Andrew Mendez is a rising senior at the University of Nevada, Reno, double majoring in journalism and Spanish literature. He joined The Times over summer 2021 as a Business reporting intern through his school’s Reynolds Journalism Institute, working from Los Angeles.
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Después de más de un año de retrasos relacionados con la pandemia, las quinceañeras están volviendo. Eso incluye a algunas jóvenes que se perdieron sus fiestas en 2020.
Aug. 21, 2021
After more than a year of pandemic-related delays, quinceañeras are coming back. That includes some celebrants who missed out on their 2020 parties.
Aug. 17, 2021
As the Delta variant spreads, employers are increasingly establishing vaccination mandates for their workers. Here’s how those policies look.
Aug. 25, 2021
Following Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson to the edge of space, Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos ushered in the era of lower-cost commercial spaceflight -- or so many scientists and would-be astro-tourists hope.
July 20, 2021
The billionaire Amazon founder will be one of four passengers aboard the New Shepard, which will carry them to the edge of space and back.
July 20, 2021
Los higienistas dentales están raspando más de un año de sarro de los dientes de los pacientes y escuchando sus tristes historias de pandemia. Es demasiada carga.
June 30, 2021
Dental hygienists are scraping more than a year’s worth of tartar off patients’ teeth and listening to their sad pandemic stories. It’s a lot.
June 29, 2021
Ahora que California ha suavizado sus normas de COVID, muchos clientes de tiendas, restaurantes y hoteles quieren que las cosas sean normales. Esto es lo que piensan los trabajadores.
June 16, 2021
What workers want from customers: Don’t be a jerk, say if you’re vaccinated, and please keep masking
Now that California has eased its COVID rules, many customers at stores, restaurants and hotels want things to be normal. Here’s what workers think.
June 16, 2021
Lumber prices quadrupled, leading to sticker shock — and some stalled and canceled projects — for homeowners and developers.
June 10, 2021