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Meet Patrick Swayze's parents - including his mother who introduced him to dancing

By Hello! Magazine | Daisy Finch 5/12/2026 2:00 AM

The late Dirty Dancing star's incredible talent was a family affair - meet his parents, including the trailblazing mother who taught Patrick Swayze how to dance

basketball

Donovan Mitchell leads historic second-half 'Cavalanche' as Cavaliers rally to even series with Pistons

By CBS Interactive Inc | Brad Botkin 5/12/2026 12:33 AM

Mitchell added to his playoff lore with 39 second-half points

politics

Trump tells SC Republicans to be ‘bold and courageous’ ahead of vote on redistricting

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields 5/11/2026 11:19 PM

President Trump on Monday encouraged South Carolina Republicans to be “bold” and "courageous" ahead of a vote on redistricting after Tennessee Republicans approved a new map that threatens to unseat the state’s lone House Democrat. “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week!...

long_island

Holtsville man embezzled $443K from employer, police say

By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon 5/11/2026 10:51 PM

A Holtsville man faces felony charges after Suffolk Police say he stole nearly $443,841 from his East Moriches employer over five years by depositing company checks into his own account. The post Holtsville man embezzled $443K from employer, police say appeared first on Greater Long Island.

nation

Trump to undergo annual medical evaluations May 26

By upi.com | 5/11/2026 10:46 PM

metro

At least 3 arrested after anti-Israel mob clashes with counter-protesters near NYC synagogue

By New York Post | 5/11/2026 10:10 PM

metro

Brooklyn Museum is opening a wild futuristic fashion exhibition next week

By Timeout.com | 5/11/2026 9:19 PM

finance

Iren’s stock pulls back as investors assess the steep price of the AI buildout

By MarketWatch.com | 5/11/2026 9:15 PM

technology

UV-triggered material harvests water from air by reshaping crystals into moisture traps

By Interesting Engineering | 5/11/2026 8:12 PM

technology

NASA’s James Webb telescope maps most detailed cosmic web across 13.7 billion years

By Interesting Engineering | 5/11/2026 8:00 PM

KNOWLEDGE

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REAL_ESTATE

Another multimillion-dollar condo is selling at NYC’s famed Flatiron Building — as the highly anticipated conversion is nearly 33% sold

REAL_ESTATE

Home sales barely budge in April as spring buying season off to disappointing start

ODD_FUN

License plate numbers from old car earn $50,000 lottery prize

FASHION

From Halle Berry to Taylor Swift, the latest celebrity engagement rings are distinctive and deeply personal

BOOK

The Devil and Mrs. Gooch

NEW_JERSEY

Op-Ed: In hard budget year, nonprofit cuts hurt all residents

NEW_JERSEY

As forensic audit shows sloppy finances, Trenton will spend more

NEW_JERSEY

Amid affordability push, Sherrill wants full consumer watchdog staff

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If wings came before flight, what were they for?

by Science News | May 08 2026

auto

Chrysler's Refreshed Minivan Gets Patriotic For America's Big Birthday Party

by carbuzz.com | May 11 2026

fashion

From Halle Berry to Taylor Swift, the latest celebrity engagement rings are distinctive and deeply personal

by NY Post | May 11 2026

football

DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Extended $300 Seahawks-Patriots Bonus

by ESNY | Feb 08 2026

golf

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

by NY Times | Apr 15 2026

health

Weight Loss Surgeries Decline as GLP-1 Use Skyrockets. Why This Matters

by Healthline.com | May 11 2026

knowledge

Hantavirus Seems to Be Spreading Like the Plague—Is It Time to Start Freaking Out?

by Reader's Digest | May 11 2026

mental

10 Signs You’re More Resilient Than You Think, According to Experts

by thehealthy.com | May 03 2026

nutrition

I Prioritized Protein at Every Meal for a Month—Here’s How It Affected My Body

by thehealthy.com | Apr 07 2026

politics

Michigan Democrats propose package seeking to legalize assisted suicide

by Fox News | May 12 2026

retirement

Trump signs order aiming to help expand access to retirement accounts

by Fox News | Apr 30 2026

soccer

Spurs 'felt the pressure' - but who'll hold their nerve and avoid relegation?

by Yahoo Sports | May 12 2026

technology

UV-triggered material harvests water from air by reshaping crystals into moisture traps

by Interesting Engineering | May 11 2026

travel

Here’s how to connect with cultural Menorca

by Wanderlust | May 11 2026

wellness

Want to Live Longer? Start Flossing Your Teeth

by Self.com | Apr 22 2026

Word of the Day

catercorner

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2026 is:

catercorner • \KAT-ee-kor-ner\ • adverb or adjective

Catercorner is used to describe two things that are located across from each other on opposite corners. It is a less common variant of kitty-corner.

