Americans visited malls this weekend saying they wanted to do Christmas shopping before potential lockdown restrictions are implemented or to avoid Black Friday crowds, as the spreading coronavirus looms over the holiday season.

Tiffany Lambert and her 15-year-old son hunted for an Xbox Series X, a new hard-to-find videogame console, inside the Best Buy Co. store at Crossgates Mall in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday.

“It’s…

This post first appeared on wsj.com

You May Also Like

‘Very glad I was vaccinated’: GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Monday that he had tested…

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank; U.S. slams latest settlement expansion

Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in a West…

Message in a jacket: Jill Biden offers ‘love’ during UK trip

CARBIS BAY, England — Jill Biden is sending a sartorial message of…

Winner of the $1.35B Mega Millions jackpot comes forward to claim the prize

PORTLAND, Maine — The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot…