Where to find the real "hi-filt" masks, and how to spot the fakes
The fit of a mask is as important as its filtration ability, experts say. So is avoiding the many counterfeits.
10,000 stores expected to close this year due to COVID-19
Sellers of clothing, footwear and other apparel items have been hit especially hard as customers shun stores.
New bill would decriminalize selling sex in New York
Under the bill, people in prostitution would have prostitution and loitering charges expunged from their criminal records.
Godiva to close or sell all its U.S. chocolate stores
Closing more than 100 stores is part of the chocolatier's strategy to grow its online customer base.
How one nursing home stayed coronavirus-free and saved lives
COVID-19 has killed more than 100,000 people in nursing homes. It didn't have to be this way, says Rev. Dr. Derrick DeWitt.
Starbucks and Microsoft tapped to help with vaccinations
Starbucks CEO liken the company's role in the mass vaccination effort to building a store with one product.
Many health care workers refuse to get COVID-19 vaccines
"We have a lot more work to do to get health care workers to take the vaccine," one expert said of worker resistance to shots.
Smartwatches can help detect COVID-19 before symptoms show
Your smartwatch may know you have the coronavirus before you do, according to a growing body of research.
Grubhub to deliver Girl Scout cookies during pandemic
Fear not, you can still get your Tagalongs and Thin Mints in a pandemic-safe way this year — through Grubhub.
Keep that online purchase you don't want, get a refund anyway
Amazon and Walmart say it's not worth the cost to process returns on inexpensive and bulky items ordered online.
In a pandemic, health care positions top "Best Jobs" list
Offering excellent pay, physician assistant leads U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of the best jobs in America.
Will the latest loans help restaurants survive winter?
A new round of paycheck protection program loans gives special leeway to restaurants — but might not save eateries hanging on by a thread.
Girls Scouts accuse Boy Scouts of poaching members
Girl Scouts say Boy Scouts are using unfair recruiting tactics to confuse the public and steal its members.
Employers can bar unvaccinated workers, government says
Although some people may be exempt, most workers could be required to get a shot, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has said.
FDA warns of hidden ingredients in "male enhancement" and diet pills
The FDA tested dozens of weight-loss and sexual performance products and found potentially harmful substances.