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New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map.
Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences.
The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure.
Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…
Scott Bryce Dies: Daytime TV Star Known For Playing Scheming Characters
A charismatic television presence whose work stretched across generations of daytime and primetime hits has died.
Scott Bryce, best known for originating the role of Craig Montgomery on the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns,” died on Sunday, July 12, following a battle with cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 68.
Bryce died in New Haven, Connecticut, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
He had been diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal and stomach cancer in 2024. The cancer later spread to his brain, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited his son, Jackson Bryce, and agent …
DHS Drops Video Of NJ Boardwalk Slap That Ended In ICE Custody
Federal officials have released video that appears to show a 33-year-old woman slapping a teenager on a New Jersey boardwalk, an incident that led to her arrest and placement into ICE custody pending deportation.
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, made headlines after police accused her of assaulting a teen over pro-Trump attire in Point Pleasant on Friday, July 3. Following her arrest, she was transferred from the Ocean County Jail to Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center, in Newark.
The Department of Homeland Security said Tracey, a Canadian citizen, entered the United States on Sunday, April 14…
Bergen HS Teacher Secretly Filmed Women's Buttocks In Parking Lot: Cops
A Bergen County high school teacher is accused of secretly filming multiple women's buttocks in a parking lot, police said.
Michael A. Conner, 43, an English teacher at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, was arrested on Thursday, July 16, following a weeklong investigation by the Woodcliff Lake Police Department, Chief Stephen Regula announced.
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The investigation began on Thursday, July 9, when officers responded to reports of a suspicious man following a woman near her workplace, police said.
The suspect was…
Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds
A ship captain pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine cadet during her course of study at the Long Island-based academy, authorities said.
John Merrone, 54, copped to five counts of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact moments before his trial could start Wednesday, July 15 in federal court in Brooklyn, the Justice Department said.
The Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has been plagued for years by allegations of sexual abuse related to “sea years.” As part of the program, MMA cadets must complete extended time aboard a commercial vess…
Kardashian Bodyguard Killed In Motorcycle Crash Days Before 53rd Birthday
Celebrity bodyguard Mason Haynes, who worked with high-profile clients including the Kardashians, was killed in a motorcycle crash on July 4, just two days before his 53rd birthday.
A GoFundMe campaign started by Annabel Bass says Haynes was killed in the Saturday, July 4, crash, leaving behind his wife, Fay, and children, Brooke and Noah. Details of the crash were not immediately clear.
As news of his death spread, friends, colleagues, and former clients remembered the man they say made everyone around him feel safe.
"The world has been robbed of that rare thing… a genuinely good man."
Th…
