California Gov. Gavin Newsom's first-in-the-nation plan to pay for and deliver three meals a day to vulnerable seniors during the coronavirus crisis has less than two weeks to launch before...
April 28, 2020
The plethora of online videos showing doctors and nurses doing synchronised dance routines are supposed to show their positive spirit in the face of a killer virus. But they're just...
April 28, 2020
Northwestern University is rejecting the $8.5 million in federal assistance it was allotted earlier this month to help those adversely affected financially by the coronavirus pandemic, school officials said Tuesday....
April 28, 2020
Almost every Floridian deemed ineligible for unemployment benefits so far should reapply, a Department of Economic Opportunity spokeswoman said Tuesday. Nearly 268,000 Floridians have been deemed ineligible since March 15...
April 28, 2020
A Houston medical diagnostic lab is now capable of testing thousands of blood samples for coronavirus antibodies. SynerGene Laboratories, a facility owned by Principle Health Systems, is offering a COVID-19...
April 28, 2020
The Fisher Island Club, where memberships cost $250,000, is asking its members on the ritzy island near Miami to vote on whether they would prefer for the club to accept...
April 28, 2020
Republican state leaders in Oklahoma and Utah are facing scrutiny for spending millions of dollars combined to purchase malaria drugs promoted by President Trump to treat COVID-19 patients that many...
April 28, 2020
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has sent a letter warning a Seattle-based business to halt selling a so-called COVID-19 “vaccine.” Ferguson said in a news release Tuesday that if the...
April 28, 2020
Steve Bullock was the lame-duck governor of solidly red Montana, fresh off a failed Democratic presidential bid, when he announced he'd challenge Republican Sen. Steve Daines for his seat. Days...
April 28, 2020
Yellowstone National Park's largest concessionaire announced it will not begin operations until June 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Xanterra Travel Collection says lodging and service operations will be limited...
April 28, 2020
It's no joke — Tupac Shakur lives in Kentucky and needs unemployment benefits to pay his bills. The Lexington man's name was brought up by Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday...
April 28, 2020
A Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Democratic mayor's temporary ban on the open carry of guns in Mississippi's capital city during part of the coronavirus pandemic....
April 28, 2020
Dozens of motor vehicles circled the Westville Correctional Facility on Tuesday in a protest over the treatment of inmates during a coronavirus outbreak that has reached inside the prison's walls....
April 28, 2020
Facing the stark, startling reality that Congress may not be able to fully resume for a year, House leaders are desperately reaching for work-from-home options after a revolt from the...
April 28, 2020
Despite a pandemic, many Idaho residents are apparently still feeling lucky. Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson said Tuesday that ticket sales were down only about 5% last week, and that...
April 28, 2020
More than a month after Pennsylvania's unemployment compensation system buckled under the strain of COVID-19, Colleen Angeli has yet to receive a dime — and May bills are coming due....
April 28, 2020
Movies that debuted on a streaming service without a theatrical run will be eligible for the Oscars, but only this year. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on...
April 28, 2020
After waiting more than a month to have their unemployment application processed, many Floridians were shocked this week to find their eligibility rejected even when they thought they had met...
April 28, 2020
The Pirates are suspending retirement benefits for members of Pittsburgh's baseball operations staff in an effort to cope with the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. General manager Ben Cherington...
April 28, 2020
Major League Baseball told teams on Tuesday they could decide their own ticket refund policies. Spring training was suspended on March 12 and the regular season was delayed from its...
April 28, 2020
Starbucks said Tuesday that its global sales plunged in the first three months of the year as coronavirus-related shutdowns crippled its global operations. The Seattle-based coffee giant said 98% of...
April 28, 2020
Kansas State University has launched coronavirus testing for students, faculty and staff as confirmed cases in Kansas rose Tuesday by 4.9% to nearly 3,500. Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita...
April 28, 2020
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday after an early gain evaporated, snapping the market's two-day winning streak. The losses were led by companies that have been investor favorites, including...
April 28, 2020
The New START Treaty is set to expire in February 2021. The US insists that China be brought into any new agreement; Russia insists that any new talks include NATO...
April 28, 2020
In what one regulator called a “no-brainer,” customers of four major utilities will get a break on upcoming electric bills as they grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The state Public...
April 28, 2020
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues in Florida, another major grocer told the Miami Herald it has had positive cases in its stores. Aldi says three South Florida locations have...
April 28, 2020
As Brazil careens toward a full-blown public health emergency and economic meltdown, President Jair Bolsonaro has managed to add a third ingredient to the toxic mix: political crisis. Even if...
April 28, 2020
Some U.S. states are beginning the process of easing restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the various plans show that “ normal ” is a long way off....
April 28, 2020
The City Hall in the capital of Texas was vandalized sometime late Monday or early Tuesday with red paint and anti-capitalism graffiti messages as the state prepares to slowly reopen...
April 28, 2020
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The...
April 28, 2020
Three million surgical masks arrived in California as the first shipment in a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect health care...
April 28, 2020
Facing steep budget shortfalls, the state of Oregon has taken its first steps in furloughing workers in order to save money, among the few states in America to do so...
April 28, 2020
As Aurora Expeditions' Greg Mortimer cruise ship approached Uruguay in late March seeking permission to disembark sick passengers, the cruise company encouraged the ship's doctor to downplay the situation on...
April 28, 2020
President Donald Trump defended his administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday as he met with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and promised to help states safely begin reopening their economies....
April 28, 2020
Former Chicago Blackhawks president John McDonough, in his first public comments since he was fired, called his time with the team “the ride of a lifetime.” McDonough also praised owner...
April 28, 2020
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The...
April 28, 2020
British retailers, pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the shutting down of the economy, have cancelled £2.4 billion of contracts with factories in Bangladesh, throwing already poorly-paid garment workers...
April 28, 2020
Hundreds of protesters in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli set fire Tuesday to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers who responded with tear gas and batons in renewed clashes...
April 28, 2020
Jordan Flowers never thought he would become a labor leader. Then the coronavirus forced him to risk his life every time he clocked in. The robotics operator at Amazon's Staten...
April 28, 2020
Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer's usual neighborhood festivals built on music, food...
