A man in New York City temporarily cleared the renowned ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center for his boyfriend's fairytale proposal. A few years back, Craig Buchholz and Sebastian West went to the rink for one of their first dates. They returned on Thursday, and this time, according to NBC New York, Buchholz collaborated with ring sponsor Chase Freedom to clear the rink so he could pop the question to West. At first, when someone announced that the rink needed to be removed for cleaning, West went to skate off the ice with the others. Then Buchholz knelt down and produced a tiny box containing two rings, one for each of them. West told NBC New York that he first went ice skating at the Rockefeller Center rink. He said, "It's great to be back a few years later and now engaged, and I have ...

Elf the Musical, which is currently appearing on Broadway for a brief period this holiday season, allows fans of the 2003 Christmas film Elf to follow Buddy's adventure. As the human kid raised by elves who journeys to New York City in search of his biological father, Grey Henson plays Buddy, the elf made famous on the big screen by Will Ferrell. Henson has acted in films such as Shucked and The Book of Mormon. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his portrayal of Damian in Tina Fey's Mean Girls Broadway adaption. However, he claimed it was difficult to deal with the burden of portraying a character that people were already familiar with and adored. Henson recently remarked, "I think people are pleasantly surprised by how different it feels, even though they come in expecting a certain p...

If Congress does not take action to stop a government shutdown that would impact millions of workers before the Christmas holiday, federal wildland firefighters are preparing to forfeit their $20,000 retention bonuses. In a profession where some firefighters get as little as $15 per hour for risky, backbreaking work, firefighters have been fighting for years to establish a permanent pay fix. According to Bobbi Scopa of the advocacy group Grassroots Wildland Firefighters, it's like constantly raising false alarms. For live coverage, follow along. As congressional leaders race to find a solution before the government shuts down at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday if an interim financing agreement is not reached, their fight for greater pay is in jeopardy. In 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law inc...

Giving season has arrived just in time for a 20-year-old Oregon cancer survivor whose prosthetic leg was taken from his vehicle earlier this month. Atticus Root's family raised around $12,000 in a few weeks, which is more than enough to purchase a replacement for the device he has been using since bone cancer forced the amputation of his left leg at the age of 14. However, according to his uncle, Root has been depressed ever since thieves stole his prosthetic leg from his car on December 8 and no amount of money has been able to make it better. Joshua Veldstra told NBC News, "He just can't catch a break kind of situation." He appears to have a positive outlook on the situation, or at least he is making an effort to do so. However, it's a terrible thing. Who, after all, would steal a prost...

Elon Musk stormed into Friday's election in Germany, declaring his support for a far-right anti-Islamic and anti-immigrant party under the watchful eye of the nation's domestic intelligence agency. In reference to the Alternative for Germany party, the tech billionaire wrote on X that only the AfD could save Germany. During its routine news conference on Friday, the German government declined to comment. On February 23, the most populous nation in Europe is anticipated to cast its ballot. After losing a vote of confidence, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left coalition government fell up on Monday. This is only the sixth time that a referendum of this kind has been called in the 83 million-person nation that has the greatest economy and the largest population in Europe. It was necessary si...

WASHINGTON—Ahead of a deadline that would compel millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, border patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work without pay for the Christmas, House Republican leaders were frantically trying to devise a solution to prevent government shutdown hours on Friday. Bipartisan House and Senate leaders reached a deal just three days ago to keep the government running, but President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sabotaged the agreement at the last minute, demanding that the debt limit be extended or eliminated to accommodate Trump's agenda for the following year. Stay tuned for real-time updates. On the House floor, a backup plan that Trump and Musk had supported was thwarted by Democrats and 38 Republicans who opposed the d...