02:44 Gasoline prices in the United States have been on a tear lately.They always go up in the summer months,but this year prices rose earlier than usual,in part,because a major pipelin
02:54 In a normal year, tens of thousands of Americans die of the flu.The 2020-21 flu season just ended with roughly 600 deaths in the U.S.Regular colds also fell dramatically this year
02:50 In the U.S., where vaccination rates are relatively high, there is optimism that the worst of the pandemic is over. Not so north of the border. Canada is struggling with a third w
03:08 This Fridaymarks International Jazz Day.It’s a day that was declared by the United Nations in 2011 to highlight the musical genre and its diplomatic role in bringing people of all
02:40 For many of the newly-vaccinated against the coronavirus, it has become a rite of passage to post about it on social media.In the U.S. proof of vaccination comes on a CDC issued c
03:19 According to the National Restaurant Association, between March of 2020 and January of this year, more than 110,000 U.S. restaurants had to close.The industry lostroughly 250 bill
02:43 For public school students and their families, this year's school experience, whichlargelyhas been remote, has beenvery tough. For single parents the challengeshave been worse. O
02:43 U.S. President Joe Biden predicts that in about three weeks 90 percent of eligible Americans will have had their first COVID-19 vaccination. As more Americans are being vaccinate
02:16 The price ofbitcoinhas soared this year hitting a record high of $61,000.As interest in cryptocurrency rises, so does demand forBitcoinATMs, which are rapidly popping up in some
02:54 In the early days of the pandemic, healthcare providers knew little about how best to treat COVID-19 patients.Some were given hydroxychloroquine, a drug which was later found to
02:45 Broadway shows were once a top tourist draw generating billions of dollars in economic activity for the city of New York every year. But the pandemic shut all of that down decima
02:32 A year after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has some positive new guidance that offers hope to those experiencing
03:19 A year after pandemic, many people are experiencing pandemic fatigue and have started to travel.While there are clear ways to minimize COVID risks whiletraveling,the U.S. Centers
03:00 The world is in a race to get as many people vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible to contain the pandemic and rebuild economies.But children who represent a substantial percen
02:48 Women's History Month is celebrated every March to mark the contributions of women throughout history.2020 will go down in the history books as one of the most challengingforwome
02:39 The Biden administration wants to raise the federal minimum wage which hasn’t gone up since 2009, making it difficult for many to survive.He’s proposed a rate hike in his new $1.
02:35 For those who work in the arts, the pandemic has been catastrophic. Concert and performance spaces have been shut in many parts of the world making it virtually impossible for pe