DEAR ABBY: A friend’s wife died six months ago after a 10-year battle with cancer. He was her faithful caretaker, as she was mostly homebound and bedridden. Jeanne Phillips He told me previously that he has had a female friend for the last four years. He didn’t say, but I think she comes “with benefits” […]
Lockdown, loneliness, and love machines: Economist Noreena Hertz’s new book unpicks our troubled relationship with tech
Summary List Placement Speaking down the line from her north London home in Primrose Hill, it’s not immediately clear if lockdown affected Noreena Hertz much at all. “I’d effectively been in self-isolation for two years already,” she says. “I really do tend to shut the world out when I’m writing.” Once dubbed “one of the […]
Bassett, Lewis goals lift Colorado Rapids past LA Galaxy 2-0
CARSON, Calif. — Cole Bassett and Jonathan Lewis scored and the Colorado Rapids beat the LA Galaxy 2-0 on Saturday night. Colorado (4-4-4) rebounded from a 4-1 loss to FC Dallas on Wednesday night. The Galaxy (4-4-3) had their six-match unbeaten streak snapped. Sam Vines lofted the ball from distance to Bassett, who fired his […]
Bay Area air improving Sunday but wildfire smoke is still an issue
After smoke from wildfires in Mendocino and Humboldt counties led to another day of unhealthy air in parts of the Bay Area Saturday, air quality is expected to improve somewhat Sunday and in the early part of the week, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The Spare the Air alert that was […]
Life was already challenging for student parents; COVID-19 made it much more difficult
Andrea Newmarker poses at the College of Southern Nevada, Henderson campus, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Henderson, Nevada. Newmarker returned to school to become a dialysis technician. | David Becker, for the Deseret News The pandemic halted many resources that student parents need to succeed: on-campus child care centers, in-person study groups, internet access […]
Untold stories from LaVell Edwards’ final season at BYU
BYU coach LaVell Edwards watches his team as the sun sets in his eyes during his final game at Cougar (now LaVell Edwards Stadium) Stadium Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. | Chuck Wing, Deseret News In the first of a two-part series, Cougar players have high hopes of fashioning a special season for Edwards. It didn’t […]
Poll: 51% say it’s safe for children to be back in the classroom
Dominic Francese, left, exits his classroom after school at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School in Park City on Sept. 4. Just over half of Utahns — 51%— think it is safe for children to return to school, according to a new Deseret News/University of Utah Hinckley Institute of Politics poll | Laura Seitz, Deseret News SALT […]
In our opinion: In the American family is the heart and soul of the nation found
Rnwh Moustafa, 4, of Jersey City, N.J., plays under an American flag in New York on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. The Deseret News and Brigham Young University will be releasing the sixth annual American Family Survey. | AP We encourage all to engage in this year’s American Family Survey and lean into conversations it will […]
Inside the Newsroom: Four times Utah made national news, for all the wrong reasons
Utah County residents pack into the Utah County Commision chambers in Provo on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Provo, to voice their opinions on state mandate that students in grades K-12 wear masks in schools. The commission was scheduled to vote on a letter asking Ralph Clegg, executive director of the Utah County Health Department, to […]
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw stumps Rockies in 6-1 Colorado loss at Coors Field
Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw put a cold Rockies lineup on ice Saturday night and Colorado’s late-season slide continued in a 6-1 defeat at Coors Field. Kershaw lasted seven innings with six strikeouts, stumping Nolan Arenado (0-3) and Charlie Blackmon (0-3), while the Rockies’ bullpen was unable to protect an otherwise solid start for Chi Chi […]
The Latest: South Korea’s daily virus total drops slightly
By The Associated Press South Korea __ South Korea’s new coronavirus tally has fallen below 100 for the first time in more than a month, as the country’s recent viral resurgence is gradually easing. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Sunday that the newly counted 82 cases took the country’s total to 22,975 […]
Pac-12 football: After discouraging delay, October restart remains in play
Despite the frustration that engulfed the Pac-12 on Friday in the aftermath of the presidents delaying their vote on a return-to-play schedule, the conference is churning forward with a plan — and it includes an option for games on Oct. 31, according to a source. Yes, the Halloween start remains very much on the table. […]