If you’ve ever tried cutting your own bangs or snaking a clogged kitchen sink, you’ve probably learned the hard way that you get better results when enlisting an expert. And that’s true in money matters as well. Sure, you may understand the basics of spending and saving, but are you […]

Welcome to your home tax deduction checklist! For homeowners, this kind of guidance is essential in the wake of all the changes ushered in by the new tax plan, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that are still rolling in. The biggest change for 2020? The standard deduction jumped a […]

Safe traveling tips during the pandemic The CDC is advising Americans to vacation outdoors in areas away from large crowds of people. ATLANTA – After a year of staying close to home, many Americans are eager to get away for spring break. Epidemiologist Dr. Amber Schmidtke, who is planning a […]

Caitlin Covington, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based lifestyle blogger known for her aspirational fashion and travel content, will launch an apparel collection today with Pink Lily, one of the fastest growing online retailers in the U.S. The collection, which features dresses, swim, separates, scarves and belts, is designed with travel in mind. […]

Lansing —Michigan health director Elizabeth Hertel said Thursday that it’s possible there was a disagreement between her predecessor, Robert Gordon, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over how to combat COVID-19.  Gordon abruptly resigned from his post leading the Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 22, fewer than eight hours after signing […]

For the first week of my remote internship last summer, I had no idea of what most of my colleagues looked like.  The only connection I had to them was through their profile photos –– and at the time, all of them were the Black Lives Matter logo. My social […]

Donna Speciale’s recent return to the business of selling TV advertising might be the most obvious hint that Madison Avenue is eager to get back to normal after a year of coronavirus chaos. Too bad that won’t be possible. Speciale is a veteran ad executive with hard-won experience on both […]

After months of social distancing and sheltering in place, it’s only natural to be in need of a vacation. Maybe you’re dreaming of a beach on a tropical island or a penguin-watching expedition in Antarctica. Perhaps you would be just as happy to climb into the car with the people […]

Special-purpose acquisition companies, known as SPACs, have grown popular among money managers and investors because they make the process of taking a company public much easier. But free rides for investors are rare and they never last long. Michael Brush explains the risks of SPACs and provides a detailed guide […]

We’ll take any excuse to make dessert. Wednesday? Cupcakes. Only hit snooze once? Cookies, coming right up. Thawing out from winter’s permafrost and saying hello to spring? Now that’s an occasion worth celebrating with sweets. In honor of a new season (and the return of our farmers market favorites), here […]

Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images Two new studies suggest that a Covid-19 variant first discovered in California has been spreading rapidly through the state. The findings come as the US ramps up its efforts to track and catalogue various forms of the mutating virus, and raise fresh questions about the […]

Although coronavirus vaccines are being distributed throughout the U.S. and life is expected to slowly start getting back to normal in 2021, we are still quite a while from the old status quo. That is, if life ever truly returns to normal after living and working at a distance for […]

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The IRS has begun accepting tax returns, and you can file yours early to avoid the panic of […]