Exercise has known benefits for physical and mental health. (Getty Images) Patients may soon be prescribed a walk in the great outdoors on the NHS. In a bid to reduce pressure on the health service, environment secretary George Eustice has said GPs and other medics in the UK will be able to […]
As the United States continues to struggle to contain a record number of coronavirus cases, European countries have been focused on returning to some sense of normalcy. Bars, restaurants and shops have been reopening. Travel restrictions have been lifted. Workers are commuting to their offices, and tourists are slowly returning […]
Gap Inc. will soon require masks in all of its U.S. stores, which include Old Navy, Athleta, Banana Republic, Intermix, Janie and Jack and its namesake Gap stores. The new requirement will start Aug. 1, the same day Target will start its nationwide mask mandate. Monday’s announcement came the same day some […]
Congress returns to work this week with a critical deadline looming: the expiration of an additional $600 per week in federal unemployment benefits it created to help workers through the coronavirus pandemic. More than 25 million unemployed people are receiving some form of unemployment benefits. But the additional $600 weekly […]
Arianna Carson, who plans to study dance at SUNY Purchase in the fall, is photographed near her home in Rowland Heights on July 6, 2020. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) As a dance student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Arianna Carson’s meticulously scheduled days […]
The Shady Maples Smorgasbord – specialising in Amish food – is requiring a mask and gloves A dining experience beloved by generations of hungry Americans is in danger of being spoiled by the coronavirus pandemic. Buffets – from the humblest hotel breakfasts to the grandest casino banquets – are struggling […]