US stops British Muslim family from boarding flight to visit Disneyland | US news | The Guardian

A British Muslim family heading for Disneyland was barred from boarding a flight to Los Angeles by US authorities at London’s Gatwick airport amid concerns of an American overreaction to the perceived terrorist threat. US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation for why the country refused to allow the family of 11 to…

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The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom – The New York Times

The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom By QUOCTRUNG BUI and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER ====================================================== THIS IS A GENERATED TEMPLATE FILE. DO NOT EDIT. ====================================================== this is generated from src/style.css Median Distance From Mother Pipeline: 2015-12-21-mom-distance | December 23, 2015, 12:09AM | ac7c3a166344d65a18411af46e246ea418d2a9d2 Families traveling from far-flung places, returning home for the holidays….

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Have Bad Handwriting? The U.S. Postal Service Has Your Back | Innovation | Smithsonian

Christmas is the busiest time of year for both Santa and the United States Postal Service. But while Santa has magic on his side, the USPS must rely on technology to make its deliveries. The service expects to distribute about 15.5 billion pieces of mail during the 2015 holiday season, which is more than 2 times the number of people on Earth. What…

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How America went from the land of opportunity to the bastion of the frantic – The Washington Post

(Tom Toles) In 1973 everything changed. The postwar boom went missing. Jobs were suddenly less plentiful. The 1970’s became a decade of inflation and foreign imports flooded in. In 1980 everything changed again. Supply-side economics looked like it might be the answer. Taxes were cut, we started running giant deficits, and capitalism was reinvigorated in…

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