A year into the pandemic, winter is the last of the four seasons we’re newly experiencing during this crisis. Each season has had its curveballs, but one winter challenge may be staying warm if you can’t afford or are cutting back on indoor heating. Since we still need to prevent spreading the coronavirus, pre-pandemic ways
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Former President Donald Trump may be gone from the White House but his legacy of catastrophic mistrust is poisoning Washington, dimming hopes of a unified effort to crush the pandemic before mutant viral strains take root. Nine days after newly sworn-in President Joe Biden told America that “every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause
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GameStop traders sent the stock on a wild ride Thursday, and it looks set for another manic session Friday. The stock lost more than 44% of its value on Thursday after surging nearly 40% at one point earlier in the day. Adding to the drama? The trading platform Robinhood restricted trading in the red hot
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Robinhood raised $1 billion from existing investors just hours after it halted purchases of GameStop, suggesting the free-trading app faced a potential cash shortage. The startup faced a bipartisan backlash Thursday for its decision to limit trading — a move that ran counter to its stated mission of democratizing investing. “This is a strong sign
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Dogecoin is the latest target of hyped-up Reddit users. The virtual currency, which originally started as an internet parody based on a viral dog meme, has skyrocketed 373% in the last 24 hours, according to Coinbase. At one point, it was up 613%. One dogecoin is now worth a mere $0.0469, but that’s still easily
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The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is almost ready for a rendezvous with the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The mission was one of three that launched to Mars from Earth in July, including NASA’s Perseverance rover and
Continue Reading A frightened policeman fires a live round as a warning shot. Young men cowed by baton-wielding officers, drenched in foul smelling chemicals from water cannon, scream abuse. Ultra-Orthodox Jews clashing with Israeli authorities has become an almost daily routine. At the immediate heart of the tensions is the refusal of some elements within the community
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Randolph, Pettis and Audrain counties will hold mass vaccination clinics Friday for residents in Phase 1B, tiers one and two of the vaccine plan.
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Even as increasingly worrisome Covid-19 variants reach the United States, a senior adviser on the White House Covid-19 response team offered hope Thursday, saying they can be defeated with the right tools. On Thursday, South Carolina confirmed two cases of a variant of the virus first identified in South Africa, a more contagious strain than
Continue Reading There’s an official term for that! Merriam-Webster has added “second gentleman” to describe VP Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff’s role. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.)
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New travel bans imposed by the United Kingdom limiting arrivals from the United Arab Emirates and other destinations in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid are likely to impact what has become the world’s busiest airline route. The UK on Friday imposed the new restrictions as it tightened quarantine measures in an effort
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A Robinhood customer filed a class-action lawsuit against the stock-trading app Thursday after the company barred traders from buying shares of GameStop promoted by WallStreetBets, a popular Reddit group for investors. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, claims that Robinhood’s actions rigged the market against its customers. “Robinhood’s actions were done
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A 16-year-old boy was the victim of an early morning shooting Friday in central Columbia.
Continue Reading The premise of “Supernova” couldn’t be simpler, as a longtime couple grapples with the dire challenge of early-onset dementia. Having that duo played by Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, happily, elevates the material, in a small but poignant story about love, loss and letting go. Firth’s Sam and Tucci’s Tusker have been together for decades,
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FRIDAY: Another nice day with a healthy dose of sunshine and a southerly breeze. Temperatures will warm into the upper 40’s with both of those two working together. Gusts will approach 20-25 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds start to increase tonight, but we’ll stay dry. Lows will be propped up in the middle 30’s, with that southerly
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Thousands of cheering fans packed the stands on Friday to watch some of tennis’ biggest stars warm up for the Australian Open — with hardly a face mask to be seen. In an unusual scene for the coronavirus pandemic, the 4,000 crowd sat cheek by jowl as big hitters including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and
Continue Reading The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is honoring all the men and women who lost their lives while furthering the cause of space exploration and discovery. NASA paid tribute to its fallen heroes on Thursday, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. This year also marked the 35th anniversary
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Hope stemming from decreasing Covid-19 numbers has been blunted by the spread of new coronavirus variants. Now, one of the most worrisome strains — first found in South Africa — has been detected for the first time in the US. On Thursday, South Carolina officials confirmed two cases of the more contagious strain, also known
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Freshman U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is embroiled in a controversy over her old social media posts, some of which endorsed extreme ideas such as killing Democratic leaders.
Continue Reading The Louisville Metro Police Department received a harsh rebuke in a new study commissioned by the city in the wake of the police killing of Breonna Taylor last year. The department is ridden with low morale and is not trusted by the Kentucky city’s communities of color, according to the 150-page report released by city
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