo Rockstar“. The track is produced by Exavis, 12Hunna & DY Krazy, and it comes along with an official video which is directed by Nick Belotti. In the visual,
Rapper Nas releases surprise new LP with Hit-Boy titled ‘Magic’

Nas and Hit-Boy shared a special surprise for fans, dropping a new nine-track album, Magic. This marks Nas’s second new album of 2021, following the release of King’s Disease II in August, the follow-up to 2020’s King’s