Mayra Hicks took measured steps to change how she does business in mid-March before she was forced to shut down her shop because of the coronavirus. So when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans Monday to restart the state’s economy, clearing the way for businesses like
Andy Cohen is speaking out about what he says is a discriminatory practice happening at the federal level when it comes to LGBTQ people being able to donate blood and convalescent plasma. The 51-year-old talk show host tested positive for the coronavirus in March and recovered from COVID-19
WASHINGTON — A recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic and a burst of government spending on testing, health care and aid to businesses and households will nearly quadruple the government’s budget deficit to $3.7 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday. The 2020 budget deficit
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who faced backlash for her strict stay-at-home mandate, on Friday extended the order until May 15 but eased some restrictions on public activities as the state’s coronavirus cases stabilize. “But it depends on you,” Whitmer, a Democrat, said during her daily briefing. “If
WASHINGTON — Another Navy ship at sea has reported a coronavirus outbreak and is returning to port, the Navy said Friday. Navy officials said at least 18 members of the crew of a destroyer, the USS Kidd, have tested positive and it expects the number
If you go to the same job every day and spend all day waiting for the chance to go home, you are not alone. Many people live this way and often spend some of the best years of their lives sitting at a desk waiting
WASHINGTON — Today’s First Read Ad Watch heads to northwest Georgia for the battle to replace retiring GOP Rep. Tom Graves, where there are some very different ways that candidates are messaging on coronavirus. In Clayton Fuller’s recent spot in the deep-red district, he begins by talking
LOS ANGELES — “Mrs. America,” which dramatizes the Equal Rights Amendment fight that pitted a surprising and determined opponent against a deep bench of supporters, is a marvel in many ways. The impressive cast includes Cate Blanchett and Margo Martindale. The miniseries was created by