Study Shows COVID-19’s Devastating Impact On Black Immigrant Domestic Workers
Black immigrant domestic workers are triply impacted by the coronavirus crisis: the illness itself, the related economic fallout and systemic…
Essential Justice: Lawyers In The Coronavirus Pandemic
NOW PLAYING Nationwide, courts remain closed and in-person gatherings are still restricted due to the coronavirus. As the pandemic continues,…
Queen Elizabeth Misses Royal Ascot For The First Time In Her 68-Year Reign
LONDON (AP) — Nothing has kept Queen Elizabeth II away from the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting during her 68-year…
Stephen Colbert Compares Mike Pence’s Non-Answer About Rally Safety To Chlamydia
President Donald Trump’s upcoming campaign rally at an arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is nothing to sneeze at. Even Trump-loving Fox…
Bruce Springsteen Wants Trump To ‘Put On A F**king Mask’
Donald Trump isn’t making Bruce Springsteen too proud to be born in the USA, and he’s letting the president know.…
Main Street’s boldest take on Wall Street in bankruptcy stock frenzy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Bryan Quevedo received his U.S. government stimulus check last month, he invested $1,000 in the…
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: FILE PHOTO: Co-director of the intensive care…
Steroids reduce COVID-19 deaths among seriously ill patients, UK study suggests
Dexamethasone may help save up to one-third of patients on ventilators. June 16, 2020, 9:08 PM 5 min read 5…
Watchdogs say Trump admin limiting oversight of virus aid
WASHINGTON — Government watchdogs are warning that a legal determination by the Trump administration could severely limit their ability to…
First lady announces youth art project on women’s suffrage
Melania Trump wants to use art to help children learn about women’s suffrage By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press June 15,…
Ricky Martin Is Here To Save An Uncertain Summer With New Music
Like the rest of us, Ricky Martin had high hopes for 2020. The Latin pop superstar spent the past winter…
Oscars Postpone Ceremony, Extend Eligibility Period Due To COVID-19
The next Oscars ceremony will be held in April instead of February, the latest ripple effect of the COVID-19 crisis…
NYSE to reopen trading floor to some market makers on Wednesday
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak…
JPMorgan to bring back more traders to office next week: source
FILE PHOTO: A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mike…
Embraer to receive $600 million loan, partly backed by government, due to coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is seen at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos,…
House demands coronavirus loan info from Treasury, banks
The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Treasury Department, the Small Business Administration…
Iran’s daily virus death toll tops 100 for first time in two months
(Reuters) – The number of daily deaths from the new coronavirus outbreak topped 100 in Iran for the first time…
Mayor of city with 1st known US COVID-19 case on how she navigated crisis
Cassie Franklin, the 48-year-old mayor of Everett, Washington, came home from a city council meeting one day in March and…
Hawaii grapples with Great Depression-level unemployment as tourism plummets
Peter Yee has been furloughed from his job at a rental car company since late March, and now says he…
More global protests emerge over racism, police actions
Far-right activists scuffled with police Saturday in London and Paris as more Black Lives Matter demonstrations unfolded across Europe. In…
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies for diverting their production facilities to make…
Miami mom pleads not guilty to drowning son in canal
A Miami woman accused of drowning her 9-year-old autistic son in a canal has pleaded not guilty to murder charges…
South Carolina was among the 1st states to reopen. Now new coronavirus cases are rapidly rising.
