Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan
President Donald Trump says he won’t approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to…
Chipotle Mexican Grill to pay $25M Fine Food Safety Case
The charges related to “adulterated food that sickened more than 1,100 people across the United States from 2015 to 2018,” the department said in a release. The fine is the…
Official: ‘Unacceptable’ to transport bodies in pickup truck
A spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health says transporting bodies from a hospital to the medical examiner’s office in the back of a pickup truck is “unacceptable.” April…
UN food agency chief: World on brink of ‘a hunger pandemic’
The head of the U_N_ food agency is warning that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink of a hunger pandemic.” By…
Criminal records shut small biz owners out of aid program
WASHINGTON — Damon West was hoping the government’s coronavirus rescue package for small business owners would help replace the income he’s lost now that he can’t travel the country as…
Trump defends decision to furlough Mar-a-Lago employees
President Donald Trump is defending his company’s decision to furlough hundreds of employees because of the coronavirus pandemic, after his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida revealed this week it is…
Democrats claim victory getting Senate to pass money for hospitals, testing in $484B small business relief package
The Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal Tuesday afternoon that will pump another $310 billion into the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal program designed to extend loans to small business…
Global health crisis pits economic against health concerns
WASHINGTON — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart…
Trump says he’s close to a deal with Congress on virus aid
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Congress are nearing an agreement on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out…
Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside
However, some worker experts, union leaders and small grocery owners believe it has become too dangerous to let customers browse aisles, coming into close range with workers. Grocery stores are…