// The store is catercorner from the park, making it the perfect location to grab snacks for our picnic.

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Examples:

“Positioned on balconies catercorner from each other, Tom Brady completed a pass across Bourbon Street to Rob Gronkowski, proving they’ve still got it. Gronk promptly spiked the football on the fan-filled street below.” — Rebecca Cohen and Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2025

Did you know?

Catercorner gets its first element from the Middle French noun quatre, meaning “four,” which English speakers modified to cater and applied to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice games. Perhaps because the four spots on a die can suggest an X, cater eventually came to be used dialectically as a verb meaning “to place, move, or cut across diagonally”; cater was later combined with corner to form catercorner to describe things positioned diagonally from each other. (In one early usage from an 1825 magazine article, the author marvels at an “ancient Roman fresco painting, in which a luxurious table is represented as groaning under (among other choice dishes …) four peacocks, with their tails set, cater-corner!”) Eventually the variants kitty-corner and catty-corner, which are now the more common forms, developed. Despite all appearances, these terms bear no etymological relation to our feline friends.

Meet Patrick Swayze's parents - including his mother who introduced him to dancing

Donovan Mitchell leads historic second-half 'Cavalanche' as Cavaliers rally to even series with Pistons

Trump tells SC Republicans to be ‘bold and courageous’ ahead of vote on redistricting

Holtsville man embezzled $443K from employer, police say

Trump to undergo annual medical evaluations May 26

At least 3 arrested after anti-Israel mob clashes with counter-protesters near NYC synagogue

Brooklyn Museum is opening a wild futuristic fashion exhibition next week

Iren’s stock pulls back as investors assess the steep price of the AI buildout

UV-triggered material harvests water from air by reshaping crystals into moisture traps

NASA’s James Webb telescope maps most detailed cosmic web across 13.7 billion years

Hantavirus Seems to Be Spreading Like the Plague—Is It Time to Start Freaking Out?

Fighting Distracted Driving Starts with Leadership

Another multimillion-dollar condo is selling at NYC’s famed Flatiron Building — as the highly anticipated conversion is nearly 33% sold

Home sales barely budge in April as spring buying season off to disappointing start

License plate numbers from old car earn $50,000 lottery prize

From Halle Berry to Taylor Swift, the latest celebrity engagement rings are distinctive and deeply personal

The Devil and Mrs. Gooch

Op-Ed: In hard budget year, nonprofit cuts hurt all residents

As forensic audit shows sloppy finances, Trenton will spend more

Amid affordability push, Sherrill wants full consumer watchdog staff

If wings came before flight, what were they for?

Chrysler's Refreshed Minivan Gets Patriotic For America's Big Birthday Party

From Halle Berry to Taylor Swift, the latest celebrity engagement rings are distinctive and deeply personal

DraftKings Super Bowl Promo Code: Get Extended $300 Seahawks-Patriots Bonus

Saudi Fund to Back Away From LIV Golf Under Mounting Financial Pressures

Weight Loss Surgeries Decline as GLP-1 Use Skyrockets. Why This Matters

Hantavirus Seems to Be Spreading Like the Plague—Is It Time to Start Freaking Out?

10 Signs You’re More Resilient Than You Think, According to Experts

I Prioritized Protein at Every Meal for a Month—Here’s How It Affected My Body

Michigan Democrats propose package seeking to legalize assisted suicide

Trump signs order aiming to help expand access to retirement accounts

Spurs 'felt the pressure' - but who'll hold their nerve and avoid relegation?

UV-triggered material harvests water from air by reshaping crystals into moisture traps

Here’s how to connect with cultural Menorca

Want to Live Longer? Start Flossing Your Teeth

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Korean Air restores daily Jakarta flights amid Indonesia route competition

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California man admits to sexually exploiting Capital Region teen

NBA playoff winners and losers: Knicks overwhelm 76ers in crunch time, Spurs bounce back emphatically

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