By Ryan Woo and Enrico Dela Cruz BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) – The first death from the coronavirus outside of China was reported on Sunday and the Beijing government took steps to shore up an economy hit by travel curbs and business shut-downs because of the epidemic. A 44-year-old Chinese man from the city of Wuhan in […]
CULIACAN, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The daughter of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman married another offspring of a drug empire in a lavish ceremony held in the cathedral of Sinaloa’s state capital Culiacan, Mexican media reported, in a new display of her family’s prominence. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman married Edgar Cazares, the nephew of […]
Here’s the dirt on the most controversial book of the year so far — and no, we’re not talking about John Bolton’s upcoming tome that has rattled the impeachment trial. It’s “American Dirt,” a novel written by Jeanine Cummins that hit shelves last week. The story follows a Mexican mother named Lydia and her son […]
MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto Uncle Sam isn’t bringing nachos to you Super Bowl party, he’s bring a tax break. Here’s the sad fact for the 26 million Americans expected to bet billions on Sunday’s Super Bowl — some of you will be losing your money. But this could cheer you up a bit: Uncle Sam might […]
As public health authorities work to halt the spread of coronavirus in the U.S., they’ll face two major obstacles: eroding trust in the media and medical system, and fake news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday the first instance of person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus in the U.S. after the husband of […]
The can: Bud Light Seltzer, $3 per can or $15.99 per 12-pack. The back story: So much for enjoying a cold beer while watching the big game. This Super Bowl, Americans may be reaching for a different hard beverage — a hard seltzer, to be exact. The drink has become all the rage in the […]
Dear Moneyist, I live with my 65-year-old widowed mother and my two adolescent daughters, who are 11 and 13 years old. My father gave me half of the ownership of the house when he died. My mom is dating a 75-year-old man who lives nearby at a retirement home. My youngest daughter told me that […]
1 / 3 Chinese tourists desert Thai resort as coronavirus spreads Tourists are seen at a walking street in Phuket By Juarawee Kittisilpa PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) – The narrow laneways and pastel-coloured shophouses of Phuket Old Town are usually bustling with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears […]
(Bloomberg) — The Iowa City Press-Citizen on Friday endorsed Amy Klobuchar for president, saying she “has the capacity to unify our country.” In an unsigned editorial, the 14,000-circulation newspaper in Iowa’s fifth-largest city cites the Minnesota senator’s track record in elections in her home state, saying she has the “ability to appeal across urban, rural […]
WASHINGTON – Demands by Democrats to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump evidently failed Friday when Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she would oppose the motion. The Senate was headed toward a late afternoon vote on the witness question, with little doubt about the outcome. No more than two Republican senators, […]