Sarah Thomas is back at her job, but she’s no longer earning enough to pay her bills. That’s because she was offered only 15 to 20 hours a week at her employer, a merchandising company, rather than her former full-time position. On top of that, her hourly pay was cut by $4, to $10. When…… MORE
The NHL’s newest team just hired the league’s first full-time Black play-by-play announcer. Everett Fitzhugh, 31, will serve as the Seattle Kraken’s lead team broadcaster, NHL.com reported. Fitzhugh spent the past five hockey seasons with the Buffalo Sabres’ ECHL affiliate, the Cincinnati Cyclones. “Everett has established himself as a unique and leading voice for hockey,”…… MORE
Justin Schmidt is in the business of pain. The entomologist and chemist gets stung by insects to understand the pain they produce, why they produce it and how they produce it. It’s all in the name of science. “I’ve been called many things over my lifetime, but I think some of my favorites are ‘King…… MORE
When James Giannetta first called his brother Russ in late June to tell him that the coronavirus was beginning to spread in his Texas federal prison, Russ could hear the fear in his voice. “This place is exploding,” James warned. Russ soon got another call: James, a 65-year-old inmate with diabetes and HIV, had tested…… MORE
As a parent, Liz Pray accepts her 13-year-old son’s return to school. As a school nurse, she doubts the Moses Lake School District in central Washington state is prepared for the challenges that come with schooling amid the coronavirus pandemic. When the pandemic began, her district and schools across Washington donated personal protective equipment (PPE)…… MORE
Chinese golfer Haotong Li hopes to write his own unique piece of history this weekend in San Francisco. But he’s also finding it’s the letters on his cap that are prompting questions about US President Donald Trump. The 25-year-old leads the way by two shots at the halfway point of the PGA Championship at TPC…… MORE
Covid-19 precautions need to stay consistent — whether or not the numbers are coming down — because the more Americans move around the more the virus does too, a health expert said. When case numbers start to come down, people tend to interact more, and more movement predicts how the virus will spread, said Dr.…… MORE
A salmonella outbreak caused by onions is expanding and has infected 640 people from 43 states. At least 85 of them have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. “If you don’t know where your onions are from, don’t eat, serve, or sell them or any food prepared with them,” the CDC…… MORE
When Aimee Ingabire stepped off the plane with her mother, taking her first steps on American soil after a 32-hour journey from the Republic of Congo, she knew her life had changed forever. There she was in Seattle, a 15-year-old fleeing war, thousands of miles from her homeland and suddenly disconnected from her culture and…… MORE
University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley announced Friday that six players are opting out of the 2020 season, including last year’s starting quarterback. The players are defensive lineman Jalen Alexander, defensive back Vincent Flythe, offensive guard Austin Fontaine, quarterback Josh Jackson, offensive lineman Johnny Jordan and linebacker T.J. Kautai. Jackson, Jordan and Fontaine…… MORE
