Pandemic

A mother accused of killing her three-year-old son through religious fasting told police she had “locked herself away” during the Covid-19 pandemic. Olabisi Abubakar, 42, from Cardiff, is on trial charged with manslaughter and two counts of child cruelty relating to the death of Taiwo Abubakar. Cardiff Crown Court heard…

Washington —  The United States on Monday sent its first deportation flight to Cuba since 2020, months after Cuba agreed for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to accept flights carrying Cubans caught at the U.S.-Mexico border. "On April 24, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resumed normal removals…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), among others, announced on Monday that they are joining forces with international partners in new efforts to vaccinate millions of children and make up for immunizations lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tagged ‘The Big Catch-up’,…

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska —  Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment. The backlog, which began last August,…

Credit: Jay Bendt Like many people, I was introduced to telehealth during the pandemic. I met with my psychiatrist virtually, settling onto my couch instead of hers for our sessions. But those appointments required only a conversation. It made sense that psychotherapy easily made a switch to the online world.…

As economists and investors scour data on inflation, jobs, housing, banking and other bellwether indicators to determine whether the US is headed for a recession, a visit to the nation’s largest food-bank warehouse offers some ominous clues. More than half of the shelves at the Atlanta Community Food Bank are…

Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees just days after new CEO David Risher took the helm of the ride-hailing service. It's the latest in a series of layoffs that have rocked the once high-flying technology industry. In a blog post Friday, Risher told employees the company would "significantly…

The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast held a live taping at The Bell House in Brooklyn on Wednesday night, its first return to a live venue in New York City since the pandemic. Nate Silver and Galen Druke dissect a recent poll suggesting 30 percent of New Yorkers want to leave the…

  Hilton Minneapolis Unlike other major markets in the U.S., the Twin Cities metro area has struggled to bounce back from the pandemic, negative safety perceptions, and the addition of new hotels. However, positive marketing campaigns, publicity from national sporting events, a strong convention outlook, and the potential for hosting…

If you do want to get them a wedding gift but you’re strapped for cash right after spending on the flights and hotels, you can always wait until later (up to a year) to get them a wedding gift. Whatever the timing, they’ll always appreciate it. 6. Should I buy…