W. Virginia gov’s coal companies to appeal lawsuit rulings
An appeal is planned in rulings against coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in a lawsuit that accused them of defaulting on a mining contract …
Month: April 2020
Tyson temporarily closes Nebraska beef plant for cleaning
Tyson Foods says it’s temporarily suspending operations at a Nebraska beef processing plant that is the largest employer for neighboring Sioux City, Iowa, after a surge of coronavirus cases in the area …
US mortgage rates at all-time lows; 30-year loan at 3.23%
Long-term mortgage rates tumbled to all-time lows this week as the economy and housing market continued to reel from the business and social shutdown spurred by the coronavirus pandemic …
Man charged with hate crime over fire set at Missouri mosque
Prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque last week with a hate crime and other counts …
NYC subway will halt overnight service due to virus
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York City is shutting down its subway system each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavirus crisis …
Man pleads guilty to racist threats against black activist
A white man has pleaded guilty to making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia to deter him from running for office in a city where violence erupted during a white nationalist rally …
Another glut of US unemployment applications is expected
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s …
Baltimore turns to aerial surveillance as homicides continue
Starting Friday, nearly the entire city of Baltimore will be constantly recorded from the sky …
Fed expands Main Street Lending Program for businesses
The Federal Reserve says it is expanding a major lending program to provide support for businesses struggling to cope with the economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic …
Meatpackers welcome Trump order; others question virus risks
Big meatpacking companies that have struggled to keep plants open during the coronavirus crisis say they welcome President Donald Trump’s executive order that plants must remain open …
Orthodox Jews beset by virus grapple with NYC mayor’s rebuke
It started with a funeral that got out of hand …
Debate flares over legal protections as businesses open up
As governments across the United States gradually allow businesses to reopen, leaders are grappling with how much legal protection to give companies in case their workers get sick from the coronavirus …