By Amanda Foster | June 25, 2020 at 5:36 PM EDT - Updated June 25 at 10:43 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association is calling the state’s Phase 2 extension a … [Read more...] about NC Bar and Tavern Association calls governor’s Phase 2 extension ‘death warrant’ for local bars
Special Coverage: Coronavirus
Trump administration supports another set of coronavirus stimulus payments
‘It’ll be very good. It’ll be very generous’ Mnuchin says next stimulus bill will be 'much more targeted' June 25, 2020 at 5:03 PM EDT - Updated June 25 at 6:24 PM (CNN) – … [Read more...] about Trump administration supports another set of coronavirus stimulus payments
Those face mask exemption cards seen on social media are fake
Skip to content Wearing face mask could be difference between life and death, officials say June 25, 2020 at 1:22 PM EDT - Updated June 25 at 5:54 PM (CNN) - The … [Read more...] about Those face mask exemption cards seen on social media are fake
US health officials believe 20M Americans have had virus
By ZEKE MILLER and MARILYNN MARCHIONE | June 25, 2020 at 2:28 PM EDT - Updated June 25 at 4:06 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the … [Read more...] about US health officials believe 20M Americans have had virus
Duke University scholars weigh in on challenges of validating, manufacturing a vaccine quickly
By Kristi O'Connor | June 24, 2020 at 9:52 PM EDT - Updated June 25 at 3:50 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore is making progress on a potential vaccine for … [Read more...] about Duke University scholars weigh in on challenges of validating, manufacturing a vaccine quickly
Audit: US sent $1.4B in virus stimulus payments to dead people
By MARCY GORDON | June 25, 2020 at 12:27 PM EDT - Updated October 20 at 4:44 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.1 million coronavirus relief payments totaling some $1.4 billion went to dead people, … [Read more...] about Audit: US sent $1.4B in virus stimulus payments to dead people
US job market’s modest improvement may be stalling
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer | June 25, 2020 at 7:44 AM EDT - Updated June 25 at 4:14 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely … [Read more...] about US job market’s modest improvement may be stalling
Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | June 25, 2020 at 6:30 AM EDT - Updated June 25 at 7:36 AM (AP) - Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the winners of the closest races … [Read more...] about Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Some states pause reopening as virus cases near record high
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ELAINE KURTENBACH | June 25, 2020 at 5:23 AM EDT - Updated October 20 at 4:49 PM NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus crisis deepened in Arizona on Thursday, and the governor … [Read more...] about Some states pause reopening as virus cases near record high
Report: ‘Baffling’ errors at Mass. vets home where nearly 80 died of coronavirus
By Alanna Durkin Richer | June 25, 2020 at 4:07 AM EDT - Updated June 25 at 4:07 AM BOSTON (AP) - The leadership of a home for aging veterans in Massachusetts where nearly 80 residents sickened … [Read more...] about Report: ‘Baffling’ errors at Mass. vets home where nearly 80 died of coronavirus