The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced Wednesday it will transition from in-person classes to online beginning Nov. 30 for the remainder of the semester, including final exams. UMKC said exceptions will be any clinicals, labs or other experiential classes that have been in-person. They will remain in-person through semester’s end, […]
Thanksgiving
This list also includes ways you can help the community by volunteering to hand out meals or donating. AUSTIN, Texas — Tis the season of giving and receiving. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you’d like to receive a free meal or lend a helping hand, here’s a […]
CLOSE If you can’t visit family due to the COVID-19 pandemic, host a virtual Thanksgiving dinner instead. USA TODAY The pandemic forced you to cancel Thanksgiving dinner with the extended family and you don’t want to make a 16-pound turkey for yourself. What to do? Central Iowa restaurants are offering to-go […]
Turkey Day will look different this year for many Americans because of the pervasive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three in 5 U.S. adults who had Thanksgiving travel plans (60%) say these plans have been affected by the pandemic, according to a new NerdWallet survey. Just 12% say their plans […]
Eliminate the risk of a beer can turkey disaster. Fresa’s Considering food and football are already sacred in Texas, it follows that Austin is bound to come through for everyone’s favorite holiday of overindulgent eating and game-watching. But plans for loafing away Thanksgiving day can often run up against […]
Determined to travel for Thanksgiving? Doing so increases your risk of being exposed to the coronavirus and of possibly spreading it to others, experts warn. Nonetheless, millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies for the holiday. Although it marks a 48% decline from last year, AAA estimates […]
After several state officials saw a spike in COVID-19 cases tied to Halloween gatherings, health experts are urging students in higher education to either remain on campus or follow specific protocols in an attempt to stay safe from infection as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. On Sept. 29, the Centers for […]
WICHITA — In just a week, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars, daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority […]
NEWTON, MA — This Thanksgiving is shaping up to be different from any other. Many people are preparing to skip the travel this year to keep friends and loved ones safe by sticking to celebrating with their household, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended. While some […]
n less than two weeks, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority of […]
As coronavirus cases around the country continue to rise, some colleges and universities are urging students to remain on campus instead of visiting family for Thanksgiving, while others are asking that those who do travel home consider finishing the semester remotely. The University of Missouri is one of many schools […]
This year, you might want to make your Thanksgiving Day food shopping list early. The days leading up to the holiday are traditionally the most popular food shopping days of the year next to the Christmas season. Shoppers push their way through supermarkets for turkeys and ingredients – bags of […]
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The Montgomery County Office of Public Health said they will now vote today at noon on whether to start two weeks of virtual-only school beginning November 23. The vote was originally scheduled for Thursday morning. If they vote to do so, all schools K-12 in the […]
Experts with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland are offering advice on Thanksgiving gatherings and travel. The holiday that typically pulls relatives of all ages together for a meal may be vastly different this year as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide. People are considering whether or not […]
The U of M and UW campuses in Stout, Eau Claire and River Falls will move classes online after Thanksgiving. St Thomas adds to mass testing push. A day after the Mayo Clinic announced that beds in its northwestern Wisconsin hospitals are full due to a surge of COVID-19 patients, […]
Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and many of us are making plans that include food, family, friends and football. Celebrating the holiday can seem challenging this year, however, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the United States. Is it safe to hold a dinner party? How do I […]
Will you or won’t you fly this holiday season? According to United Airlines, the week of Nov. 23 will be its busiest since March as customers travel to see loved ones, spurring the airline on Monday to add 1,400 domestic flights to its schedule the week of Thanksgiving. But those […]
With Thanksgiving just weeks away, COVID-19 cases are surging in many parts of the country. The United States reported more than 100,000 new infections for the seventh day in a row on Tuesday. Michael Osterholm — an infectious disease expert and member of President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force — […]
The eternal goal for Thanksgiving Day: Find some neutral talking points that won’t set anyone off before the turkey is carved. Now that you’ve cleared the path of dinner time land mines, hurdle number two is maintaining the peace after the dishes have been cleared. Fortunately, we’ve done the hard […]
A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting […]
Weeks away from the holiday season, US health officials are urging fans of traditional festivities to practice health safety as they weigh whether or not to engage in their favorite seasonal customs amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that while gatherings with […]
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Health officers from Santa Cruz County and counties and cities around the Bay Area issued recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations encompass gatherings, travel and recommended steps to reduce risk. “While we have made progress in reducing disease transmission and […]