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Senate Democrats Cut Back Planned Unemployment Benefits Extension

The change is a compromise between progressive members who wanted enhanced benefits for several more months and moderate Democrats who wanted to curb the weekly payments.

NFL Names Its First Black Female Official

"I am honored to be selected as an NFL official," said Maia Chaka, a teacher in the Virginia Beach area. "It is an accomplishment for all women, my community, and my culture."

Lawmakers Debate Guidelines For Small Business Recovery Money

Indiana small businesses – particularly in the hospitality industry – are a step closer to getting help from the state to recover from the pandemic.A…

Weekly Statehouse Update: Slow Start To Second Half, Virtual Funding Nears Passage

The second half of the General Assembly’s session got off to a slow start: Senate lawmakers debated the details of a program to help small businesses and…

The author's daughter, Rosy, at age 2 as she does dishes — voluntarily. Getting her involved in chores did lead to the kitchen being flooded and dishes being broken. But she is still eager to help.

Are We Raising Unhelpful, Bossy Kids? Here's The Fix

In some cultures, kids roll their eyes when asked to do chores. In others, they'll pitch in without even being asked. Researchers have identified two key practices to raise helpful children.

Oil pump jacks operate at dusk in Long Beach, Calif., on April 21, 2020. After getting burned by the oil industry's previous boom-and-bust cycles, Wall Street now wants energy companies to pump less crude, not more.

Hold That Drill: Why Wall Street Wants Energy Companies To Pump Less Oil, Not More

After bankrolling oil companies for years and seeing poor returns, investors are now pressuring companies to keep their oil output lower, instead of higher.

Genevieve Villamora, 44, says she suffered hair loss after recovering from COVID-19: Her hands would be covered with hair after a shower. It was "traumatic because as a woman so much of my femininity and self-image is linked to my hair," says the Washington, D.C., restaurateur. Her hair loss began to lessen four months out from her recovery from COVID.

Coronavirus FAQ: Does It Make Your Hair Fall Out?

The term "hair loss" has been googled a lot during this pandemic. What's going on?

These are among the Central Americans who were expelled by the border patrol from the United States and left in Reynosa, Mexico. They say Mexican officials told them if they don't leave they would be sprayed with water.

Asylum-Seekers Are Entering The U.S. Again — But Many More Migrants Are Left Behind

Many are fleeing crime and poverty in Central America and rushing to the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week called the situation a "stressful challenge."

Pope Francis meets with Iraq's leading Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the city of Najaf, Iraq, on March 6, 2021.

Pope Holds Historic Meeting With Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric, Preaches Message Of Unity

On the second day of a landmark trip to Iraq, Pope Francis traveled to the the city of Najaf to meet Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, before visiting what is believed to be the birthplace of Abraham.

A woman walks past a closed flower shop in Berlin on Thursday. A research group noted more than 1,200 new words in German inspired by the pandemic.

Pandemic Inspires More Than 1,200 New German Words

Germans have a knack for stringing lots of words together to create new words. From Mundschutzmode to Coronamutationsgebiet, the pandemic has spawned a plethora of them.

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