After a difficult few years for Asian Americans due to a rise in AAPI hate, the Olympic wins of Nathan Chen and Chloe Kim offer a ray of hope.
Author: Michelle Shen, USA TODAY
Google Doodle honors Toni Stone, first woman to play in a men’s major baseball league
Google honored Toni Stone, the first female professional baseball player, as part of Black History Month.
Top companies like Amazon and Google pledged to fight climate change. Are they doing it?
Companies including Apple, Walmart and Amazon made ambitious public pledges to fight climate change. Some are falling short of their goals.
‘Pain at the pump’: Your medium-sized car costs you $12 more per tank of gas than a year ago
Gas prices are continuing to surge up with no signs of slowing down as winter weather and geopolitical tensions raise the price of crude oil.
MIT researchers create new material as strong as steel and light as plastic
MIT researchers have developed a new material that’s as strong as steel but as light as plastic.
Unvaccinated dad loses custody of kids, including immunocompromised child
An unvaccinated father in New Brunswick, Canada, lost custody of his three children, one of which is a 10-year-old immunocompromised child.
Are people leaving Facebook? It depends, but some young users call it ‘cluttered’ and ‘dated’
Meta Platforms announced a decline in daily active Facebook users for the first time in its history, which caused the stock to drop Thursday.
What is Biden’s take on Tesla? White House straddles EV growth, union jobs as petition goes viral
The White House straddles EV growth and union jobs as a petition demanding that Biden acknowledge Tesla’s leadership in the technology goes viral.
How much does it cost to make a Tesla? Earnings show reduced costs and high profits
Tesla’s earning report last week showed record growth in profitability and vehicle production and output. Reducing vehicle costs was key.
Lunar New Year symbolic foods are based on Chinese homophones: A USA TODAY reporter explains
One of my favorite things about Lunar New Year is the fascinating, intricate ties between the language we speak and the foods on the dinner table.