Nursing student Tristan Ruch administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Luis Torres, a graduate student who is studying MRI research, at Nicholas Recreation…
India giving COVID-19 vaccines to more people as cases rise
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is expanding its coronavirus vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering the shots to older people and those…
Behind the SF pole-dancing studio featured in new Netflix documentary, ‘Strip Down, Rise Up’
On a recent Saturday afternoon, Amy Bond was walking home from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market with her husband when she saw something that caught…
Rise of the rookie hikers: The pandemic pushed a new wave of people outside, for better or worse
For example, there are people who hit the trail wearing flip-flops, with no backpack or water, he said, or cars that show up to busy…
Property taxes may rise to close Charleston budget gap
CHARLESTON, S.C. Homeowners in Charleston may see property taxes go up as the city considers using sales tax money to make up an $18 million…
The Rise and Fall of Creal Springs’ Ozark Hotel
More than a hundred years ago, those in need of some rest and relaxation would often travel to Creal Springs. To explain, we have to…
U.S. Cases Rise 0.8%; Texas Nears 14,000 Deaths: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The virus is surging among the young in the U.K., as France’s prime minister warned of a “clear degradation” with more than 9,000…
US deaths surpass 1,000 for second straight day, jobless claims rise for first time since March; baseball is back
The daily U.S. death toll surpassed 1,000 for the second straight day and hospitalizations were again peaking as the paralyzing coronavirus pandemic showed little sign of…
S. Korea has smallest rise in cases in 2 months
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported its smallest daily jump in local COVID-19 transmissions in two months as health authorities express cautious optimism…
More Than 200 Businesses Receive HoCo RISE Business Relief Grants
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — More than 200 Howard County businesses have received grants in the first round of funding issued by the HoCo RISE Business…
U.S. Cases Rise Most Since May 9; Texas Mask Order: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — U.S. cases jumped the most since May 9 and Florida’s new coronavirus infections rose by a record. Texas ordered residents to wear masks…
Florida Cases Rise Most Ever; Djokovic Is Negative: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Florida’s cases and hospitalizations jumped by the most ever, while deaths rose the most in a month. The cornoavirus may be mutating in…
Sales rise, online capacity doubled, and Tesco Bank facing loss
A Tesco delivery truck in north London. Photo: Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Tesco’s (TSCO.L) customers made fewer trips to the supermarket during lockdown but…
How the internet is rallying around Disney workers as parks reopen amid a rise in coronavirus cases
As coronavirus cases continue to increase, Disney workers and fans are expressing concern about the dangers that reopening the parks may pose. (AP Photo/John Raoux)…
U.S. Cases Rise 1.6%; New Highs in Texas, Arizona: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-disease expert, told Congress he was seeing a “disturbing surge” in new cases. California, Texas and Arizona…
Vast Federal Aid Has Capped Rise in Poverty, Studies Find
Groceries loaded into a vehicle at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas, May 18, 2020. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times) WASHINGTON — An unprecedented…