Category Archives: Lifestyle
Cruise ships restart in Venice, bring environmental protests
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The first cruise ship leaving Venice since the pandemic is set to depart Saturday amid protests by activists demanding that the enormous ships be permanently rerouted out the fragile lagoon, especially Giudecca Canal through the ci...
Pilgrims return to Spain’s ‘El Camino’ paths after pandemic
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — Committing to the pilgrim’s path has for centuries been a source of renewal for those willing to put their lives on hold and spend days, weeks or even months crossing Spain along the Camino
The Latest: Hawaii emails reveal strain over contact tracing
HONOLULU -- A review of Hawaii Gov. David Ige’s emails shows the state epidemiologist spent key weeks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic resisting suggestions and requests that she boost contact tracing to control the spread of COVID-19.
Business Highlights: May’s jobs report, Facebook’s Trump ban
___ US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up
US Navy to christen ship named for Australian capital
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Navy will christen a ship made in Alabama on Saturday, naming it after Australia’s capital city.
FDA approves obesity drug that helped people cut weight 15%
Regulators on Friday said a new version of a popular diabetes medicine could be sold as a weight-loss drug in the U.S.
The Pompidou, Paris’ temple of modern art, plans NJ branch
The Statue of Liberty could be getting company from her native France. Paris' acclaimed Pompidou Center announced plans Friday to open
Cuomo daughter shares queer identity: ‘You are not alone’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, the daughter of New York's governor, used a social media post Thursday to share her queer identity and call for allies to speak up against homophobia.
Publisher removes Anne Frank passage from Hilderbrand novel
NEW YORK (AP) — Elin Hilderbrand has asked that a reference to Anne Frank in her new novel be taken out after numerous online readers alleged the passage was insensitive and anti-Semitic.
Proposals to limit cruise activity in Juneau falter
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Supporters of efforts to limit cruise ship traffic in Juneau said they failed to gather enough signatures to qualify their proposals for a vote.
