Small toy stores are worried they won't stay in business after this year
The winter holidays are typically the busiest, and most successful, time of the year for Erin Blanton, the owner of Pufferbellies toy store in Staunton, Virginia.
Democrats seek to avoid scorched-earth fight with White House over transition to Biden administration
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President-elect Joe Biden's team are arguing that it makes the most strategic sense for now to let public pressure build on President Donald Trump for preventing the transition from officially taking place, rather than using …
Baseless Lawsuits That Tried to Disrupt Voter Outcomes in Four States Are Withdrawn
Four federal lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin submitted notice of their intent to withdraw their claims today. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is involved in several of the post-election lawsuits that …
NBC Public Health Analyst: Invest in Our Children Now for the Sake of Our Country’s Future
NBC public health analyst, pediatrician and activist Dr. Irwin Redlener has a powerful message for all of us: too many American children face insurmountable obstacles that keep them from achieving their dreams, and this “reflects a moral failure” and threatens …
HISD to virtually announce winners of 2020 annual holiday greeting card student art competition
The Houston Independent School District will unveil the winners of the district’s 2020 holiday greeting card student art competition on Monday. This year, 18 students from HISD elementary, middle, and high schools have been named finalists out of a total …
How Jews and Muslims are burying their coronavirus dead
The women gently pour purifying water for the woman in the coffin. A soul on the threshold deserves the utmost care.
Eateries form 'Save St. Louis Restaurants from Extinction' group
At Colbalt Smoke and Sea in Creve Coeur, owner Bernadette Faasen looks around her dining room and wonders how they will survive a month of empty tables.
Family hopes competition will help with adoption expenses
November is Adoption Awareness Month. A local couple who knows the joy of adoption is once again looking to grow their family.
Investors are getting greedy again
The stock market, amazingly enough, is near an all-time high. Optimism about a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna is trumping renewed worries about another surge in Covid-19 cases. It seems safe to say that investors are feeling more greedy than fearful.
Hurricane Iota strengthens to Category 5 storm as it nears Central America landfall
Iota rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Central America as a "catastrophic" storm Monday night.
China signs huge Asia Pacific trade deal with 14 countries
China has just joined forces with more than a dozen countries across the Asia Pacific region to sign a huge free trade deal nearly a decade in the making.
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, according to company data
The Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective against coronavirus, according to early data released Monday by the company, making it the second vaccine in the United States to have a stunningly high success rate.
Here's what 'stations' for Elon Musk's The Boring Company look like
The Boring Company's project in Las Vegas was supposed to be the first real demonstration of Elon Musk's vision for re-imagining public transportation in cities. Musk, who has criticized traditional public transit such as subways, contended he could do much …
School warnings about children's weight don't work, study says
The letter or report card is from your child's school, but this grade doesn't have anything to do with school performance or behavior. Instead, it's a measure of your child's body mass index or BMI -- designed to warn you …
Playing video games may make you happier, study finds
Playing video games may improve your mental health and make you happier, according to a scientific study that used industry data from gaming companies to analyze players' wellbeing.
