Category Archives: Lifestyle
California deaths spur pleas to stay home for Christmas
LOS ANGELES — California's deadly Christmas was marked by pleas to avoid holiday gatherings outside the home and indoor church services in what could be a make-or-break effort to curb a coronavirus surge that already has filled some hospitals well
Nevada officials telling visitors to come, but wear masks
LAS VEGAS — Nevada is open for visitors with precautions in place, tourism and coronavirus response leaders declared Monday, despite a weekend where the state passed the 200,000 mark in known COVID-19 infections and tallied 73 new deaths. In Las Vegas,...
What do we know about the new COVID strain and what does it mean for current vaccine?
New lineages of the virus responsible for COVID-19 have led to travel bans and concerns over increased transmissibility, but experts say it’s unclear whether the latest strains are more potent than previous versions.One strain has appeared to dominate ...
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Political Hypocrisy story
SAN FRANCISCO — In a story December 19, 2020, about political hypocrisy, The Associated Press erroneously reported the university where Jeff Stone teaches. He is a professor at the University of Arizona, not at Arizona State University. The Associate...
Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
OTTAWA — The federal government says it wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products as part of greater efforts to curb their appeal to young Canadians. Health Canada announced Friday it is proposing to lower the maximum
Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a tiny speck of a frozen runway on the north bank of the Yukon River, nearly a hundred miles northwest of Fairbanks, Christmas was delivered in a most unusual way. An Alaska National Guard helicopter descended through
Interest is lively at deadline for ‘Obamacare’ sign-ups
WASHINGTON — A crush of sign-ups expected Tuesday on the last day of open enrolment for HealthCare.gov could help solidify the standing of “Obamacare” as an improbable survivor in the Donald Trump years. In 36 states that use HealthCare.gov,- Dec. 15
Ontario makes changes to liquor rules, allows permanent delivery of alcohol with food
TORONTO — Ontario will allow restaurants to permanently sell alcohol with food takeout and delivery as it makes changes to support the industry through the pandemic. The province announced the change Wednesday night along with other relief measures. At...
Canada approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine; here’s what we know about it
Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday, paving the way for a rollout plan that could start in the coming weeks. Canada is set to receive 249,000 doses of the drug from the the U.S. pharmaceutical
San Francisco nixes cigarette smoking ban in apartments
SAN FRANCISCO — An ordinance to ban cigarette smoking in San Francisco apartments failed to get a second vote from supervisors Tuesday, meaning the proposal is dead for now. Supervisors last week approved the measure, saying that non-smoking residents ...
