Here’s what you need to know: ImageSeeking assistance at a Delta Air Lines counter at Paris-Charles De Gaulle airport on Thursday.Credit…Thibault Camus/Associated Press Europe condemns the U.S. travel ban as more nations add restrictions. On both sides of the Atlantic on Thursday, the consequences of President Trump’s decision to ban most travel from Europe began…
ImageAt a drive-in testing site for coronavirus in Liege, Belgium, on Wednesday. The United States is far behind many other countries in the number of people being tested for the new virus.Credit…Francois Lenoir/Reuters The ability of the American health care system to absorb a shock — what experts call surge capacity — is much weaker…
Couples are swapping dated wedding traditions for more forward-thinking options: beachfront celebrations for church ceremonies, web-ordained co-workers for religious leaders, and off-the-rack dresses instead of grandma’s heirloom gown. Other traditions, now considered chauvinist or archaic, are also being nixed. “Many obscure rituals are rooted in superstition — the dodging of evil spirits, protecting the couple,…
“Now, your press day is doing a lie-detector test, followed by trying out a new skill, followed by eating insane chicken wings,” said Chris Schonberger, the creator of the talk show “Hot Ones.” Sean Evans, the host of the show, added, “Followed by building an Ikea desk.” On “Hot Ones,” A-list celebrities eat increasingly spicy…
Under normal circumstances, Nicole Mereshensky works out about five times a week at various indoor cycling and high intensity interval training studios around Manhattan. “Fitness is everything to me,” said Ms Mereshensky, a mother of two school-age children. “It grounds me mentally more than anything.” But in the last week, she has been trying to…
This article is part of our latest special report on Design, which is about getting personal with customization. When Wid Chapman and Shachi Shah purchased their Fifth Avenue apartment overlooking Central Park in 2016, they knew they had a lot of work to do. Their goal was to create a personal sanctuary, visually connected to…
Every “Oh wow” in “Human Nature” is matched by an “Oh no” somewhere down the line. Together, these two competing emotions — excitement and unease — make for one pretty fascinating documentary. The film, directed by Adam Bolt, explores Crispr technology, which, broadly speaking, can be used to snip out problematic parts of DNA —…
My husband believes that I am a germaphobe, and I believe he could be more vigilant. I love him, but he has a habit of touching his face during meals, then bringing his fingers to his mouth (to lick crumbs from them or put more food in). With the coronavirus, much of the media has…
When Vice President Mike Pence was asked, earlier this month, if he would feel comfortable taking his children and grandchildren on a trip to Disney World while the coronavirus is spreading, he responded by saying there was no recommendation for Americans to avoid travel. When pressed on the matter, he added that he and his…
Pale and gasping for breath, the thin, elderly man stumbled into the emergency room complaining of fevers and a wet cough that had worsened over the previous week. Coughing spells had prevented him from sleeping, and his panoply of emphysema inhalers did little to quell his wheezing. This was months before “coronavirus” and “pandemic” became…