And so in late May, when she saw images of raucous downtown protests on social media, when she read the details of the killing of Ms. Taylor, who, like her, was young, Black and from Louisville, Ms. Scott knew she had no choice. She had to take to the streets. …...Read More

Like many hotels pummeled by the pandemic, the InterContinental Times Square is trying to hang on. After tourists stopped arriving this spring, the 607-room property transformed into housing for doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients. When they checked out, the high-rise began offering blocks of rooms as office space. And …...Read More

The pandemic has been hard on travel. According to the U.S. Travel Association, it has caused $386 billion in cumulative losses, but the pain hasn’t been evenly distributed. Cities, which are largely reliant on business and group travel, have suffered more compared to rural and outdoor destinations where it is …...Read More

Now Ms. Rangel, 53, is in the middle of a new struggle. Hers is one of several families of JBS employees in Greeley seeking compensation for a death caused by Covid-19. The company has denied her family’s claim, as well as at least two others, according to lawyers representing the …...Read More

U-pick farms — the choose-your-own-fruit-and-vegetable patches that draw droves each summer and fall — have been especially busy this year. Some farms have been so picked over that they’ve had to close their fields for a day or longer to let new fruit ripen. With apple-and-pumpkin season in full swing, …...Read More

Advertisement Drinkers enjoyed one last beer in Paris last night as the shutters came down on the French capital's bars for at least two weeks due to coronavirus. Half-empty bottles of wine were lined up on counters at the end of the evening, ready to be poured away, while fridges …...Read More

Benidorm has launched a new all-inclusive deal as the Spanish resort town tries to tempt tourists back after being virtually shut down during coronavirus lockdown. For £245 per person, visitors can stay for six nights in one of 250 apartments in the city while eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at …...Read More

Rishi Sunak hinted that tax rises could be delayed to save jobs today as it emerged firms have already made plans to lay off 500,000 people during the coronavirus crisis. After using his Tory conference speech to warn hikes will be needed, the Chancellor insisted his 'focus at the moment' …...Read More

Paris in the fifties, and in a dimly lit bar a young man tinkles the same tune on the piano over and again. He looks forlorn, with a hangdog expression that – years later - the British public will come to know and love. It’s a snapshot from a charming …...Read More

A man has revealed how he transformed from 'obese into beast' after a difficult break up spurred him on to change his life. After his ex walked out on him at 26st, Phelim Stack, 29, from Bristol, hit the gym, losing almost half his body weight in just 18 months, …...Read More