‘We have to be agile’: School closures rise again as more teachers and students test positive for omicron
First came holiday-season flight cancellations and now come short-term school closures and virtual learning. COVID-19’s omicron variant continues to disrupt American life. Many school districts across the country, mostly clustered in the northeast, are…
New hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ up close
FILE – A microscopic image enlarging a 4×6 millimeter part of the painting on Rembrandt’s Night Watch, which will be restored next year in the public eye, is seen on a screen next to the painting at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam,…
Schools welcome back students, in-person and remotely, amid latest COVID-19 surge
In a hodgepodge of in-person, remote and delayed reopenings, millions of students across the country are set to head back to school after several weeks on winter break. School districts in every state are using a variety of approaches and precautions to…
$29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast
DETROIT (AP) — A couple of months ago, a woman paid a visit to Jeff Schrier’s used car lot in Omaha, Nebraska. She was on a tight budget, she said, and was desperate for a vehicle to commute to work. She was shown three cars priced at her limit, roughly…
LG Display Introduces Innovative Display Technologies at CES 2022
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced today that it will be showcasing its latest innovations at CES 2022. LG Display’s Smart Window at CES 2022…
Thousands of flights canceled across US on Sunday, 29 at IND
INDIANAPOLIS — Wintry weather and the pandemic are to blame for thousands of flights being canceled or delayed in the first days of the new year. On the East Coast, more than 2,500 U.S. flights and more than 4,200 worldwide had been canceled by Sunday…
MD Good News In 2021
MARYLAND — This year Marylanders helped their neighbors, participated in school supplies drives, fundraised for people who needed it and supported local essential workers. Others surprised their family members after being away from home, won the lottery…
What steps could Gov. Murphy take as COVID cases surge in New Jersey?
The surge in COVID hospitalizations and cases due to the highly contagious omicron variant has begun to change daily life for many New Jerseyans in just a few short weeks. Thousands of students are preparing to fire up their laptops on Monday — the first…
Setting up shop at home | Real Estate
As the coronavirus pandemic picked up steam in 2020 and school districts across New Mexico closed, Cynthia Delgado remembers watching her colleagues at the nonprofit National Dance Institute in Santa Fe lug their work desktop computers out to their cars.…
Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge
With coronavirus infections soaring, the return from schools’ winter break will be different than planned for some as administrators again tweak protocols and make real-time adjustments in response to the shifting pandemic. Mask requirements are…