Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 5:00am
Mojiang, China – Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus.
Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 4:00am
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 3:00am
Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that are taking effect in the new year.
Virus-related laws include those offering help to essential workers, boosting unemployment benefits and requiring time off for sick employees. A resolution in Alabama formally encouraged fist-bumping over handshakes.
Published by Scott Stewart on Fri, 01/01/2021 - 2:00am
As we close out 2020 and enter 2021, most of us are anxiously awaiting a happier year ahead. Traditionally, we mark the fresh calendar year with New Year’s resolutions to keep us hopeful and motivated – particularly when it comes to our finances.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 5:00am
New York – It was going to be just a temporary precaution.
When the viral pandemic erupted in March, employees of the small insurance firm Thimble fled their Manhattan offices. CEO Jay Bregman planned to call them back soon – as soon as New York was safe again.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 4:00am
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. In many ways, 2020’s pandemic-induced isolation threw our dependence on technology into overdrive, snipping away at our real-life connections while bringing digital relationships to the fore.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 2:00am
New York – Clay Reynolds is starting to make peace with a gut-wrenching reality: He may have to once again close his business, Arrichion Hot Yoga and Circuit Training.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 1:00am
Los Angeles – New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seeking to revamp the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office with progressive policies, said after taking office that cash bail will be ended for many offenses and sentences in thousands of cases will be reevaluated.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 4:00am
Washington – On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.
Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 12/30/2020 - 3:00am
Washington – Shelving his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 and annual federal spending package providing relief for millions of Americans, even as Congress returns to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown.