Category: News


Tech that’s so 2020: Why Google, PS5 make our Tech Turkeys list this year


Thursday is around the corner, and while many of us will be refraining from traveling for Thanksgiving, USA TODAY will continue our annual tradition. It’s time to roll back the clock and look at the top tech turkeys of the year, the products or companies that let us down, big time in 2020.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/11/23/best-worst-tech-2020-google-playstation-tiktok-ban/6333444002/

Utah monolith: Internet sleuths got there, but its origins are still a mystery


When officials in Utah on Monday revealed they had found a shimmering, metal structure deep in the Red Rock desert, they refused to say exactly where.

US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House


Answering reporters’ questions for the first time since losing the 3 November vote, Mr Trump insisted, however, that “this race is far from over”.

South Korea agency says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un ordered executions, locked down capital


North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang, as part of frantic efforts to guard against the coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Friday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2020/11/27/south-korea-says-north-korea-kim-jong-un-executions-covid/6435409002/

Will gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Target, Macy’s, other stores offering same-day delivery for holiday rush


On top of the typical holiday crush, carriers ranging from the U.S. Postal Service to UPS will be ferrying millions of packages to shoppers who’ve made online shopping their go-to for daily purchases amid the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered stores and confined many largely to their homes.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/holidays/2020/11/27/holiday-shopping-christmas-shipping-deadline-fedex-ups-usps/6340037002/

‘I have concerns’: Americans crowding airports for Thanksgiving, despite CDC plea to stay home


In spite of a plea from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stay put over Thanksgiving, Americans appear to be traveling to be with family and friends for the holiday.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2020/11/23/thanksgiving-travel-millions-pass-through-airports-despite-covid-19/6387694002/

Supreme Court blocks strict COVID-19 restrictions on some New York houses of worship


The Supreme Court placed religious freedom before pandemic precautions Wednesday night, temporarily blocking recent rules in New York that severely restricted gatherings at houses of worship in areas hit hardest by COVID-19.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/26/religious-freedom-supreme-court-blocks-covid-limits-n-y-churches/3767379001/

Johnny Depp libel case appeal bid turned down


The Pirates Of The Caribbean actor sued the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN), for libel over a 2018 article labelling him a “wife beater”.