(NBC News) The holiday shopping frenzy is moving online, where retailers are getting better at pressuring buyers to spend more money. “Marketers make it really easy for you to make the choices that they want you to make,” notes Suzane Kantra of Techlicious. Sites often use wording or visual cues to make one option more appealing than the other, or…
(KARE) Police in Minneapolis, Minnesota say four people, including two children, a woman and a gunman, were shot and killed Sunday morning in the city’s south side. Officers responded to shots fired around 10 a.m. near Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Police found two young boys with gunshot wounds outside of the home. Police spokesman John Elder said an “adult male” ran…
(WBBH/NBC News) A Florida man is facing charges of battery, criminal mischief and damaging property after he attacked a reporter as she was working on a story. Delia D’Ambra, a reporter with NBC affiliate WBBH, was knocked to the ground. She was able to hit record on her camera and capture the attack as the man lunged at her. She…
(NBC) Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are back with a second season of “Making It” tonight on NBC. Once again, they’ll be saluting the talents of artistic souls from across the country. The hosts will once again challenge contestants’ speed and creativity with competitive tasks before a pair of judges render their verdicts on the projects. The last one standing…
(NBC News) The holiday shopping season has also become the holiday shipping season. “The explosive growth of e-commerce has shifted shopping patterns,” says Bonny Harrison of FedEx. ” Delivering on time is still dependent upon how early you ship. There are deadlines to keep in mind over the next three weeks. For standard shipping, the deadlines are December 13th for…
(KUSA) Songwriting with Soldiers, a nonprofit camp for veterans, offers two- to three-hour sessions with songwriters to craft a ballad telling the story of service. “You put those two people together…you come up with a song that often speaks to all of us,” says Mary Judd, co-founder of the group. “The truths come out for the veteran.” The songs don’t…
(NBC News) President Trump’s lawyers will not participate as the ongoing impeachment hearings enter their next phase. A White House lawyer wrote the House Judiciary Committee Sunday stating “We do not intend to participate in your Wednesday hearing” calling it an “unfair” and “irretrievably broken process.” The Intelligence Committee is expected to hand over its findings Tuesday from last month’s…
Star-studded whodunnit “Knives Out” hits theaters this week. NBC’s Raphael Seth has more.
(WPTV) Cooking with pre-schoolers may sound like a disaster waiting to happen, but experts say it can help tremendously with one important thing: listening. “I think the learning process in their brains, that something so fun and easy, is actually a learning lesson,” says Chef Erik Pettersen. “The children go step-by-step, and as long as you make eye contact, and…
(KSHB) For the second year in a row, Christmas feels a little different for one Raytown, Missouri family. To get into the holiday spirit, Juan Victorino-Griffin and his family spent the past few days putting up Christmas decorations in their front yard. On display were 22 Christmas inflatables, including Santa, Frosty and Mickey Mouse. “During Christmas, we have synced music…
