Stories tagged: "holidays"

Pop Culture A giant, glowing Peep rings in the New Year in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Pop Culture A Massive PEEP, Big Mushroom, and Giant Wedge of Cheese: Weird Things Cities Drop on New Year’s Eve

The Times Square ball drop is an iconic part of New Year's Eve celebrations, but other cities mark the occasion with a giant moon pie, an oversized flea, and more quirky items.

Cassandra Stone Cassandra Stone December 30, 2020 5:14 pm EST
Coronavirus Santa Terry works in the Wilmington area. The trick to maintaining Christmas spirit amid a pandemic, he said, is being creative in socially distancing. (Mandy Watkins Chapman/Twig & Feather Photography)
Coronavirus Santas Can’t Do Normal Santa Things This Season. Here’s How They’re Handling the Change.

Long walks on the beach with Santa? Coronavirus is hard on everyone. But these NC Santas say he’s up for the challenge.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy December 23, 2020 1:01 pm EST
Coronavirus Illustrated kids' guide to holidays in the pandemic.
Coronavirus This Year Is Different: A Kids’ Guide to the Holidays

If you're having trouble helping your children understand why the holidays are a little different because of the coronavirus, read this with them.

Sean Galvin December 18, 2020 10:57 am EST
Coronavirus While Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers will still be on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Coronavirus Before You Have Your Big Thanksgiving, Listen to What These Doctors Have to Say

Doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers will still be on the pandemic frontlines as you celebrate Thanksgiving. They have a plea for Americans this year.

Dr. Jafar Haghshenas Dr. Jafar Haghshenas Dr. Crisanto M. Torres Dr. Crisanto M. Torres Dr. Joseph V. Sakran Dr. Joseph V. Sakran November 24, 2020 10:49 am EST

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
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