fitness America's Obesity Epidemic is a Challenge for the Military More than 70% of Americans ages 17-24 don’t meet the fitness standards to serve in the military, due to a variety of reasons including obesity. That creates a challenge for recruiters and the staff trying to keep personnel fit and healthy.
figure skating Even Without His ‘Lucky Ponytail,' Olympic Figure Skater Jason Brown Is Still Crazy Talented Figure skater Jason Brown has always been known for his bubbly personality and his ponytail flowing through jumps and spins on the ice, but when he makes his second Olympic appearance in Beijing this February, he’ll be rocking a whole new look.
United States A Timeline of the Day the World Changed: March 11, 2020 On March 11, 2020, it became undeniable that the novel coronavirus would change our lives in a drastic way. We looked back at the day the world changed.
United States After Virus, How Will Americans' View of the World Change? A thick thread of the American experience has always been to hold the rest of the world at arm's length, whether in economics, technology or cultural exchange
Coronavirus Global Coronavirus Updates: Europe's Hospitals Buckle; Gov. Takes Ventilators for NYC Medical workers in the U.S. and Europe are watching supplies of medicine, protective equipment and breathing machines dwindle by the hour
Economy Stocks Drop as Coronavirus Crunches the Job Market, Economy U.S. unemployment numbers were a “hard dose of economic reality” for markets, Jeffrey Halley of Oanda said in a report
Jobs report A Bleak US Jobs Report Likely Portends Even Deeper Losses For the April jobs report that will be released in early May, economists expect as many as a record 20 million losses
Coronavirus 30 States Issue Stay at Home Orders as Death Toll Passes 3,000 The United States has now tested one million people for the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19. As of Tuesday, nearly 164,000 cases have been confirmed, and more than 3,000 have died. As the toll of the pandemic continues to rise, 30 states have issued stay-at-home orders and more industries are pitching in to provide emergency medical supplies.
United States Global Coronavirus Updates: World Infections Top 800K; US Toll Eclipses Official China Count “This is going to be a long-term battle and we cannot let down our guard," said one WHO official
Coronavirus US Virus Updates: Empire State Building Flashes ‘Siren' Lights; 11 Vets Die at Mass. Home Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.