The sun sets over the Mackinac Bridge and the Mackinac Straits as seen from Lake Huron. The Mackinac Bridge Authority is retiring the MacPass toll cards and urging MacPass account holders to make the switch to the new windshield-mounted stickers (AP file photo) ST. IGNACE — The […]
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The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus quietly surpassed 200,000 on Tuesday, less than eight months after the first American fatality. The U.S. reached 100,000 deaths in May. Now, some experts estimate the death toll could almost double by year’s end. Fatigue for social distancing and the push to get […]
Yahoo Life partnered with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster Soledad O’Brien with the exclusive digital premiere of the documentary Outbreak: The First Response. O’Brien and her film crew were at ground zero of the pandemic in Seattle earlier this year, and they captured dramatic, heart-wrenching footage and personal stories showing […]
Exactly one year ago Saturday, Stanislaus County announced its first death related to the coronavirus. The death toll is now at 1,017, according to the latest data released by the Health Services Agency. Last summer, to illustrate the seriousness of COVID-19, the county published a chart showing the average annual […]
In a college application season like no other, students who have seen every aspect of their lives disrupted by the coronavirus are grappling with how to show their potential. High school seniors around the U.S. are facing January and February college application deadlines without SAT and ACT entrance exam scores, […]
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has advocated tougher restrictions on public life as the country reports 590 deaths, its highest single-day coronavirus death toll. Germany is gradually moving toward a tighter lockdown, at least for a limited period after Christmas. Cases are increasing despite a partial shutdown on Nov. […]
Villanova coach Jay Wright talks to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Hartford, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. Jessica Hill AP UNCASVILLE, Conn. Villanova stayed in Connecticut’s “Bubbleville” at the Mohegan Sun resort casino for a full week, playing four games, […]
Will Station, a vice president at Boeing (second from left) plays with his children, Taylor (left) and Jaden, and his wife April, near their home in Newcastle, Wash. During the pandemic, Station has not traveled for work, so he’s spent a lot more time at home with his family. Jovelle […]