CDC Eases Mask Guidelines, Reflecting Covid-19’s Retreat – The Wall Street Journal

Federal officials eased their guidelines on Covid-19 masking, including at schools, in a shift that reflects decreased risks from the Omicron variant, a steep drop in cases and mitigation efforts nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday

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VC Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall isn’t quite ready to invest in the metaverse

Almost exactly two years ago, we talked with Brendan Wallace, the cofounder of the property- and real-estate-tech-focused venture firm Fifth Wall, about a trip from which he’d just returned. His visit had been to Singapore, where he described scenes of

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Florida man accused of throwing family’s puppy against wall, blinding it, police say

A Florida man was arrested Friday after he allegedly threw a family’s 14-week-old puppy against a wall while babysitting, according to reports.  The suspect, identified as Willie Earl Capehart, 62, was supposed to be watching the puppy and two children at a residence in

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Teen killed in a Los Angeles store after a police officer’s shot penetrates wall of dressing room, officials say

One of the shots penetrated a wall and struck the girl, Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Dominic Choi told reporters during a news conference. “Preliminary, we believe that round was an officer’s round,” Choi said. The man suspected in

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Wall Street isn’t sweating the mixed jobs report

The Dow was down slightly in mid-afternoon trading, but alternated between small gains and declines throughout the early trading session. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also hovered between modest increases and drops. If these three indexes manage to finish the

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