We’re more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic that has kept most Americans homebound over the past dozen or so months – and often in our sweatpants (or athleisure in my case). And after that long a stretch spent in oversized vacation tees and Nike leggings so I can […]
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It’s been quite a year since experts told us that they needed only 15 days to flatten the economy, er, I mean flatten the curve. Here are the top 15 dumbest and most bizarre recommendations made by government officials, health officials and the media over the last year. 15) No […]
CLOSE Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, in his State of the City address, discusses a variety of efforts to bring equity to the city through a program dubbed ‘The People Plan’ The Detroit News Detroit — Mayor Mike Duggan vowed a fight Tuesday to put an end to redlining in car insurance […]
Ex-President Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud did not just lead to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol meant to overturn a free and fair democratic election. His lies also led to a new wave of more than 250 voting restriction bills introduced by Republican governors and state […]
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Stop Interruptions getty Having time to work without interruptions is one of the greatest gifts any of us can get these days. Not only do interruptions reduce our productivity, but interruptions also make us miserable. Based on the tens of thousands who’ve taken the online quiz How Do Your Time […]
When Nevada high schooler Simone Gardella scored a zero on a short writing assignment early last fall, she thought the grade was inaccurate. But she couldn’t find out what she might have done wrong. No human teacher had read what she wrote, and the computer program that had given her […]
Divorce? Nah. Divorce is an ugly word. Too final. No, Renee Dechert says, her split from the Rockies is more of a separation. “I think a group of fans have said, ‘We’ve had enough,’” Dechert, a longtime Rockies fan and now a former Rox ticket-holder, said by phone Monday from […]
The Detroit News Published 9:47 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2021 Jan. 6, 2019, was the worst day of my life. On that day I lost my family. My sister Rima, brother-in-law Issam and two nieces and a nephew were driving home from vacation, when a drunk driver hit their SUV head on, […]
If you visit Hagley Park in the West Midlands of England and make it to the big 18th-century house of the Lyttelton family, walk another half-mile to the east and you’ll come upon an exotic and impressive sight once you clear the trees. In front of you is what seems […]
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — A global pandemic has changed operations at Fort Bragg but hasn’t […]
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — A global pandemic has changed operations at Fort Bragg but hasn’t […]
The Christmas-bubble window should be extended to include ‘travel days’ to prevent chaos on the roads and railways, a campaign group has urged. The Campaign for Better Transport group has warned the current guidance, which says people have to do all their travelling within the five days from December 23 […]
A year ago, Sacramento City Councilman Jeff Harris announced a controversial idea – the city should open 49 cabins for homeless women and children at a North Sacramento lot across from Garden Valley Elementary School. The project was on a city-owned vacant dirt lot, where several homeless people were already […]
There is no crowding into a small kitchen this year, waiting for your turn with the stand mixer or the oven, and grabbing handfuls of warm treats off a buffet platter. Like so many other 2020 events, holiday cookie swaps will look a little different in the time of social […]
CLOSE Airbnb. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Airbnb has enacted stricter booking policies in Arizona and across the U.S. in an attempt to tamp down on New Year’s Eve parties and gatherings due the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Beginning Dec. 3, users “without a history of positive reviews” on the platform will no […]
Tri-Citians will once again be able to enjoy two Tri-Cities Christmas holiday traditions that date back to the 1960s. Both can be viewed from the socially-distanced safety of a car like they have been for decades. And they start this weekend. A light boat parade along the Columbia River launches […]
BLACK Friday border police will be sent out on patrols to catch people from England nipping into Wales to snap up a good bargain. Welsh shops have been allowed to reopen, but with England still in lockdown many will have to make do with the online sales. ⚠️ Read our […]
State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease as many Americans resist calls to limit gatherings and travel heading into the holidays. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tightened restrictions on casinos, […]
Three Detroit voters and a Michigan advocacy group have asked a federal judge to block President Donald Trump or anyone acting on his behalf from pressuring state and local election officials to delay certification of the Nov. 3 election. The suit, filed in federal district court in Washington D.C., also […]
Most years, the Beaufort Sea is freezing over by November and a busy season of polar bear viewing is winding down in the Arctic. As the ice takes hold, the flow of tourists slows to a trickle in the Inupiaq village of Kaktovik on the northern coast of Alaska. Its […]
Just weeks into COVID-19-spurred school and workplace closures last March, I began noticing a worrying trend. Upwardly mobile professionals across my social media networks were opting to pause their careers. They were overwhelmed by the new demands of their work lives and home lives. The majority of those working parents were […]
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Monarch butterflies stop in N.J. before migrating to Mexico. Now’s your chance to see them. (PHOTOS)
Monarch butterflies are a sight to behold, and they make New Jersey a stop on their fall migration to Mexico. If you haven’t had a chance to see them fluttering about yet this year, it may not be too late. While you likely won’t see the big numbers from early […]