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More than 20 years ago, it was no surprise that women did the vast majority of child-rearing, as well as all other work around the house. I found that to be true in my dissertation research back in 1999 on gender roles of parents in households, regardless of whether mothers worked outside the home. Two
Continue ReadingAmazon will shut down its Prime Now free two-hour grocery delivery app and website and fold the service into its main platform by the end of the year, the company said Friday. Amazon said it was making the move to simplify the shopping experience for Prime Now customers by allowing them to buy groceries and
Continue ReadingAs the status of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains uncertain, families in the region continue to reel. In just the first week of fighting, more than 200 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. The ministry says more than 1,500 have been injured. At the same time, Israeli officials
Continue ReadingScientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins with help from the Hubble Space Telescope — and it’s not what they expected. The cause of these mysterious millisecond-long radio blasts in space has eluded scientists since the phenomena was discovered in 2007. Given how quick they flare, these
Continue ReadingK-pop supergroup BTS premiered the music video for their new single, “Butter,” on Thursday, and within an hour it had already amassed over 21 million views. The new summer anthem from the seven-member boy band — which includes Jin, J-Hope, RM, Suga, V, Jimin, and Jungkook –had more than 3.89 million concurrent viewers during its
Continue ReadingMore than a decade after the original turned the lights off, “In Treatment” reopens as a series tailor-made for Covid protocols, with three-time Emmy winner Uzo Abuda sliding into the therapist’s chair once occupied by Gabriel Byrne. Featuring four rotating patients (the last again being “Physician, heal thyself”), it’s seemingly an ideal construct after a
Continue ReadingElon Musk said on Friday Tesla may soon come to Russia. “I think we’re close to establishing Tesla presence in Russia and that would be great. And more broadly, also in Kazakhstan and neighboring regions. It’s important for us to support Tesla supporters like yourself,” Musk said via video-link for an event for Russian students
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A faith leader in Portland who’s been outspoken on the issue of gun violence, is now grieving himself. “You know nothing prepares you for it,” Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Pastor Matt Hennessee said. Hennessee says his stepson, 33-year-old Jalon Yoakum was shot and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, Washington (KPTV) — A young boy in southwest Washington is being recognized for an act of bravery. Back in April he saved a young boy from drowning and this week officers arrived to award that boy with several gifts to commemorate his life-saving actions. 11-year-old Aidan
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Days of scouring thrift stores and garage sales for the perfect vintage item are taking new form. Elizabeth Daniel – Decor is bringing “old-fashioned” to life online and making it easier for customers to shop those unique finds. Since she was a teenager,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Missouri (KMOV) — Angela Perkins said she was walking on the trails in Creve Coeur Park Sunday afternoon when she came across a man on a bench. She was near the soccer fields toward the Page Avenue overpass, and she continued walking. Minutes later, she said
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Eighteen people have been charged as a result of a large drug bust in Henderson County. Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin said it was part of Operation WaveRider, an investigation that began eight months ago and is still ongoing. At about 8
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — As the population of unhoused people continues to grow across the Southland, so too is the number of violent crimes. “He was just tired of being asked to leave, so he came randomly one day, charging at me with a, I don’t know, a
Continue ReadingThe Labor Department has exhausted its options for continuing to pay an extra $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits to jobless people in the 22 GOP-led states that are ending them early, an administration official told CNN Thursday. Roughly 3.6 million out-of-work Americans will forgo a total of $21.7 billion in benefits as a
Continue ReadingEarly in the testing phase of Apple’s M1 chipset, a milestone new product for the company, the processor was installed in a batch of Mac computers and given to staffers working on applications that demanded heavy processing power. It was a pivotal moment: the first time Apple had made its own chip for any of
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It hasn’t been a great week for digital currencies. Bitcoin is trading nearly 40% below its record price of $64,000 following a sudden crash sparked by regulatory moves in China. Ethereum is down more than 35% from its all-time high, and dogecoin is off more than 45%. Investors expect cryptocurrencies to be volatile. But the
Continue ReadingThe 2021 Copa América will no longer feature games in co-host Colombia after CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation, announced on Thursday it would move games away from the country. The tournament, delayed by a year amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was due to be jointly hosted for the first time its 105-year history, with matches
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to send families with kids thousands more dollars starting in July could slash child poverty in half — but only if the federal government can successfully deliver the money to all eligible households. While the vast majority of eligible families will receive the monthly payments automatically, very low-income households who
Continue ReadingSupreme Court justices have long criticized each other’s legal reasoning, but they are increasingly impugning their colleagues’ motives and sincerity, in a way that matches the current political climate. The Roberts Court appears to be entering a new era of personal accusation and finger-pointing. In the past, a single justice such as Antonin Scalia could
Continue ReadingThe Russian military plane touched down in heavy wind and light snow, then slid across the icy tarmac. That the large, four-engine Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter could land at all on the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, is a testament to Moscow’s growing military might in this remote part of
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