Pandemic

Q. Dear Umbra, Like everyone else, I’m really craving community right now. But I’m far from my family and I obviously can’t see my friends the way I used to, so I’m looking a bit closer to home. How do I become a better neighbor? — Looking to One’s Neighbors…

Mike Snider USA TODAYPublished 6:00 AM EDT Aug 12, 2020The newest Fisher-Price toys let kids play along with their parents who, as part of the coronavirus pandemic, are working from home and doing other stay-at-home activities.These new play sets let kids play like they also are working from home, exercising in the house,…

A crumbling American college football season took a massive hit on Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and cancelled their campaigns.Almost five months almost to the day after the first spikes in coronavirus cases in the US led to the…

Ricky Martin had a moment where he didn't know what to do with himself when the stay-at-home orders went into effect amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 48-year-old singer covers Out magazine's Family Issue, where he gets candid about the anxiety he felt upon realizing he had to put part of his career…

TENNISNFLNCAAFMLBNBAFANTASYSOCCERHOCKEYNCAABSubscribeSearch HomeTennisVideo Rating:TV-GVideo Duration:1:47The WTA had its first sanctioned tournament last week in Sicily after returning during the coronavirus pandemic. While the tournament was a success in many ways, it did show that not every player remained in peak shape during the layoff. SI senior writer Jon Wertheim shares his…

By Alva VIARRUEL (AFP)     15 hours ago in World Trinidad and Tobago's ruling People's National Movement party has declared victory in a close-run general election where it lost a seat to the opposition, which has said it will contest the result.The run-up to Monday's ballot was dominated by…

If being born into Generation X ever gave me anything, it has been a lifetime of training in lowered expectations. And as we chaotically hurtle toward the start of a new school year in the midst of a still explosive health crisis, my slacker parenting technique has never been stronger. Earlier…

The animating force of American government is war. Every year, the United States bombs multiple countries, conducts special forces raids across several continents and spends hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain a military presence in 70-plus countries, either in the form of occupying armies or large bases. Now that…

Sierra A. Porter Des Moines RegisterPublished 6:41 PM EDT Aug 7, 2020An actor should be a good storyteller, right?You'll have a chance to find out when Ashton Kutcher participates in COVID Recovery Iowa's "Tell Me a Story" virtual story time.The Cedar Rapids, Iowa native will read "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J.…

A Canadian Tire store is seen in North Vancouver on May 10, 2012. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press Despite strong sales growth online and at its flagship Canadian Tire stores, retailer Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. reported a loss in its second quarter, as the impact of store closings during COVID-19 affected…