If thrift stores and Dollar Tree are already part of your weekly shopping routine, a polished family wardrobe may be within reach. A few smart finds and simple fixes can help stretch your clothing budget. What Secondhand Clothing Is Actually Worth Buying? Stick with versatile basics like blazers, button-downs, jeans, sweaters and simple dresses that mix easily with what you already own. Start with wardrobe staples, know your personal style and avoid buying something just because it’s trendy, according to Goodwill’s thrift-shopping guide. Before buying, check the seams, buttons, zippers and fabric condition. A broken zipper or thinning fabric could…

Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was removed from the NFL’s commissioner exempt list on Friday. Cooper, 28, has yet to be allowed to practice or play in games this season, but will now be available to play in Denver’s Week 7 matchup against the Cardinals. Commissioner Roger Goodell placed Cooper on the exempt list on Aug. 30 after he was arrested twice in June on domestic violence charges. Cooper is facing a felony charge and three misdemeanors stemming from the two incidents. An arrest affidavit detailed that Cooper and his girlfriend were taken into police custody following an altercation at his…

Move over, fantasy football. Von Miller has a very different kind of team these days, and this one has feathers. The Super Bowl MVP and longtime NFL sack machine quietly built a pasture-raised poultry business in Texas. Now it’s pulling in A-list investors from the quarterback world and earning a seal of approval very few chicken farms in America can claim. It’s not just a celebrity passion project, either. Miller has opened the barn doors on how his birds live, what they eat and why it matters for the land. So how did a football star end up in the…

The emotion was evident in Bruce Beck’s cracking voice over the phone earlier this week, just as it had been live on NBC moments after the Knicks secured their first NBA title in 53 years on June 13 in San Antonio.  Beck’s father, Felix, had been a season ticket holder in the 1960s, and the longtime NBC sporstscaster had been in attendance at the Garden as a 13-year-old fan when the Knicks captured the first title in franchise history in 1970.  After interviewing Knicks luminaries such as Patrick Ewing and Allan Houston and current head coach Mike Brown in the…

Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Working at a boutique taught me two things: Pretty sweaters sell themselves, and the tiniest details can make the biggest difference. I’m talking about the kind of knitwear that makes you stop mid-scroll, mentally plan three outfits and immediately check the price tag. Well, Amazon’s latest fall-to-winter sweater collection is giving me that exact feeling. I found 17 gorgeous styles that look like they belong in the window of a trendy little boutique. Think feminine wrap sweaters, preppy striped cardigans and…

Shohei Ohtani wants to be a two-way player again next season. What he said was expected.  How he said it was worrisome. “I intend on doing everything,” he said in Japanese. Is next season destined to end the way this one did for the Dodgers, with a broken-down Ohtani rendering their lineup incapable of generating the offense required to return to the World Series? Not necessarily. As Ohtani catalogued his frustrations from his injury-plagued season after the Dodgers were swept out of the playoffs by the Brewers on Thursday night, one particular failure seemed to bother him more than the…

Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jennifer Lawrence is the queen of cool-girl everything, so naturally, her slip-on shoes are right on par with her reputation. She usually rocks designer brands, but we found her exact fall clogs hiding on Amazon — and they’re from a label we all know. Sure, the style may be polarizing, but we’re totally on board. Lawrence mastered the art of the off-duty mom uniform, and her latest New York City outing proves it. Spotted strolling with her son, the Oscar winner…

Cliff Hagan, a Basketball Hall of Famer who won professional and college championships with the St. Louis Hawks and the University of Kentucky, respectively, died Thursday at 94 years old. A cause of death was not disclosed. Hagan, originally drafted by the Celtics in 1953, was traded to the Hawks with fellow Hall of Famer Ed Macauley in 1956 for the rights to Bill Russell, whom St. Louis took at No. 2 overall in the 1956 NBA Draft. Hagan, a third-round pick, never played for the Celtics and served in the United States Air Force from 1953-56 before debuting with…

The offices of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Susan Collins received envelopes Friday containing a “white powder,” putting the number of lawmakers targeted by the suspicious mailings at more than dozen.  The FBI, US Postal Inspection Service and Capitol Police are investigating the letters, some of which have been intercepted before reaching their destination.  “This afternoon, my Houston office received a suspicious piece of mail containing a white powder substance,” Cruz (R-Texas) wrote on X. “The FBI, Houston Police and Fire Department, and U.S. Capitol Police responded swiftly.”  Cruz called the incident “deeply concerning,” and added that the “attempts to…

A teacher in Colorado found himself behind bars after he was accused of exploiting a child following an investigation that lasted more than one month. The Colorado Springs Police Department announced that Nicholas Madson was arrested on Wednesday, October 14, and has been charged with soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct using computer services. Madson, 41, was first put on authorities’ radar when the department received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on September 9 claiming that a man in Colorado Springs had been communicating with a juvenile girl in Florida online. An investigation…