The coronavirus pandemic has taken a major hit on the economy and the personal finances of workers across the country. On June 6, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 11.1% Americans are currently unemployed, although experts say that number could be higher. Of those who have yet to lose […]
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He had a box cutter, ignored commands, and a cop shot him six times. Were there better options?
LAPD Officer Toni McBride has faced scrutiny after she fatally shot a man April 22. The discussion partly involves her status as a gun-toting model and her father’s position with the Police Protective League. (Dillon Precision Products) Ten years ago, after a controversial case in which an LAPD officer shot […]
Best Times To Cross On July 4 Weekend, 2020
ANNAPOLIS, MD — If you want to beat the traffic on the Bay Bridge this July 4 weekend, you’ll have to get up with the morning birds or drive with the night owls. Every Marylander knows that if you wait too long, you could get caught in beach traffic for […]
New York opens traffic-clogged streets to people during pandemic, the city’s latest redesign in times of dramatic change
Harvest Kitchen restaurant, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, making use of New York City’s new policy of opening streets to walking, biking and dining. Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images On some normally congested New York City streets, cars are gone, replaced by diners tentatively returning to restaurants – though […]