Category Archives: Lifestyle
Yukon raises 2022 camping fees for territorial parks, first jump in 20 years
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is increasing camping fees in parks across the territory in 2022 for the first time in two decades. Environment Minister Nils Clarke says the new fees will support the maintenance and sustainability of parks and campgrounds. A night...
Nursing home workers are urged to get boosters as cases soar
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday pressed nursing home workers to get their booster shots amid a spike in COVID-19 cases among staffers and a concerning lag in booster vaccination for residents and staff.
For states with cold winters: More aid but also rising costs
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Raymond Archer was on the verge of losing his home during the cold Maine winter last year when government assistance came to the rescue, and he's prepared for this season to be even more difficult.
Bringing home the bacon tops new California laws in 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It's not often that bacon leads a roundup of new laws taking effect with the New Year in California. But even in progressive
Hawaii: Don’t burn Christmas trees at sacred Oahu sandbar
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's public lands agency is warning people that they face arrest if found burning Christmas trees at an oceanic sandbar. The sandbar that rests
COVID-19 makes Biden’s 1st White House Christmas less merry
WASHINGTON (AP) — So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and pet-shaped sugar cookies. It's been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under
COVID-19 makes Biden’s 1st White House Christmas less merry
WASHINGTON (AP) — So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and pet-shaped sugar cookies. It's been a less merry holiday scene at the White House this year under
US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year.
Biden tries COVID cajoling, avoids new decrees that divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s message to the American people on confronting omicron comes with a heavy dose of cajoling, while some other countries are issuing edicts to their citizens as the new coronavirus variant takes over with breathtaki...
Austria tamps down New Year’s Eve parties to fight omicron
VIENNA (AP) — Austria announced a slate of new restrictions Wednesday aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant, including closing restaurants earlier and imposing stricter entry requirements for people from countries where the variant is alre...