The CEO of an industry group representing major U.S. airlines reportedly balked at federal health officials’ complaints that flying passenger planes at full capacity during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous, and argued Tuesday that social distancing on planes is impossible. “You can’t social distance on an airplane,” Nicholas E. Calio, the CEO of Airlines for […]
Those registering for President Donald Trump’s massive rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next week will notice a message on his campaign website when they sign up: You may contract COVID-19 at the rally, but it’s not Trump’s fault. The legal disclaimer is the closest Trump has come in weeks to acknowledging that the coronavirus is still […]
Talk about failing to exercise good judgment: A Wisconsin gym is under fire after promoting an “I Can’t Breathe” workout. The Anytime Fitness in Wauwatosa recently offered a 35-minute drill of burpees and row exercises that was meant to honor the memory of George Floyd, a Black man who died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, […]
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David Harris’s world has shrunk to the size of his front room. Seven weeks ago he developed Covid-19 symptoms that he describes as being like a bad flu. That was when the freelance architect, 42, first began to isolate himself at the home in Bristol he shares with his wife and baby daughter. After a […]
Catherine Carberry would love to go back to work. The staffing agency she works for in Easton, Pennsylvania, regularly offers her temporary gigs at nearby factories and warehouses. The jobs even pay a few dollars more an hour than she’s used to making. But Carberry, 40, can’t work. It’s not because she’s at high risk […]
In our series What It’s Like, we speak with people from a wide range of backgrounds about how their lives have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For our latest installment, we spoke with Emily Levin, principal harpist at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO). Levin, who first started playing the harp at age […]
Top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Monday that protests against coronavirus safety measures could “backfire” and that the economy cannot recover until the virus is under control. “Clearly this is something that is hurting from the standpoint of economics … but unless we get the virus under control, the real recovery economically […]
The Rolling Stones came through with a particularly poignant presentation in these hard times, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” in their performance Saturday in the international Global Citizen concert. Sometimes, you get what you need. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts performed “together,” each from their own homes, in the […]
I don’t know about you, but the new coronavirus pandemic has got me wanting to cook less, not more. At this point, 3-ingredient recipes are getting me through. Maybe it’s because it feels like I’ve been making breakfast, lunch, and dinner every single day without a break. (I usually go out to eat two or […]
Americans who become ill from the novel coronavirus shouldn’t have to worry about losing their homes because they’re sick. And the law is on their side: Landlords aren’t permitted to even ask about ailing tenants’ medical conditions, let alone evict them. The federal Fair Housing Act prohibits landlords from discrimination against tenants with disabilities, and […]
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction sought by clinics to prevent the state from forbidding abortions as part of a ban on elective medical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
A father has won temporary full custody of his daughter because of his ex-wife’s profession: She is an emergency room doctor working during the COVID-19 pandemic and, according to a Florida judge, risks infecting their child. “I feel like the family court system now is stressing me almost more than the virus,” Dr. Theresa Greene, who […]
After three weeks of remote learning, Atlanta special education teacher Patrick Hawkins still has not heard from two of his elementary students. He’s texted their families, he’s emailed and called. “I’ve done anything you can do to get in contact with a parent, and still no response,” said Hawkins, who works at a district charter […]
General Motors factories aren’t about to start churning out ventilators. But some smaller manufacturers that supply parts for GM vehicles are about to shift production in order to help companies already making ventilators produce even more of them. That could make a real difference, especially if more suppliers do the same. GM is working with […]