The coronavirus recession is devastating America’s labor market — and by almost every measure, it’s worse for women than any previous economic slump. Women make up the majority of employees in the hospitality and leisure sector, which shrank by half in just a few weeks as the country went into lockdown. Meanwhile, nurses, who are
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The family of a black 17-year-old fatally shot in the back by a homeowner during an alleged car break-in in Sanford, Florida, has hired Mark O’Mara, the attorney who represented George Zimmerman, the lawyer said. Zimmerman shot and killed another 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin, in the same city in 2012. He was acquitted of all charges
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As coronavirus cases surged across the United States earlier this year, doctors faced a harrowing prospect. Sometime soon, they worried, physicians might have to decide which patients would receive ventilators amid a projected shortage. It’s a crisis Italy faced and one the United States largely avoided. But already, doctors in the US are facing another
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As coronavirus cases surged across the United States earlier this year, doctors faced a harrowing prospect. Sometime soon, they worried, physicians might have to decide which patients would receive ventilators amid a projected shortage. It’s a crisis Italy faced and one the United States largely avoided. But already, doctors in the US are facing another
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For decades, network TV has followed the same routine. Announce revised lineups with great fanfare in May. Spend the summer promoting them. Introduce new series after Labor Day, when kids are back in school and car companies are ready to spend money advertising their new models. Although the upfront presentations, as they’re called, aren’t happening
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump announced Monday that the federal government will begin distributing $11 billion from the latest relief bill to boost state testing efforts. The funds will be allocated based on states’ population size and how heavily they have been impacted by the outbreak. For weeks the White House has resisted calls to
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A few isolated storms early tonight then gradual clearing skies. Not much happening the rest of this week with our weather. Some low-end windy conditions off and on but we will continue to see a mostly dry week ahead. Expect Mostly sunny skies with temps in the upper 80’s and low 90’s. A bit more
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On Tuesday, the special election to fill the seat held by former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill, who resigned amid scandal in late 2019, will be held in California’s 25th District. And despite President Donald Trump’s middling job approval numbers nationally — and especially in California — it appears as though Republican nominee Mike Garcia is
Continue Reading Harrison Sheckler, a graduate student at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, found himself sent home like many college students due to the coronavirus pandemic. With time on his hands and away from friends and professors, Sheckler wanted to unite people through what he knows best: music. The 24-year-old flew home to Charles City,
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People who haven’t yet received a stimulus payment from the federal government face a Wednesday deadline to get direct deposit — otherwise, they’ll have to wait for a paper check. The Internal Revenue Service says individuals have until noon on Wednesday to submit bank account information for direct deposit. People who are owed money but
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The US Justice Department is “assessing all of the evidence” in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery to determine whether federal hate crime charges are appropriate, and is considering the request from Georgia’s attorney general to investigate the handling of the case, agency spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said in a statement Monday. “We will continue to
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Paul “Bear” Vasquez lived simply. He sheltered on the side of a mountain outside Yosemite National Park, grew his own food and woke up every morning to one of the most magnificent views in California. The world may never have known him if not for a spectacular double rainbow. Vasquez, the portly man whose cries
Continue Reading Paul “Bear” Vasquez lived simply. He sheltered on the side of a mountain outside Yosemite National Park, grew his own food and woke up every morning to one of the most magnificent views in California. The world may never have known him if not for a spectacular double rainbow. Vasquez, the portly man whose cries
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WASHINGTON, DC — A new White House policy was distributed to staff Monday directing them to wear masks at all times while working in the West Wing. In the email, sent around to employees Monday afternoon, staffers are told they must wear a mask upon entry, keep social distance from colleagues whenever possible and can
Continue Reading In the town of Bristol that straddles the Virginia-Tennessee line, Joe Deel can see people dining in restaurants 50 yards away in Tennessee. But he can’t accept customers in his Virginia restaurant yet. “If there’s a virus over there, it’s over here,” Deel said. Though split across two states, Bristol is one community, with one
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An “aggressive” cross-border skirmish between Chinese and Indian forces Saturday resulted in minor injuries to troops, a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Defense has confirmed. The incident, which occurred at a remote, mountainous crossing close to Tibet, is the latest in a long line of border flare-ups between the two neighboring powers. “Aggressive behavior
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When George Montgomery moved into his home in Georgia in November 2018, it didn’t take him long to realize the property was abuzz. “I noticed the swarm the spring after I bought the place,” Montgomery told CNN. “You could hear them slapping against the wall as they landed to crawl into the hive.” As a
Continue Reading When George Montgomery moved into his home in Georgia in November 2018, it didn’t take him long to realize the property was abuzz. “I noticed the swarm the spring after I bought the place,” Montgomery told CNN. “You could hear them slapping against the wall as they landed to crawl into the hive.” As a
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Coronavirus infection and hospitalization rates in New York are down to where they were nearly two months ago, and parts of the state will be able to reopen on Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. In the past day, 488 coronavirus patients were admitted to hospitals, similar to the state total from March 19, “before
Continue Reading Nearly all states partially reopened last week and businesses across the country are preparing to welcome customers back. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, things are far from normal. An ice cream shop in Massachusetts had to close its doors on Saturday, just one day after reopening, because customers refused to follow social distancing rules
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Nearly all states partially reopened last week and businesses across the country are preparing to welcome customers back. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, things are far from normal. An ice cream shop in Massachusetts had to close its doors on Saturday, just one day after reopening, because customers refused to follow social distancing rules
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman was killed and her infant child and boyfriend were injured after their car hydroplaned off a wet road into a cement pillar on Mother’s Day, police said Monday. The deadly accident happened about 8 p.m. Sunday in the 3900 block of Delta. The deceased was identified as
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Vice President Mike Pence was spotted arriving at the White House just before 11 a.m. on Monday morning. He didn’t wear a mask nor did the two aides walking near him, according to CNN’s Betsy Klein. Which is odd, given that a close Pence aide — his press secretary, Katie Miller — tested positive for
Continue Reading With fewer drivers on the road during the coronavirus pandemic, police in the Toronto region have charged at least 150 people with street racing or stunt racing — including a 19-year-old driving 191 mph. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has seen a rise in “stunt driving” cases. An OPP officer pulled over a 19-year-old along
Continue Reading Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller has died due to natural causes, his son, actor Ben Stiller said in a tweet. He was 92. “He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad,” the tweet read. Perhaps by most,
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Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller has died due to natural causes, his son, actor Ben Stiller said in a tweet. He was 92. “He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad,” the tweet read. Perhaps by most,
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NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020. Spring training would
Continue Reading Princeton University has named its first black valedictorian in the school’s 274-year history. Nicholas Johnson, a Canadian student majoring in operations research and financial engineering, has been named valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2020, the university announced in a news release. “It feels empowering. Being Princeton’s first Black Valedictorian holds special significance to me particularly
Continue Reading Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, inspired the romantic hero in “Happy Endings,” a 1991 bestselling romance novel. Author Sally Quinn says she was looking for the perfect character to romance her protagonist, who was recently widowed in the second novel, when she met Fauci. “I had not
Continue Reading While most of us yearn for the days when we can actually fly in and out of them again, the world’s top aviation hubs for 2020 have been revealed at the annual Skytrax World Airport Awards. And in what will come as a surprise to virtually no one, Singapore Changi Airport has for the eighth
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