Trump visits Michigan Ford plant amid political tensions, does not wear mask
President Donald Trump traveled on Thursday to the crucial U.S. election battleground state of Michigan to visit a Ford Motor Co plant amid tensions with its Democratic governor during the coronavirus pandemic, opting not to wear a protective face mas…
Federal inmates with COVID-19 in Louisiana continued working for days, union says
The union for corrections officers at one of the U.S. federal prisons hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic has filed a U.S. Labor Department complaint alleging that prison managers failed to isolate several inmates who tested positive for the illnes…
Trump says he may support another coronavirus stimulus bill
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he may support another fiscal stimulus bill to help prop up the economy during the coronavirus outbreak, though he did not provide any details on what he would like to see in such legislation.
Indiana mattress business adapts to lure customers back
Lauren Taylor is figuring out what’s required to run a mattress store in the age of a deadly pandemic.
Trump says Army Corps of Engineers galvanized to help with Michigan flooding
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Army Corps of Engineers has been galvanized to help with flooding in Michigan, which has displaced thousands of residents near the city of Midland.
Floodwaters in Michigan start to recede after heavy rains
Floodwaters that breached two privately-owned dams in Michigan began to recede on Thursday after displacing thousands of people and spreading to a Dow Chemical plant and a nearby hazardous waste cleanup site.
Comcast’s Universal Studios Orlando park to reopen on June 5
Comcast Corp’s Universal Studios Orlando theme park will reopen to the public at reduced capacity on June 5, the company said on Thursday.
CDC will issue guidance on reopening U.S. churches: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would issue guidance for reopening churches very soon, possibly later on Thursday or Friday.
A U.S. Memorial Day weekend like no other, with parties and biker rallies on hold
Tom McNamara had planned to ride his 2013 Harley Road Glide Ultra motorcycle through the heart of Washington on Sunday, joining hundreds of thousands of bikers in a Memorial Day weekend rally in the nation’s capital to raise awareness of U.S. veterans….
The ‘new normal’ for student life – on and off U.S. college campuses
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted in-person education and student life, leaving U.S. colleges and universities scrambling to make plans for the fall semester and beyond.
