By WILL WEISSERT and ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — His motorcade thunders around Delaware, snarling traffic. Everywhere he goes, a security team envelops him and a pack of journalists trails behind. Yet President-elect Joe Biden enters his church, St. Joseph on the Brandywine, with startlingly little interruption. […]
We all have a lot of living to do next year. Places to go, pools to swim in, room service on which to dispose income. One of the few great experiences of 2020 for me was a stay at the Sant Francesc Hotel Singular in the old town of Palma, […]
Yang Huaiding was an unknown 40-year-old warehouse keeper at a Shanghai steel factory earning 51 yuan (US$7.80) a month in 1990. Today, he is fondly known as “Millionaire Yang” in the folklore of China’s stock market. The Shanghai native made his first million from dabbling in the initial batch of […]
At the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City, American audiences at the Three Crowns restaurant, inside the Swedish pavilion, got their first taste of the pickled, eggy, dill-laden dishes of a smörgåsbord. © Door Guide Publishing The smörgåsbord’s second course includes cold cuts The spread is based on a […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Police are reporting there is a criminal pattern happening in both Colorado Springs and the Falcon targeting more than a dozen people. According to Colorado Springs Police, cases of “Card Cracking” have been occurring particularly through Snapchat. This is a type of identity theft and […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As a boy growing up in Kingsley, Adam Zellmer remembers winter school cancellations as carefree days filled with sledding, snowball fights and snow forts. Now, as superintendent of South Hardin Community Schools, Zellmer starts inclement winter mornings by driving the roads of Hardin County at […]
How can you enjoy the holidays during a pandemic? Can COVID testing help? 9Health asked the experts. COLORADO, USA — If you want to see someone outside your household for the holidays, health experts say the best strategy is to quarantine for 14 days. However, since we are just a […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Health officials in Alaska have reported that a second health care worker had an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine. Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau says the two workers showed adverse reactions about 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine and were treated. One received the vaccine Tuesday […]
So You Miss Actually Seeing Your Children’s Faces. Between distance learning and Zoom karate, kids have been heads-down on devices for months. But it’s easy to get them on the other side of the screen, said Carol Greenwald, director of children’s media for Boston public media producer G.B.H. “What does […]
Krista Lord prepares for her read-aloud virtual session at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Lord adds some visual interest to her scene each week. This week it was a dinosaur, other weeks she decorates the backdrop with polka dots or displays a stuffed animal. The stories are streamed to […]
Brett Martel, Associated Press Published 7:31 p.m. ET Dec. 18, 2020 | Updated 7:31 p.m. ET Dec. 18, 2020 New Orleans — Saints record-setting quarterback Drew Brees “looked good” in his first practices since returning from rib fractures and a punctured lung, and is slated to start against the Kansas […]
Since the Apollo program ended almost 50 years ago, every newly elected U.S. president has been vexed by the same question: Where next to send astronauts? NASA’s current target is the moon, but the moon belongs to a previous generation of American pioneers. A grander, more fitting ambition for the […]
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 / 05:51 PM MST / Updated: Dec 18, 2020 / 05:51 PM MST FILE- This Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Snapchat app on a mobile device in New York. Snapchat is joining the online-games bandwagon with a new service that lets people play together […]
Duties Summary This position is in the Office of the Administrator, Office of Children’s Health Protection. If selected, you must work at the location stated in this announcement. About the Office of the Administrator. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities You will: – As the Deputy Director of the Office […]
As an editor, you’re always trying to anticipate the various ways a project will be received. You come to your work with conviction and a desire to tell a story with integrity and fairness, especially in the case of investigative journalism. With September, just given the types of stories we […]
October 6, 2020—My physics professor spilled his coffee today. A few comments popped up in the chat—Apparently today’s topic is fluid dynamics, kids—and the professor was smiling. I was smiling, too, but nobody knew; in a Zoom class of 30 students, there’s no nodding to a friend across the room. […]
© Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. This is not your typical annual holiday travel guide with recommendations to get to the airport extra early, prebook […]
The best player on the planet. That’s Lucy Bronze’s official title now. The girl from Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland stands alone out of nearly four billion women in the world. The 29-year-old Manchester City and England right-back says she is “not really a fan of individual awards” and admits receiving this […]
CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk 2077, what many consider to be the year’s most anticipated video game, has been pulled from the Sony PlayStation Store a week after its release amid criticism from players over bugs and crashes. The game — which is also available on PC and Stadia, […]
Eagles cornerback Kevon Seymour says he has already seen rock bottom. He grew up in project housing, was out of football for an extended time, and was even a tire salesman. Now, Seymour finds himself a cornerback on the Eagles’ active roster. Seymour, who was signed to the Eagles’ practice […]
“You’ve Got Mail” debuted in 1998. Warner Bros.; Christopher Polk/Getty Images The classic romantic comedy “You’ve Got Mail” premiered 22 years ago. Tom Hanks has portrayed an impressive range of real and fictional characters in movies like “The Post” (2017) and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” (2019). Meg Ryan […]
Donald J. Trump will exit the White House as a private citizen next month perched atop a pile of campaign cash unheard-of for an outgoing president, and with few legal limits on how he can spend it. Deflated by a loss he has yet to acknowledge, Trump has cushioned the […]