Business travelers have time on their hands, money to spend and a high comfort level with computers – ““exactly the kind of people we want to reach in the home with interactive television,’’ says Paul Hudnut, general manager of US West’s CityKey, now in about 7,000 rooms in Orlando, Fla., and the San Francisco Bay Area. For supplying these subjects, the hotels get a cut of sales (most services complete the transaction by calling the hotel room to confirm how you will pay for the roses or how many will be dining tonight)....

With more than 12 million adults and 3 million adolescents reporting to have had serious thoughts of suicide each year, not to mention the more than 45,000 people in the U.S. losing their lives each year, suicide prevention and mental health have never been more important. The good news is that, as a nation, we are talking about these issues more than ever before—something that’s long overdue. Nearly 20 years ago when my cousin died, suicide and mental health were still talked about in hushed voices and shrouded in secrecy and shame....

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, said in a statement that Monday morning’s attacks in Kyiv came from so-called kamikaze drones, also known as Iranian Shahed drones. Multiple explosions rang out in Kyiv, with loud blasts echoing through the center in the city. The first explosion was reported at around 6:35 a.m. local time. Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv’s mayor, said that there had been at least two explosions in the Shevchenkivskiy neighborhood, located in the center of the city....

A Morning Consult poll released Tuesday found that 79 percent of respondents believe that the “top” or “important, but lower” economic priority of the Biden administration should be to “provide new stimulus checks.” An even larger share, 82 percent, said that the administration should prioritize “additional small business aid” to help businesses continuing to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A call to “extend housing finance policies,” potentially including new moratoriums on evictions or foreclosures, was also a popular priority for the incoming president, favored by 72 percent....

Concurrently, a poll has shown declining support for BLM, with a 12 percent reduction in support for the racial justice movement occurring from summer to fall of this year. Examining thousands of videos shared online, the investigative journalism website Bellingcat and the University of London human rights research group Forensic Architecture compiled a spreadsheet and interactive web-infographic containing geolocation, video links and summaries for each police attack on a journalist or protester during the nationwide BLM protests which followed a white police officer’s May 25 murder of Black Minneapolis resident George Floyd....

Kirby said that around the time the U.S. began evacuating forces from Afghanistan in August and into September, the department removed thousands of still images and videos from DVIDS [Defense Visual Information Distribution Service] “that would show the faces or any other identifiable information about many of the Afghans that that we have worked for, we’ve supported and have supported us over the last 20 years.” “There were approximately 124,000 photographs, still images and about 17,000 videos that remain unpublished,” Kirby answered when asked how many pictures were taken down....

Police found the 63 felines on Dulude Avenue in the city of Woonsocket after the tenant moved out and left them behind, WJAR reported. Jane Feliz, 58, was charged with animal cruelty. “I was there from the outside I couldn’t get much closer because of the smell,” Capt. John Picard told the TV channel. “As they were replacing some locks on the door, they realized that there were a lot of cats left behind in the apartment,” Picard added....

The school did not release the nature of the complaints but according to WTVQ-TV, Morehead State players are petitioning NCAA with arguments of mistreatment and a hostile environment as reasons to transfer and be able to play immediately. “Resulting from complaints received, the institution has begun an investigation involving the head basketball coach. While we continue through the formal process, we believe it is prudent to suspend the coach until the investigation is finished,” Morehead State athletic director Brian Hutchinson said in a statement....

Morgan Shepherd sliding into Joey Logano. Accidents happen, but the incident immediately turned into an age issue for Shepherd, who was making only his second start of the season at age 72 and was at least 10 laps down when he and Logano wrecked. A 42-year-old driver or a 22-year-old driver could make the same mistake, but a much older driver — especially one racing at age 72 — faces much more scrutiny when mistakes happen....

Wilson said on Tuesday he predicted a “pretty darn good” recovery by next year. “Markets move ahead of the fundamentals, OK? So the market is telling us—by the way the stock market is probably one of the best leading indicators out there—it’s telling us in no uncertain terms that 2021 is going to be pretty darn good from a recovery standpoint,” Wilson said optimistically during a morning interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box....

Langley Islamic Centre said it is “shaken” by the violent letter which had been posted to it anonymously on August 26. The letter, which was written using letters cut out from newspaper, contains neo-Nazi hate slogans and makes reference to Brenton Tarrant, the white supremacist who killed 51 people during two mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand in March 2019. “You have two month to shut [this] place down and leave or I will go [Brenton] Tarrant on you mudslimes,” the letter states....

The New York goaltender did everything he could to get the Rangers the win, making 79 saves in the 4-3 triple overtime loss to Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin finally tipped a shot past Shesterkin 5:58 into the third overtime to send the Penguins home with the victory and 1-0 series lead. It was a duel between Shesterkin and the combination of Casey DeSmith and Louis Domingue. DeSmith left midway through the second overtime period with cramps, forcing Domingue into the game....

According to an annual study by Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, Ohio State is the most valuable football program once again but its estimated $946.61 million valuation is actually down from the $1.1 billion value from last year. MORE: Top 10 Buckeyes of all time | Gifts given out at the bowl games Per the Wall Street Journal, Brewer analyzed each program’s revenues and expenses and made cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections to calculate what a college team would be worth on the open market, if it could be bought and sold like a professional franchise....

The Coral Sands motel in Horry County is being sued by law enforcement after an investigation, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported Saturday. The probe, which first began in 2018 by Myrtle Beach police, found that management and security workers at the motel frequently purchased drugs from customers and provided cheaper rooms for individuals selling illegal substances or providing sex services. The lawsuit also alleged that management accepted bribes in exchange for allowing people to sell drugs, and even had a room set aside for both drug use and prostitution....

In a post shared in the online forum, Mumsnet user Wisteriabloom said her 20-year-old daughter has been with her 28-year-old fiancé for around 18 months, noting they’re “very happy and we like him.” But her mother-in-law “really upset” her daughter with several comments she’s made to her, such as “You’re just a kid, getting engaged means nothing these days! He’s just as likely to meet someone else in Manchester,” as he’ll be going on a week-long course for work soon, “and that will be the end of it!...

In a lengthy post on the online forum Mumsnet, a busy mom of two said that while the two “get along nicely,” her in-law has proven more of a burden than a help, even though that is the primary reason for her visits. Parents who require child care are under increasing financial pressures, with increased costs and rising demand prompting many to feel the strain. A 2022 survey conducted by Care....

Oreanna Antoinette Myers, 25, shot her three children and two stepchildren at their home near Williamsburg, West Virginia on December 8. The children were aged between one and seven. Shawn Bumgarner, 7, Riley Bumgarner, 6, Kian Myers, 4, Arikyle Myers, 3 and one year-old Haiken Myers were found dead in the home. After the shootings, Myers set fire to the house before taking her own life outside. Speaking at a press conference, Greenbrier County Sheriff Bruce Sloan revealed details of the shootings and fire....