South Carolina was among the last states to issue a stay-at-home order. Then, on May 4, it was among the…
Ivory Coast first coronavirus case confirmed [The Morning Call]
Ivory Coast has announced its first case of the novel coronavirus while stressing all precautionary measures are being taken. The…
U.S. eases criminal record provision in coronavirus business loan program
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act financial response to the…
Jimmy Kimmel’s Vision For Florida’s Republican National Convention Is ‘Cray-Cray’
The GOP’s relocation of some Republican National Convention events to Jacksonville, Florida, got Jimmy Kimmel thinking Thursday how that will…
Muslim Women Renew Calls For More Inclusive Programs As Mosques Reopen
As the coronavirus outbreak spread, mosques, like many houses of worship, were forced to shutter their doors even during the…
American Cancer Society eliminates 1,000 jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Nonprofit fundraisers have been hard-hit by the coronavirus. June 12, 2020, 3:10 AM 4 min read 4 min read Share…
Robert De Niro Reveals Why Donald Trump’s Botched Coronavirus Response Is So Scary
The actor, speaking with “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, noted how the crisis that’s now killed more than 115,000…
GOP State Senator Asks If Black People Get Coronavirus From Lax Handwashing
Ohio state Sen. Steve Huffman (R) sparked anger this week as he pondered why “the colored population” is more susceptible…
Heathrow starts voluntary redundancy scheme, can’t rule out more job losses
FILE PHOTO: A member of aircrew is seen wearing a protective face mask at Heathrow Airport, as Britain launches its…
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise 555 to 185,416, RKI says
FILE PHOTO: People stroll at the beach promenade, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Warnemuende, Germany, May 27, 2020.…
Many Police Aren’t Wearing Masks, Posing Yet Another Risk To Protesters In A Pandemic
On May 13, five New York City police officers wrestled a 22-year-old mother to the ground in a Brooklyn subway…
How Indie Theaters Are Reimagining The Moviegoing Experience
Above: Tori Baker, President & CEO of the Salt Lake Film Society, in independent movie theater Tower Theater on May…
Lives Lost: Family of doctors loses 2 shining lights
NEW YORK — Priya Khanna may have been destined to practice medicine all along, and not necessarily because she grew…
Mail-in voting delays in primary cause Pennsylvania to sound alarm about November
With Pennsylvania’s presidential and statewide primary June 2 its first election in which any voter could choose to vote by…
As cruise industry prepares to sail, choppy waters are ahead
Some cruise lines are hoping to set sail later this summer but with images of coronavirus-ravaged ships still fresh in…
World leaders won’t gather at UN for first time in 75 years
The president of the U.N. General Assembly says world leaders will not be coming to New York for their annual…
Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate
WASHINGTON — Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different…
BP to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide amid virus pandemic
Energy company BP says it will cut its global workforce by 10,000 jobs amid the ongoing impact of the COVID-19…
George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns
OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk, Nebraska, is a quiet, conservative and predominantly white city of 24,000 people where public protests are…
2 viruses — COVID and racism –devastate the black community and threaten America’s stability
The suffering has been immense. Black Americans have died from the coronavirus at a much higher rate than other racial…
What testing data reveals about possible coronavirus spike in LA
A snapshot of coronavirus testing data from Los Angeles indicates what many have feared — that in the wake of…
China defends its coronavirus response in new report
Senior Chinese health officials have defended their country’s response to the new coronavirus pandemic, saying they provided information in a…
Criminals stealing unemployment benefits as claims surge
Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already…
World reaches 400,000 virus deaths as pope urges caution
BARCELONA, Spain — The confirmed global death toll from the COVID-19 virus reached at least 400,000 fatalities on Sunday, a…
U.S. coronavirus deaths top 110,000 as cases approach 2 million: Reuters tally
A medical worker checks the temperature of an arriving guest during the reopening of Bellagio hotel-casino, closed since March 16,…
Chris Trousdale, Former DreamStreet Star, Dies From Coronavirus At 34
Chris Trousdale, a former member of the boy band DreamStreet, died Tuesday from complications of coronavirus, according to reports. He…
Wife Of Coronavirus-Stricken Actor Nick Cordero Told To Say Goodbye
The wife of coronavirus-stricken actor Nick Cordero said Wednesday that she has been told to “say goodbye” to her husband,…
George Floyd Survived The Coronavirus. Then The Police Killed Him.
At the beginning of April, George Floyd contracted the coronavirus. It’s unclear how severe his case was and if he…
They Were Cleaning Up One Of America’s Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.
Margaret Gordon takes a deep breath of fresh air. After decades of working to improve the air quality in West…
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 407 to 183,678: RKI
FILE PHOTO: People enjoy the day at the Warnemuende beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Warnemuende, Germany, May…
India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as…
Russia reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases, 197 deaths in last 24 hours
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks through a disinfection cabin placed at the entrance of the…
Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus infections
FILE PHOTO: Medical staff wearing protective suits take a rest at an emergency room amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak…
U.S. CDC reports 1,891,690 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 1,891,690 cases of the new coronavirus,…
Poland reports daily jump in coronavirus cases, mostly among miners
WARSAW (Reuters) – A rapid growth of coronavirus infections among miners at Poland’s state-run coal producer JSW boosted the increase…
British places of worship to reopen partly on June 15
LONDON (Reuters) – British places of worship will reopen for individual prayer from June 15, after being closed to the…
UK’s Johnson eyes relaxation of COVID lockdown, extra spending
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June…
France reports 31 more coronavirus deaths, total at 29,142
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s coronavirus death toll, the fifth-highest in the world, rose more slowly on Saturday, while the number…