Michael A. McShane and Jason Bedrick, Opinion contributors Published 6:01 a.m. ET Feb. 12, 2021 CLOSE Across the country, students are struggling to focus and retain information with online learning, and many feel they are learning less than past years. USA TODAY While many other cities around the country seemed […]
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For a great many people, life during the pandemic hasn’t been all that exciting, and the ways many seek adventure have been completely squashed. With travel to far-flung countries, group outings with friends, and half-marathons with jittery runners at the starting line all off the table, in many ways, 2020 […]
Whether you’re looking for love or ways to celebrate your loved one, technology is playing an increasingly important role – especially during a pandemic. After all, many of us are forced to remain socially distant for the time being. Valentine’s Day might be celebrated at home this year, as opposed […]
School districts can avoid having to make-up snow days be allowing students to go online ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Some area school districts had a snow day on Wednesday while others were in-session. In other school districts, students stayed home and went to school online. COVID-19 has forced school […]
I can’t say it enough: Parents and educators are the unsung heroes of this pandemic. In my capacity as a child psychiatrist, I’ve held hundreds of Zoom sessions with educators and parents over these last 11 months. I’ve been amazed by the innovative and inspiring ways they’re helping kids who […]
TAMPA, Fla. — On the opening day of his 10th Super Bowl media day — the most of any NFL player ever — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took his seat under the bright lights, looked up to see 33 hands raised and said, “I’ve gotta get a picture […]
(Micah Fluellen / Los Angeles Times) Times art directors Martina Ibáñez-Baldor and Micah Fluellen contributed to this story. Time in a pandemic moves like college: slow and stressful in the moment, but gone in a flash. If you looked up (like us) and Valentine’s Day was closing in fast, no […]
WASHINGTON – A new survey conducted by Morning Consult and commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows consumers are optimistic about traveling again in 2021, with 56% reporting they are likely to travel for vacation this year. That represents a significant decline from pre-pandemic levels, when approximately […]
The global pandemic brought along with it a new sense of leisure. Many people were forced to stay home and move their entire world online, including their social lives, in the absence of in-person afterwork drinks and bottomless weekend brunches. But the stay-at-home orders also brought with them an initial […]
Within the past couple of weeks, many of us have been slammed with major pandemic fatigue. We’re burnt out. We’re expected to be productive at work or to parent (or oftentimes both) as though we haven’t been living in hell for the last year. The winter has been bleak and […]
The recreation division of the Town of Fountain Hills Community Services Department has for almost a year now been working through the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain activities and education programs geared toward serving the residents of the community. “The Community Services department had to cancel many events in 2020 due […]
Long-distance couples are used to making the best out of a less-than-ideal situation — but the COVID-19 pandemic is a whole other beast. Since March 2020, millions of couples across the globe have been further separated by coronavirus-related travel restrictions. By and large, partners who aren’t married have been barred […]
© 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. National parks have been a respite for United States travelers this year. As dozens of international borders remain […]
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SAGINAW, MI – Saginaw County’s administrative offices re-opened to the public in a limited capacity as of Monday, Feb. 1 on an appointment-only basis. The county released a statement stating that it believes it can return to in-person transactions by appointment only while maintaining a safe environment for its residents […]
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food to last the week. Lisa […]
By DAVID KEYTON, Associated Press GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) — Cinema in lockdown: Scandinavia’s largest film festival is exploring the social isolation resulting from COVID-19 by setting up a temporary cinema-for-one on a desolated island in the North Sea with the only companionship the events’ entire movie selection and enough food […]
People have been buying more kayaks, luxury cruising boats, whimsical stickers, and salsa during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to four Skagit County manufacturers who make these products. For Eddyline Kayaks, a kayak maker north of Burlington, the surge in demand started late last spring as many flocked outdoors, said Scott […]
Brian Marcum, right, Music Theatre Wichita’s artistic director, will teach dance as part of the company’s online academy. He and Wayne Bryan are shown attending the National Alliance for Musical Theatre in Seattle in 2019. Courtesy photo As much as Music Theatre Wichita is known for its flashy mainstage shows, […]
Covid divorces are on the slow track. Divorce has often been time-consuming and expensive — one survey in the United States found the average cost was $12,900 — but now once-routine parts of the proceedings, like getting a document notarized, can require heroic effort. Moving out is also fraught, especially […]
By PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Throughout the pandemic, many seniors have been isolated from loved ones and flooded with grim news of their peers dying from the coronavirus at disproportionate rates. As spirits waned, the director of a Colorado nonprofit dedicated to shifting the mindset […]
Lea la historia en español aquí. Cynthia Lopez’s unemployment checks are not enough to support her children amid the COVID-19 health crisis. Lopez, who lost work at a San Diego hotel earlier this year, told state lawmakers that her economic situation has forced her to choose between paying rent to […]