Americans are trickling back to their pre-pandemic workplaces, but most offices are still largely empty. And that’s affecting local economies in a major way. Love it or hate it, commuting is good for the economy. You pay train conductors’ salaries with your subway fare. The dry cleaner by the office and the coffee shop around…… MORE
A 33-member federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team arrived Monday at a major Louisiana hospital to provide support for what the hospital called “the highest volume of Covid-19 patients the region has experienced thus far due to the Delta variant.” Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge said an average of one infected patient is…… MORE
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with other immigrant advocacy groups, is going back to court over a Trump-era border policy that’s resulted in the expulsions of hundreds of thousands of migrants, marking an escalation between the organizations and the Biden administration, which has continued to rely on the policy. “We gave the Biden administration…… MORE
Twenty gold medals were won. Here’s a breakdown of who’s taking home the gold. Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Rings: Liu Yang, China Women’s Floor Exercise: Jade Carey, United States Men’s Vault: Shin Jea-hwan, South Korea Athletics Men’s Long Jump: Miltiadis Tentoglou, Greece Women’s 100m Hurdles: Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Puerto Rico Women’s Discus Throw: Valarie Allman, United States…… MORE
Reese Witherspoon’s women-centric media company Hello Sunshine is being sold. The media company has been behind several of the actress’ recent TV projects such as “Big Little Lies,” “Little Fires Everywhere” and “The Morning Show” as well as the film “Wild.” The business also includes Reese’s Book Club. Witherspoon launched the company in 2016 as…… MORE
With the words of USA teammate Simone Biles resounding in her ears — “Go out and kill floor” — gymnast Jade Carney did just that at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Carey finished eighth in Sunday’s vault final — she made a mistake on the first of her two vaults — but the American was…… MORE
Timed to the former president’s 60th birthday, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” seeks to be the definitive document on Barack Obama’s life and presidency, and at five-plus hours over three nights, mostly succeeds in that daunting task. At its best, this HBO production weds the soaring rhetoric and lofty expectations to the…… MORE
Pressure continues to build over dreaded bank overdraft fees. Alliant is eliminating both overdraft and non-sufficient fund fees effective Monday, CNN Business has learned. Alliant, a digital-only lender with $14 billion in assets, says it is the largest credit union and second-largest financial institution to say goodbye to the fees that consumer advocates criticize as…… MORE
If competitive diving doesn’t work out, Tom Daley can always pursue a career as a knitwear designer. The Olympic gold medalist had his eyes on the wool and not the water, in a viral photo of him knitting in the stands at the women’s three-meter springboard final in Tokyo on Sunday. Daley — fresh from…… MORE
Maybe you don’t think minivans are cool. It wouldn’t be all that surprising. They have been seen as so uncool in the past that they nearly became extinct. But now, minivans are making a comeback — and they are actually becoming quite popular. In fact, there’s been so much demand that minivans sold for, on…… MORE
