Outcry over racial data grows as virus slams black Americans
As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. Leaders...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders drops out of the 2020 Presidential race
Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday. This clears a path to the Democratic nomination for former Vice President Joe Biden, and a...
Lowe’s giving employees Easter Sunday off
Lowe’s says that on Easter Sunday, the stores and distribution centers across the US and Canada will be closed, to give all of their workers...
A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, far exceeding a record high set just last week, a sign...
FDA calls for removal of Zantac from market
The US Food and Drug Administration is asking for the complete removal of heartburn medication Zantac from the market. The FDA issued its request yesterday...
Kroger offering a bonus to employees
Kroger has announced a special “hero bonus” for their hourly employees. It’s an extra $2 per hour for their employees, working between March 29 and...
Trump uses wartime act but GM says it’s already moving fast
President Donald Trump on Friday invoked the Defense Production Act after claiming that GM wasn’t moving fast enough to make much-needed ventilators in response to...
Trump extends voluntary national shutdown, braces US for big death toll
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is bracing the United States for a grim death toll from the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday he extended the...
Country star Joe Diffie dies of complications from the coronavirus
Grammy award-winning Country artist Joe Diffie passed away on Sunday, March 29, in Nashville. His death comes just two days after his representatives announced that...
Some companies offering freebies for medical workers
Some companies are showing their gratitude to those working the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic on the front lines. Nurses and doctors can get...