NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Daytona 500 weekend is here, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is looking to etch his name further into history.The winner of the 2023 race, Stenhouse would become the 13th driver to take home the Daytona 500 checkered flag twice.After lying low for a couple of months after the season started, Stenhouse is “pumped” to get back to competitive racing.  “I’m ready to go. My team, we got a lot of good things working with our team, and everybody’s ready to go,” Stenhouse told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.Stenhouse’s victory three years…

Love does cost a thing. Today might be the official day of romance, but the beloved Sweethearts candy isn’t letting people forget how tough the economy is right now. At the beginning of every year, Sprangler Candy Company releases a fresh batch of tiny edible hearts with new cheeky sayings — and it’s safe to say, this year’s phrases were less flirty than usual. Acknowledging how wildly expensive everything is right now, this year’s candies seemed to offer financial advice instead of romantic gestures with jarring sayings like “split rent,” “share login,” “car pool,” “family plan,” “buy n bulk,” and…

After four years of war in Ukraine, it may seem like there is little space for art or fun. But in the eastern city of Kharkiv, there is a small corner where children can learn the grace, discipline and joy of theater. In a new segment from PBS News Hour’s arts and culture series, CANVAS, special correspondent Jack Hewson reported on the theater and the good that it’s doing for the children suffering through these terrifying times. Check out the video above. “At the beginning of the war, all my friends left and I had nothing to do. I was…

U.S. hockey captain Hilary Knight’s hopes for her final Olympics – CBS News Watch CBS News “CBS Saturday Morning” caught up with U.S. hockey captain Hilary Knight who shared her hopes for her final Winter Games.

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’re in a workwear rut, wait until you see what Chrissy Teigen just did with her latest fashion move. Teigen recently put together an outfit that proves that office attire doesn’t have to be complicated, tight or boring — it can actually be mega comfy and chic. Her secret? A one-and-done suit set. And we found a polished style on Amazon that delivers her look for $2,528 less. In a recent Instagram Story, Teigen showed off her sassy brown…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California economics professor is sounding the alarm on the “deficits in learning” she is seeing in the classroom, arguing that the decision to scrap standardized testing in the name of “inclusivity” is actually a disservice to the students it claims to help.Cal State Long Beach professor Andrea Mays told Fox News Digital that the current cohort of college students, many of whom spent their formative middle school years in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, are arriving on campus unprepared for basic coursework.Mays spoke to Fox News Digital about the state’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! World Curling has addressed the cheating allegations that rocked Friday night’s round-robin game between Canada and Sweden, concluding that “no violations were recorded” during the umpires’ observations that followed the claims.Tensions flared when Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of double-touching the stone. Videos shared online appeared to show Kennedy touching the stone with an extended finger after he released the handle.  The two opponents exchanged words when Eriksson said, “Maybe it’s okay touching the rock after the hog line, I don’t know.”Kennedy then fired back, “Who’s doing it? I haven’t…

There’s finally a way to snag a man in uniform before Valentine’s Day. First responders and other public employees now to help them find a partner who truly understands the demands and unpredictability of a public-service job. Secure, designed exclusively for public servants — from cops, firefighters and TSA agents to doctors, nurses and 911 dispatchers — launched in August and already has close to 1,000 users. Nurse Ashley Anu, posing at the Burger Joint in Midtown, is dating a police officer she met on Secure. Michael McWeeney for NY Post The Post spoke to two who have already met…

Tony and Olivier Award-winning Operation Mincemeat announced that an all-American cast will lead the British-made musical for the first time ever. Joining the company will be Tony AwardNominee Julia Knitel (Dead Outlaw, Beautiful, Bye Bye Birdie) as Ewen Montagu & Others and Jeff Kready (Masquerade, The Great Gatsby, Company) as Hester Leggatt & Others, alongside existing recruits Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley and Amanda Jill Robinson who are  taking over the roles of Charles Cholmondeley & Others, Jean Leslie & Others and Johnny Bevan & Others, respectively. The understudies will be made up of Robert Ariza,  Allison Guinn, Sam Hartley, Gerianne Pérez and Lexi…

LONDON — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said analysis of samples taken from Navalny’s body “conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidine.” It is a neurotoxin found in the skin of dart frogs in South America that is not found naturally in Russia, they said.The countries said in a joint statement that “Russia had the means, motive and opportunity to administer this poison.” They said they…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said it is a “big mistake” that European leaders are “practically not present at the table” in ongoing US-brokered negotiations to end the war with Russia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv is working to ensure that Europe’s “interests and voice are taken into account,” arguing that any sustainable peace must reflect the security concerns of the entire continent, not just Ukraine and the United States. His remarks echoed comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday who suggested Europe will have to redesign the…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Whether you’re heading to a cocktail soirée or your regular date night, having a black dress that feels both elevated and easy to wear is a closet game-changer. For Nina Dobrev, that formula recently came in the form of a shirt-style leather dress she wore to the Sundance Film Festival. While the actress didn’t tag the brand on Instagram, the Xllais Faux Leather Bodycon Maxi Dress is eerily similar. The piece checks all the same boxes with its sleek faux…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The government entered a partial shutdown at midnight Friday after Congress failed to reach a funding deal — and some lawmakers’ decision to attend an international gathering in Europe this weekend is drawing criticism from colleagues on both sides of the aisle.”It’s absurd, I hope the American people are paying attention,” Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital.The deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by the end of the week came with a built-in complication: members of both chambers were scheduled to attend the annual Munich Security Conference,…

They lived hoppily ever after. Haley Millstein first laid eyes on her future fiancé Hymie Tawil right before Valentine’s Day in 2022 — when she saw his profile on Taskrabbit while searching for a handyman to put together a dresser in her SoHo apartment. “He has this really professional headshot from back in the days he worked on Wall Street. It said that he spoke English and Hebrew, and I love myself a NJB, Nice Jewish Boy,” Millstein, 30, told The Post. Haley Millstein and her fiancé Hymie Tawil met when she hired him via the Taskrabbit app in 2022.…

1 Playlist: Songs for a Broadway Snow Day2026 has begun and winter has officially arrived. As the temperatures drop and the winds of winter howl, have your very own Broadway snow day with these 25 songs that celebrate snow, ice, and all things winter! 2 Playlist: Broadway Workout SongsReady to start working off those holiday feasts? BroadwayWorld wants to help you get moving this January. Stretch your muscles and get your heart pumping with our specially curated collection of showtunes to energize your very Broadway workout. 3 Playlist: New Year, New You!2026 is here at last! What better time than…