By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh YIWU/SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) – At the Yiwu Fuye Christmas factory in eastern China, workers are stitching and testing out Santa Claus toys, checking they play a Christmas tune at the press of a button. But the jingles are the only seasonal cheer in the […]
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA—If you’re looking to get tested for COVID-19, there’s now more lead time offered for scheduling an appointment through an improved online portal, according to county officials. Appointments can now be made at the rotating city-based sites a week in advance, and five days in advance at […]
Surrogate Cares for Baby Months After Giving Birth as COVID-19 Keeps Parents in China Emily Chrislip and her husband Brandon initially agreed to care for the baby for a maximum of four weeks but it has now been over four months An Idaho woman agreed to serve as a surrogate […]
In the wake of allegations of forced sterilizations at ICE detention centers, here’s how you can offer support In an explosive complaint filed on September 14, an ICE whistleblower alleged that unwanted hysterectomies, a surgical operation that removes the uterus, were performed on immigrant women in ICE custody at a […]
Joe Biden boards a plane at the airport in New Castle, Del., Monday en route to a campaign appearance in Wisconsin. (Carolyn Kaster / Associated Press) With the help of lots of cash from Californians, including past Republican donors, Joe Biden is eclipsing President Trump in fundraising as they head […]
I recently discovered $81.13 of free money online. It took me 30 seconds to find and three minutes to claim. OK, OK: Technically, it wasn’t free money. At some point in my life, I earned it. I handed it over to the City of St. Petersburg, Florida, to put the […]
In keeping with the festival’s continuing tradition of showcasing television, AFI Fest has added filmmaker Errol Morris’ Showtime Documentary Films feature “My Psychedelic Love Story” as the virtual event’s closing night world premiere. The film explores the underbelly of LSD through the saga of Timothy Leary, and how his doomed […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A tugboat captain who helped push the ill-fated cargo ship Golden Ray from the docks as it left a Georgia seaport said Monday he observed only “smooth travel” before the giant vessel overturned. Clifton Gorden was the latest of several witnesses to tell federal investigators all […]
If you didn’t know, it’s Zero Emissions Day today. ZeDay is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the impact we have on the world in terms of burning fossil fuels, creating emissions, and contributing to the climate crisis. As part of an attempt to drive awareness of the cause […]
Mike Stocker/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Several colleges and universities across the country are removing spring break from their academic calendars amid concerns that it would cause a spike in coronavirus cases. On Thursday, the University of Michigan became the latest school to cancel the annual vacation period, […]
The CDC changed its guidance on its website yesterday, alerting Americans that COVID-19 can be spread by aerosols that hang in the air. “There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet […]
Who is not dreaming of open roads and far horizons? – getty The German word “fernweh” describes a debilitating “longing for distant places” – which avid travellers suffer more than most Frequent travellers – and travel journalists – are wont to suffer homesickness from time to time, especially on long […]
– Getty From Cyprus to Sweden, see our selection of convenient last-minute breaks to ‘green list’ destinations Cyprus Cyprus seems a safe bet for avoiding quarantine complications as case numbers have tumbled in the past few weeks. Crucially, if you are after a blast of sun, the island stays reliably […]
Shirley Hewitt did not expect to spend the early days of her retirement homebound in the throes of a public health crisis. The 74-year-old dreaded the thought of a life devoid of many obligations. Before the pandemic, she avoided spending time in the Dundalk home she once shared with her […]
While some people like to get out and hit the big links, others might prefer to golf small by exploring one of Central Florida’s miniature golf hotspots. Miniature Golf Day is Sept. 21, and as a tourist destination, the Orlando area has no shortage of courses filled with windmills, obstacles, […]
As designers, we want the products we build to be satisfying and easy to use, but how can we know that’s the case? We start by measuring the user experience with evidence rather than opinions. But can UX really be measured? Absolutely. By evaluating products with qualitative and quantitative methods, […]
PHOENIX — To its backers, Prenda microschools represents a “return to the one-room schoolhouse” of the past, empowering parents to educate their children in intimate settings away from the cruel public-school bureaucracy. But looked at another way, the for-profit company is reaching for something more contemporary, to be the Uber of education. Anyone can […]
For the first time this election, Joe Biden is sitting on the biggest pile of cash — and he’s vastly outspending President Donald Trump, too. Biden is entering the final stretch of the general election with $141 million more in the bank than Trump, a stunning reversal of fortunes from […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — On a quiet road in India’s capital, tucked away on a wide, red-bricked sidewalk, kids set adrift by the country’s COVID-19 lockdown are being tutored. The children, ages 4 to 14, carry book bags more than 2 kilometers (a mile) from their thatched-roof huts on the […]
Getty America’s two largest ski conglomerates have drawn their line in the sand. While 2020 has been a banner year for corporate uncertainty, not a single mountain resort has been able to say with confidence what the upcoming ski season will look like. Nobody knows. Obviously things like face coverings […]
Photo credit: Westend61 – Getty Images From Redbook There’s no question that the coronavirus had a lasting impact on life as we knew it. For most people, an unexpected layoff added stress to an already uncertain reality. In April, the news was bleak. The Labor Department reported that the coronavirus […]
Clarissa Carson cradled her baby girl in her arms and felt her heart drop. The ICU nurse looked out her front window, barely making out trees across the street. Dense, choking smoke — the result of nearby wildfires — had settled in her hometown of Medford, Oregon, a city of […]