Mariah Carey warms fans’ hearts with New Year’s message from son Rocky Cannon, nine

Mariah Carey warmed her fans’ hearts with a New Year’s message from her nine-year-old son Moroccan a.k.a. Rocky. Rocky and his twin sister Monroe are Mariah’s children by her second ex-husband Nick Cannon with whom she is still friendly. The 50-year-old pop diva swung by her Twitter on New Year’s Day to post a clip … Read more

How sizzling Sicily warms the heart with its great baroque cities and pretty seaside towns

Sicily is the triple distillation of Italy. The sun is fiercer, the wine stronger, the sweets sweeter, the shadows darker, the baroque more baroque. And, it has to be said, the dirt dirtier. Every writer comments on the island’s severe contrasts: great beauty and the smell of jasmine here, bloodstains and brutal poverty there. The … Read more

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Wall Street warms to Joe Biden

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Wall Street starting to believe that Joe Biden in the Oval Office and the Democrats in control would boost economy more than Donald Trump President Trump warns that Democrats would destroy the economy  Trump has not fulfilled his bombastic claims in 2016 of ushering in the greatest period of growth ever  By Ruth … Read more