Prosecutors in New York City are investigating an incident in which a jazz musician said his 14-year-old son was attacked by a woman who falsely accused him of taking her iPhone. Trumpeter Keyon Harrold posted a video taken with his phone that shows the woman making claims against his son on Saturday at the Arlo
Continue Reading
In a year of widespread and often devastating hardships, no business or industry came through 2020 untouched by the Covid-19 pandemic. But for some key sectors, the news wasn’t all bad. Here’s a look at the biggest winners and losers in 2020 and a preview of what the year ahead might bring. Winner: Housing The
Continue Reading The United Kingdom on Wednesday become the first country to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. The shot is cheaper and easier to distribute than alternatives, and is expected to play a crucial role in boosting the global economy next year. AstraZeneca said the first doses were being released Wednesday, and
Continue Reading
The US set two more devastating Covid-19 records as it counted down the hours to the end of what has been a calamitous year for the nation. On Tuesday, it recorded more than 3,700 new deaths linked to the virus, a chilling new high. The US also reported the most Covid-19 hospitalizations, with more than
Continue Reading
Actor and singer Tyrese Gibson has announced that he and his wife Samantha have split after four years. Gibson shared the news on his verified Instagram account Tuesday. In a caption on a photo showing Gibson kissing his wife on the cheek he wrote that the couple had “decided to make a statement of a
Continue Reading
(CNN) — Estados Unidos estableció dos nuevos devastadores récords de covid-19 mientras corren las últimas horas de lo que ha sido un año calamitoso para la nación. El martes, el país registró más de 3.700 muertes más relacionadas con el virus, un escalofriante nuevo récord. EE.UU. también reportó la mayor cantidad de hospitalizaciones por covid-19,
Continue Reading Europe has finalized an investment agreement with China that is designed to rebalance trade with the world’s second largest economy, despite US concerns that the deal could be counterproductive. Brussels and Beijing have been negotiating the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment for seven years, but talks gathered pace in recent months ahead of a joint deadline
Continue Reading In biblical terms of awfulness, 2020 ticked every box: There was war. There was famine. Above all, there was pestilence. And there were scary bugs. There were so, so many scary bugs. Weird worms, poisonous caterpillars and all sorts of invasive whatnots added a little spice to our quotidian pandemic anxieties. And of course, hovering
Continue Reading The United States’ first known case of the new Covid-19 variant was discovered in Colorado Tuesday, according to state health officials. The variant, called B.1.1.7, has been linked to the United Kingdom. The Colorado man who was infected is in his 20s, is isolating and appears to have no travel history, according to Gov. Jared
Continue Reading
Many of the ideas and metaphors in popular culture about how the human brain works don’t stand up to scrutiny. That’s a prevailing theme in Lisa Feldman Barrett’s new book “Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain,” released in November. Barrett is a university distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, where
Continue Reading Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has posted a Twitter video celebrating 45 years of sobriety, sending an uplifting message to fans. Hopkins, 82, asked viewers to look forward to 2021 after “a tough year, full of grief and sadness for many, many, many people,” in the video posted Tuesday. “Forty-five years ago today, I had a
Continue Reading Yes, 2020 was largely a dumpster fire. No one blames you for wanting to ring in the new year. But celebrating the wrong way could lead to months of misery due to Covid-19. “The problem is we have so much Covid-19 transmission going on in the US right now,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of
Continue Reading The US labor market is at a pivotal point 10 months into the pandemic: Millions of people remain unemployed while infections keep rising, and the fledgling jobs recovery has stalled out. When President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House next month, he will inherit a labor market on the ropes. In just two months,
Continue Reading You may be sending off 2020 with a shiver. Two nasty winter storms are bringing ice, snow and cold temps from Texas all the way to Michigan. 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
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are poised to make a final push in Georgia ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate run-off elections next week. Biden will campaign in Atlanta on Monday just before the run-offs on January 5, and Harris will travel to Savannah on Sunday, per an advisory first shared
Continue Reading Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen has told fans she is “4 weeks sober,” after posting an upbeat video on Instagram. The star posted a clip of herself dancing to “Good Morning” from the musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” under which a fan commented: “I need whatever drugs you’re on.” Teigen replied that she is
Continue Reading A Colorado man has the variant of the coronavirus from the United Kingdom that health officials say is more transmissable than other strains of the virus, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. It is the first known case of the UK coronavirus variant in United States. The man, who is in his 20s and in isolation
Continue Reading
(CNN) — Se prevé que un gran sistema de tormentas impacte gran parte del centro de Estados Unidos durante los próximos días. Actualmente, casi 40 millones están bajo alguna forma de alerta de tiempo invernal en 17 estados desde Nevada hasta Michigan. Las nevadas comenzarán durante la noche en partes de Utah, Colorado, Nebraska y
Continue Reading (CNN) — CNN pudo confirmar que el congresista electo entrante Luke Letlow falleció luego de ser diagnosticado con covid-19. En una declaración publicada en Twitter, el gobernador de Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, escribió: «Es con el corazón apesadumbrado que @FirstLadyOfLA y yo ofrecemos nuestras condolencias a la familia del congresista electo Luke Letlow por su
Continue Reading
(CNN) — Puede que no sea un año que quieras recordar, pero 2020 es uno que nunca olvidarás. Culpa a la pandemia del coronavirus, que se ha cobrado más de 1,5 millones de vidas, ha devastado economías en todo el mundo y ha cambiado la forma en que vivimos. Las elecciones estadounidenses subrayaron cuán dividido
Continue Reading