Experts agree: This virus isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But it’s possible that in the months ahead we’ll devise bright new ways to fight back.
By Andrew Dunn, Aria Bendix, and Hilary Brueck
As the pandemic approaches its second year, the coronavirus has morphed into a tougher foe.
Several mutations that scientists have identified in rapidly spreading variants are particularly worrisome. They raise concerns that these strains will be more contagious or be able to at least partly evade protection provided by vaccines and by prior infections.
Let’s be clear: No one knows how the next phase of the pandemic…
Rudy Giuliani’s pathetic press conference underscored how little President Trump has to back his claims of election fraud. It was also hilarious.
By Linette Lopez
On Thursday former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — representing the President of the United States — took to television to decry the outcome of the 2020 election, spout conspiracy theories, and echo disproven lies.
One of his equally glassy-eyed fellows claimed that former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez — a man who died in 2013 — helped rig the 2020 election.
Giuliani sweat so profusely that his hair dye ran down his face. He…
Public-health experts say it’s probably safe for vaccinated people to meet for dinner or gather together indoors.
By Aria Bendix
So you’ve received a coronavirus vaccine. Does life change a little, or a lot?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release guidelines this week detailing how Americans can safely alter their behavior once they’re fully vaccinated. But the rules are complicated by a few unknowns, namely the extent to which vaccinated people can pass the virus to others and the threat of contagious variants that may evade vaccine protection.
Investing legend Warren Buffett has said that he owns no cryptocurrency and never will, adding that the digital currencies “basically have no value.”
By Juliana Kaplan
Bitcoin is once again dominating financial discourse and making headlines as it sees tremendous gains.
The cryptocurrency first went mainstream — and drew both attention and huge gains — in 2017. Just as quickly, it (and other cryptocurrencies) slumped the next year.
But bitcoin has always had an elusive appeal; its creator, known as “Satoshi Nakamoto,” is still a mystery. Celebrities from Gwyneth Paltro to Snoop Dogg hopped on the cryptocurrency train.
As the US recovers from a historically deep recession, several factors are aligning for a unique era of prosperity in the 2020s.
By Nick Lichtenberg and Hillary Hoffower
Vaccines are rolling out and picking up speed. There’s finally a light at the end of America’s long coronavirus tunnel as massive advances in public health provide reason to be optimistic about 2021.
But the world that reopens won’t be the same one that shut down nearly a year ago, and the good news could go beyond a return to “normalcy:” the American economy of the 2020s could be the best in…
Despite heavy sanctions, North Korea has found ways to enrich its leaders and to finance its military.
By Ellen Ioanes
The Department of Justice said last month that North Korea has used cyberattacks to steal over $1 billion since 2015 to fund its nuclear weapons program.
Heavy sanctions, imposed by both the US and the UN, prevent North Korea from participating in the formal global economy. The regime often circumvents these sanctions, mostly through secretive ship-to-ship transfers of luxury goods, chemicals, and coal, which is North Korea’s primary export.
North Korea’s nuclear program is essential to the Kim regime, and…
When you own a home, you’re responsible for keeping up with (and paying for) all repair bills, utilities, and property taxes.
By Liz Knueven
As a renter, you may not have had to think about the garbage bill or how to afford a new roof. But, as a homeowner, that responsibility — and expense — is up to you.
Owning a home comes with many more responsibilities and benefits that renters can’t get. Here are the big changes you’ll find when you go from renting your home to owning it.
1. You’re responsible for repairs and expenses, and you’ll need to save for them
When something broke or leaked in your rented home, you…
Some people might prefer Johnson & Johnson’s shot because it was tested on variants, has milder side effects, and is easier to get.
By Hilary Brueck and Andrew Dunn
Americans have had two extremely similar authorized COVID-19 vaccines since December: one mRNA vaccine from Pfizer, and another mRNA vaccine from Moderna.
But now, there is another coronavirus shot authorized for use across the US: Johnson & Johnson’s adenovirus jab, which got a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration on Saturday after an expert committee unanimously recommended on Friday evening that it should receive emergency-use authorization.
The unemployment rate for Black Americans has historically been high, and Black Americans hold less wealth and make less than white Americans.
By Madison Hoff
February is Black History Month, when the achievements of Black Americans are recognized and celebrated.
Although the US has come a long way in working toward equity in the workplace and recognizing the work and contributions of Black Americans, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality. …
The pandemic has exacerbated the effects of child poverty, and now Congress has the chance to pass a program to halve child poverty within a year.
By Suraj Patel
The United States has one of the highest child poverty rates of developed countries, which reflects one simple fact: our investment in children systemically fails to match our society’s collective rhetoric about them, something the pandemic has made painfully clear. Our inordinately high rates of child poverty are the result of our political priorities — currently less than 10% of the federal budget is spent on children.
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