A kindergartener gets ready for her first day of school where masks are mandatory. (Photo: Twitter) Going back-to-school looks a lot different this year as schools across the country are opting for online learning, socially distanced classrooms or a combination of the two in response to concerns about the spread […]
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In the three months since Dashauna Ballard of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recovered from the coronavirus, she has learned to not mention that she was ever sick. Some people give her suspicious looks when they find out she had COVID-19; some assume she got it because she did not take proper hygiene […]
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are no strangers to media attention, but the latest news cycle around them has taken on a different tone—raising concerns about West and the future of their relationship. These recent events can be traced back to West’s announcement that he was running for president. Many […]
Photo credit: Hearst Owned From Prevention When shopping for a gift for your husband this holiday season, we recommend two strategies. The first: elevated basics—a fancy (yet manly!) pair of sweatpants to wear around the house, or a new set of organic cotton bed sheets that—oops—you can enjoy too. And […]
Being a celebrity comes with some serious perks. In addition to being able to score reservations at the hottest restaurants, getting invited to VIP events and earning massive paychecks, celebrities also get tons of free stuff. Celebrities like Katie Holmes, Nicki Minaj and the Kardashians can expect to receive $100,000 […]
More from Variety “Olivia Pope had no vulnerabilities. Outside of Fitz, she was a superhero,” Washington explains during a Zoom call from her Los Angeles area home. “And just built into Black motherhood is fear and vulnerability. And that was a layer to her identity that Shonda knew was not […]
Putting an end to speculation. However, as she pointed out in her Instagram Stories on Monday afternoon, an edited screenshot of her post has since surfaced that makes it look as though her first caption read “brown skinned girl.” The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star then posted another Story with screengrabs of her real original caption and […]
ROME — Italy’s day-to-day new case numbers dropped for a second straight day, but so did the number of swab tests performed to detect coronavirus infections. According to Health Ministry figures on Monday, 320 coronavirus cases were registered since the previous day, and 30,666 swab tests were carried out at […]
While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe. Young environmental activists around the world have skipped school to attend marches in protest at global inaction over climate change. […]
Not long ago, a successful Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur decided to make a risky new investment he’d been toying with for years. “I’d just hit 50 and sold my second company,” he recalls. “I looked at myself and thought, I have another 20 years of work in front of me, […]
The Palace of Holyroodhouse Samot / Shutterstock It’s that time of year — or at least, it’s that time of the pandemic — when photos of Europeans going on vacation to Italy or the south of France take over social media. It hurts only a little, especially as the borders […]
Keeping tabs on your finances can be much easier said than done. With thousands of personal finance blogs, books and experts out there with sometimes conflicting advice, it can be hard to make sense of what you really should do. We’re bringing it back to the very basics. If you […]
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a career nanny and freelance writer who makes $86,000 per year and spends some […]
(Thursday Market Open) Some welcome news on the jobs front might give stocks just enough support today to push them toward another test of record highs. Initial jobless claims last week totaled 963,000, the government said. That’s the first time they’ve been under one million since this crisis began. The […]
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — People said we were crazy. We said we’d be careful. Maybe so, my doctor-uncle warned, but it would only take one moment of carelessness to get infected — one time finding ourselves too close to unmasked people. Others raised eyebrows in Zoom calls, silently judging […]
Martin Schwartz Note: International travel restrictions and guidelines are changing regularly. The information below is accurate as of the time of publication (Wednesday, August 12). You should not travel if you are unwell. After months of staying at home amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many Americans are craving a vacation. […]
MOULTON, Ala. — More than 1,200 students at two Alabama schools will begin the year at home after a person connected with both schools tested positive for COVID-19. While 12 other Lawrence County schools planned to begin traditional classes Wednesday, Superintendent Jon Bret Smith told the Decatur Daily that students […]
Woman wearing glasses standing in front of fuchsia flowers I’ve been on autopilot for almost six months. Let’s talk about that. Wake-up, take meds, go to bathroom, brush teeth, sit on couch and watch TV — repeat x1000. It happens to the best of us, regardless of any sort of condition. […]
Welcome to Money Diaries — College Edition where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: a public health major at a university that costs $30,000 per […]