The first new “SNL” episode of 2020 started out in the well of the Senate for the impeachment trial and then promptly went to hell – literally.
Author: Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY
Mistakes that will guarantee you get a bad hotel room – and how to avoid them
If you don’t want to end up in a broom closet the next time you check into a hotel, read this before booking your next stay.
Qantas passenger says airline’s negligence led to dog’s ‘100% preventable’ death
A Qantas passenger is calling out the Australian airline, saying her dog Duke, a 6-year-old boxer, died from heat sickness as a result of negligence.
State Department urges all Americans to leave Iraq after US embassy attack
The State Department says it has suspended consular services at its embassy in Baghdad following the New Year’s Eve attack by Iranian-backed groups.
USA TODAY’s top 10 Travel stories of 2019: Hurricane, scorpion on plane, jetway births
From the scorpion aboard a United Airlines flight to the baby born on an American Airlines jetway, these were the stories readers clicked on in 2019.
Joe T. Garcia’s: This family restaurant is the go-to spot for Tex-Mex food in Fort Worth
The enchilada plate, fajita plate, margaritas are favorites at this iconic Ft. Worth eatery. But bring cash – they don’t take credit cards.
New York subway riders belt out Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’
A group of carolers on the platform at Manhattan’s 34th Street/Penn Station sang Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
Flight attendants sue Frontier Airlines, allege discrimination against new moms
Flight attendants have accused Frontier of making them go on unpaid leave well before giving birth and being unaccommodating to breastfeeding moms.
The strangest items stolen from hotels: Grand pianos, bathroom fixtures, sauna benches
Forget about taking those mini bottles of shampoo or even the hotel robe. This is some next-level hotel thievery. We’re talking mattresses and TVs.
Honolulu World War II museum fights to remain open for more Pearl Harbor anniversaries
Gentrification is pricing the Home of the Brave Museum out of an increasingly tony Honolulu enclave.