The lobbying arm of the U.S. coal industry is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty relief, tax cuts and other breaks to help companies ride out the...
March 20, 2020
On a chaotic flight home, some passengers who had been stranded for days aboard a cruise ship after being exposed to the coronavirus suffered breathing problems, many coughed and several...
March 20, 2020
A federal judge in Delaware has rejected an appeal by the producer and stars of the film "Silver Linings Playbook" stemming from a ruling in The Weinstein Co. bankruptcy case....
March 20, 2020
Local business owners are becoming concerned about the current coronavirus disease and the possible impacts on their businesses. Large events are being canceled, shiploads of tourists being quarantined, entire cities,...
March 20, 2020
Joseph Palma, a subcontracted customs worker for American Airlines who was laid off this week, is paying close attention as members of Congress mull over a proposed $58 billion bailout...
March 20, 2020
A drive-through testing center for the new coronavirus will open Tuesday on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson, health officials said Friday. Separately, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced that...
March 20, 2020
CONSULTING Nicole Gomez has been promoted to director of client relations at LSN Partners in Miami Beach. She was an associate the firm. She has been the chief of staff...
March 20, 2020
Under fire from business groups and Republican lawmakers and facing lawsuits over a broad shutdown order designed to slow the spreading coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration defended its actions as...
March 20, 2020
Some states on Friday continued to report huge spikes in new claims for unemployment benefits after a week of widespread business closures as a precaution against the spread of the...
March 20, 2020
Pacific Gas & Electric and California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a deal Friday for the nation's largest utility to emerge from bankruptcy triggered by massive liabilities from wildfires. The governor's...
March 20, 2020
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social...
March 20, 2020
Miami Beach will close down its hotels and enact a curfew on Monday night. In addition, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez ordered the closure of all hotels in the county. An...
March 20, 2020
The critical shortage of medical supplies across the U.S., including testing swabs, protective masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer, can be tied to a sudden drop in imports, mostly from...
March 20, 2020
There are no immediate plans in Washington state to enact more stringent social distancing requirements to fight the spread of coronavirus like those imposed by California, New York and other...
March 20, 2020
It's become a fixture of life under quarantine. Almost daily, President Donald Trump appears on television, flanked by officials, to announce his latest maneuver in the fight against the new...
March 20, 2020
Thirty-six people tested positive for COVID-19 after disembarking from the Costa Luminosa cruise ship Thursday in France, according to Reuters. The cruise company confirmed that three are U.S. citizens. Prior...
March 20, 2020
Wall Street had its worst week since the financial crisis of 2008 as traders went into full retreat out of fear that the coronavirus will plunge the U.S. and other...
March 20, 2020
The hottest new bar's dress code? Your sweatpants. And you don't even have to leave your couch. With bars shuttered and stressed-out workers stuck at home, companies and friend groups...
March 20, 2020
Shoppers are making mad dashes to grocery stores almost every day due to novel coronavirus fears, and grocers are starting to feel the effects. In order to keep up with...
March 20, 2020
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday said the state health director will ban gatherings of more than 10 people to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. Parson said the...
March 20, 2020
President Donald Trump called NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander a “terrible reporter” during Friday's White House news briefing for asking what he would say to Americans who are scared about...
March 20, 2020
Iran's New Year celebration of Nowruz finds it weathering a perfect storm of US sanctions, low oil prices and Covid-19. The resulting humanitarian crisis may make it even more resilient,...
March 20, 2020
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered all state residents to remain in their homes except for essentials, joining similar dramatic efforts in California and New York to limit the...
March 20, 2020
The drive-in theater, long a dwindling nostalgia act in a multiplex world, is experiencing a momentary return to prominence. With nearly all of the nation's movie theaters shuttered due to...
March 20, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 246, 000 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people,...
March 20, 2020
Isolated at home? Then train like an astronaut. That's the inspirational advice from a public engagement specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Astronaut wannabe Rachel Zimmerman-Brachman said...
March 20, 2020
In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by...
March 20, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned all onsite dining at restaurants statewide Friday and the Seminole Tribe closed its casinos, the latest coronavirus -related closures affecting a state that is heavily...
March 20, 2020
Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the corona-virus caused halt of most film and television production....
March 20, 2020
Kansas bars, breweries and restaurants with liquor licenses will be temporarily allowed to sell bottled beer and wine to-go during the pandemic as long as the beverages are opened before...
March 20, 2020
Liberalism is based on a series of commandments. Repeated by politicians and parroted by the press, phrases like “diversity is our strength” become mantras long after they stop making sense....
March 20, 2020
Alabama reported three additional cases of the new coronavirus Friday as another state vehicle factory prepared to shut down and new rules took effect to limit contact between people. State...
March 20, 2020
A week ago, I was that crazy parent. “Did you tell my friends' parents I can't hang out?” my teen protested. Yep, I basically did. Today, we are “sheltering in...
March 20, 2020
As the US focuses on itself and the EU demonstrates its feebleness, Beijing has gone on a soft-power offensive, hoping to refurbish its image by exporting sorely needed medical supplies...
March 20, 2020
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's plan to provide $300 billion in emergency loans to small businesses — loans that will be forgiven if businesses keep their workers employed during the...
March 20, 2020
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that during the coronavirus outbreak she wants a statewide eviction moratorium, to suspend enforcement on expired automobile tabs and driver licenses and has asked...
March 20, 2020
Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers and will contribute $500,000 to sexual harassment eradication programs and a fund that helps opera employees in...
March 20, 2020
Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it has cancelled all of its fights in and out of Midway International Airport, days after federal authorities closed the airport's control tower after technicians...
March 20, 2020
To maintain its global dominance, the US needs the obedience of not only other nations, but international bodies as well. The International Criminal Court, which has again refused to bow,...
March 20, 2020
A popular Warsaw entertainment center looks empty and closed amid a government ordered shutdown from the coronavirus, but inside, cook Bozena Legowska is busy. One hot pizza after another is...
