European Council President Charles Michel speaks during an online joint press conference with Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool) Francisco Seco AP ROME — The top health care official in Sicily […]
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A vaccination record card is shown during a COVID-19 vaccination drive for Spring Branch Independent School District education workers Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Houston. School employees who registered were given the Pfizer vaccine.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David J. Phillip AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s capital has ordered […]
Eat This, Not That! Dr. Fauci Said “Don’t Get Vaccinated” If You Have This Condition Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the President and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been doing his best to assure Americans the coronavirus vaccines are safe […]
The COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home order has changed daily lives and routines for everyone. Without the gym environment or equipment to use, it can be challenging to work out regularly and stay motivated. Students now have the opportunity to partake in online activities to compensate for the loss of […]
Publisher and developer Why So Serious? and developer Xemono have delayed point-and-click adventure game Needy Girl Overdose from its previously planned winter 2021 release window to “end of spring 2021” to accommodate various improvements and adjustments. It will be available for PC via Steam with English, Japanese, and Chinese language […]
Airstream is launching a variant of its midrange Flying Cloud travel trailer with a built-in office area. The 30-foot trailer combines the space and luxury of the regular model with a special setup intended to give remote workers or students a dedicated place to work. As the coronavirus pandemic continues […]
Bogota vista: Tucan Travel began its adventures in South America (Simon Calder) With no sign of when meaningful adventure travel might resume, another specialist tour operator has folded. Tucan Travel, based in West London, has ceased trading with immediate effect and will operate no more trips. Customers waiting to travel […]
On Jan 17, Dominic Raab even hinted that incoming travellers may face GPS tracking, as the Government aims to limit quarantine breaches and prevent the spread of new variants. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon renewed the travel ban between Scotland and the rest of the UK as part of new lockdown […]
William Perry Pendley was serving illegally as the Bureau of Land Management’s acting director when the agency’s updated resource management plan for the Montrose area was approved, thus, the plan should be voided, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office contends in a lawsuit. The suit, filed Friday, also alleges the plan’s […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
Small-business owners in El Paso County could have a lifeline tossed their way thanks to a new grant program, a county news release announced. El Paso County is working with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to disperse funding locally after the state Legislature passed a Senate bill devoting […]
A worker passes voting signs while setting up a polling location at an elementary school in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in advance of the Senate runoff election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray) Ben Gray AP The Latest on the Senate runoffs in Georgia (all times […]
While The Witcher wasn’t a game adaptation (it was based on the novels that inspired the games), Netflix knocked bringing Geralt’s life to fans in a whole new way out of the park. With several other gaming adaptations in the works, it looks like a new TV series based on The […]
OpinionThe opinions expressed here are solely those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Sierra Club. We still don’t know where it came from. Not precisely, anyway. Suffice it to say that the Utah monolith that made headlines this late autumn was not a […]
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Dec. 21, and here’s a quick look at the week ahead: Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Enter Email Address Sign Me Up You may occasionally […]
Which places can you visit with your ‘Christmas bubble’? You can only meet up with the three households of your bubble in private homes or gardens, places of worship or outdoor public spaces, according to the guidance. This would exclude bars, restaurants or other hospitality or entertainment venues. However, outside of the […]
NEW DELHI — India is reporting 31,521 newly confirmed coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, dropping to just over a third of the peak level seen in mid-September. India’s single-day cases have remained below 50,000 for more than a month. The health ministry also reported 412 deaths Thursday, raising […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas state official who has been critical of measures ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott in efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for the virus. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller was among an estimated 200 people who rallied outside Abbott’s home in […]
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed.” He says that is leaving people in developing nations around the world watching preparations for the rollout of inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich countries and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. […]
The Greater Sacramento Area will implement the state’s regional stay-home rules at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening and leisure lodging bans spreading in California, many families are rethinking their holiday travel plans. So are some companies. But sorting out the mess […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The greater Sacramento region will be placed under California’s most restrictive coronavirus rules this week because capacity in hospital intensive care units has fallen below 15%. The 13-county region encompassing the state capital has an ICU capacity of 14.3% and will face a regional stay-at-home order at […]
WASHINGTON — A new poll find only about half of Americans are ready to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccines even as states prepare to begin months of vaccinations. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about a quarter of U.S. adults aren’t sure […]