The Baker City Council has chosen two men from out of state and one Oregonian as finalists to replace Fred Warner Jr. as Baker City manager. The three are Steve Ashworth of Alpine, Wyoming; Jonathan Cannon of Saluda, North Carolina; and Scott McClure of Monmouth. The seven city councilors voted […]

Today is quarantine Thursday. At 5pm Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will deliver an update, via Twitter, on whether the travel ‘green list’ – the clutch of countries that we can travel to without facing two weeks of self-isolation on our return – has been further reduced. As it stands, there […]

CLOSE If you can’t get out of the city, try camping in your own backyard. USA TODAY Americans would love to go on vacation. They’re just not sure they should actually go.  Two surveys found many travelers express hesitation during the coronavirus pandemic about taking a trip. Sixty-seven percent of those responding to […]

A home health aide with no childcare and limited funds must decide whether to neglect her ailing patient or her young daughter. An overworked man neglects to mute a video chat with his colleague, accidentally forcing her to overhear him bicker with his newly unemployed boyfriend. With school canceled, a […]

The coronavirus pandemic has done more than make people fear for their health—it’s seriously increased many people’s concerns about their financial wellbeing, as well. According to a September survey from the Pew Research Center, 33 percent of Americans used savings or retirement funds to pay bills during the pandemic, leaving […]

Shortly after the quarantine announcement, holiday sales spike – and there are travel bargains to be had It’s nearly that time again. At 5pm, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is due to announce the latest changes to England’s travel corridor list; a now weekly ceremony after which Britons either make a […]

What does the future hold? In our new series “Imagining the Next Future,” Polygon explores the new era of science fiction — in movies, books, TV, games, and beyond — to see how storytellers and innovators are imagining the next 10, 20, 50, or 100 years during a moment of […]

Refinery29 Get A Leg Up On Holiday Shopping With Prime Day’s Best Gift Deals Halloween hasn’t hit yet, but (right on cue) the nearest Hobby Lobby is already stocking evergreen wreaths, tree ornaments, and creepy elves for our shelves — all an alarming reminder that the holiday season isn’t actually […]

With coronavirus infections in England continuing to rise, the Government has now introduced a ‘traffic light’ system to streamline local lockdown restrictions. The country has now been divided into three tiers, with Tier 1 areas enjoying the greatest freedoms and Tier 3 placed under the strictest constraints. But what does […]

I am a CPA specializing in helping busy business owners decrease the amount of time and energy they need to manage their accounting system. Getty Jane starts a wedding photography business. She already has bookings on most weekends for the rest of the year to keep her busy and hopefully fill up […]

Sedgwick County mailed thousands of ballots Wednesday in advance of the November election, and the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office has a tool that will let voters track where their ballots are and whether they have been delivered safely back into the hands of the election commissioner. As of Tuesday […]

November is going to be a huge month for video games. As the launch of next-gen consoles and highly-anticipated games inches closer, players across the globe have been hyped for November. Here are the games coming out next month. Dirt 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – November 6 Dirt 5 […]

The Glass Art Society’s international conference scheduled for May 2021 is now scheduled for May 18-21, 2022. The society is partnering with Travel Tacoma – Mt. Rainier Tourism and Sports and the Museum of Glass. David Montesino [email protected] While a high-profile glass conference announced earlier this year for Tacoma has […]

Can I get a refund if there is a “circuit breaker” lockdown? You would be entitled to a refund on your travel expenses if the Government pushed ahead with a circuit breaker and put the country under lockdown.  Britain’s competition watchdog made it clear during the first lockdown in spring that […]

Good morning. Election Day is in 19 days. Do you know how you’ll cast your ballot? Today’s biggest news reflects the issues front-and-center for American voters, from health care to climate events to the coronavirus. And while this evening’s scheduled debate which may have dived into the issues was canceled, two separate town halls – […]

Weather: Sunny and warmer, with a stiff breeze in the afternoon. High in the low to mid-70s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Nov. 1 (All Saints’ Day). Just before protests erupted in response to the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day weekend, a video went viral: It showed a […]

Screenshot: Sony Sony released a new trailer today showing off what it will look like to navigate the PS5. In some ways it’s a lot more streamlined, in others though it also looks a lot busier, with lots of extra information to digest depending on what you’re doing. Take a […]

“Everyone’s been wondering how you campaign in a pandemic, and we’re trying to show them how,” says Eric Schultz, a senior adviser to the former president. Obama will spend much of the next few weeks texting, tweeting, and recording web videos. He’s agreed to a few interviews with podcast hosts […]