Although nearly 40 million Americans have lost their jobs and small businesses are struggling to stay solvent, you might not realize that if you only […]
Month: May 2020
Boeing to lay off almost 7,000 workers this week, for total of 12,000 job losses
Boeing announced plans to lay off almost 7,000 workers this week, as the coronavirus crisis continues to hammer the aircraft manufacturer. “We have come to […]
As Starbucks locations reopen nationwide, workers question why they should risk their life ‘for a frappuccino’
Restless coffee addicts emerging from lockdowns are doubtlessly cheering the return of some normalcy, after Starbucks said it would be reopening almost 90 percent of […]
Latino college graduates worry about their futures in a pandemic economy
Alexis Aviles, 22, had it all planned out. The recent University of Richmond graduate was going to move to Chicago and pursue a job with […]
Perhaps a return to the office isn’t so bad?
Working from home may have its fans, but employees returning to the office are wondering how it will all work. It turns out that getting […]
How museums are preparing to open amid coronavirus crisis
With all 50 states in some stage of post-pandemic reopening, that means many museums are back welcoming visitors to art- and history-filled halls. Doing so […]
Countries try ‘travel bubbles’ to save post-lockdown tourist season
LONDON — Never heard of “travel bubbles” or “air bridges”? Read on because what you learn just might save your summer vacation now that we […]
Hertz, JCPenney, JCrew join list of businesses filing bankruptcy
WASHINGTON — When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, there will be more than a few words devoted to the retailers the virus […]
Hertz files for bankruptcy protection after more than 100 years in car rental business
Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted 102-year-old car […]
In Los Angeles County, July 4 could mean independence from lockdown
LOS ANGELES — The nation’s most populous county is aiming for a July 4 reopening as public health and policy experts say the coronavirus pandemic […]
Congress is moving to another round of coronavirus relief. Here are the battle lines.
WASHINGTON — Congress is moving toward another round of coronavirus relief as jittery Republican senators demand action and the Trump administration says more legislation is […]
‘Hundreds of millions’ in bogus jobless benefits paid out to imposters
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Impostors have used the stolen information of tens of thousands of people in Washington to fraudulently receive hundreds of millions of dollars […]
New weekly figures show almost 40 million people lost their job since the pandemic
Another 2.44 million Americans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total number of people who lost their job so far during the […]
Community news media, a ‘lifeline’ for Latino families, now under threat by coronavirus
Hundreds of people have been messaging journalist Brenda Murphy on social media on a weekly basis since the coronavirus pandemic started hitting the Latino communities […]
Britain’s Rolls-Royce to axe 9,000 jobs in air travel slump
Rolls-Royce, which makes engines for planes such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus 350, plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs, or more than one-sixth […]