May 15, 2021

How should you prepare for proposed tax changes?

Eighth-grade chemistry was not very memorable except for two things: our teacher said worsh instead of wash and we had a project called “sludge” where […]
May 15, 2021

What are those lights in the sky? Satellites or UFOs?

For the layman, maybe it’s a more direct question — are aliens real? People may joke about the existence of aliens, while others truly believe […]
May 15, 2021

More golf and a new neighborhood as Cragun’s Resort undertakes major developments

Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake is completing renovations to its golf courses along with building another nine holes, plus establishing a new 69-home neighborhood from […]
May 14, 2021

The Latest: Louisiana further eases state mask requirements

BATON ROUGE, La. –Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has further eased the state’s mask requirements. Edwards largely dropped the state mask mandate on April 27, […]
May 14, 2021

The Latest: Walmart: Vaccinated US shoppers won't need masks

NEW YORK — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said Friday that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. […]
May 14, 2021

Cuba rolls out mass vaccines while awaiting study results

HAVANA — The jab didn’t even hurt, and Mabel Aguilera figures it may finally let her see granddaughters on the other side of Cuba who […]
May 14, 2021

Stocks close higher with help from tech, still down for week

Stocks closed higher for the second day in a row but still ended with a weekly loss after three sizable drops earlier in the week. […]
May 14, 2021

Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation's capital

Gas shortages at the pumps have spread from the South, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown […]
May 14, 2021

Officials: Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot

LOS ANGELES — A Tesla involved in a fatal crash on a Southern California freeway last week was operating on Autopilot at the time, authorities […]
May 14, 2021

California budget has $35 million for basic income programs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state’s massive budget surplus to give poor people money each month […]