Health Nov 03 Virus hospitalizations surge as COVID-19 pandemic shadows U.S. election While daily infections are rising in all but three states, the surge is most pronounced the Midwest and Southwest.
Politics Oct 29 Trump’s diversity training order faces lawsuit from NAACP The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed the complaint Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., along with the National Urban League and the National Fair Housing Alliance.
Politics Oct 09 Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors The president has also ordered the Labor Department to set up a new hotline to investigate complaints about anti-racism training sessions that Trump has called “anti-American” and “blame-focused.”…
Nation Sep 23 Mars drops Uncle Ben’s, reveals new name for rice brand The Uncle Ben’s rice brand is changing its name to Ben's Original. Parent company Mars Inc. is the latest company to drop a logo criticized as a racial stereotype.
Health May 01 Women and minorities shoulder front-line work during pandemic An Associated Press analysis of census data shows that the burden of keeping the country open has been borne unevenly across gender, racial and socioeconomic lines.
Economy Mar 30 Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier The one-day strikes likely had a limited impact on consumers, but the unrest called attention to mounting discontent among low-wage workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic, serving the needs of those who can keep safe working…
Health Feb 18 Misinformation on novel coronavirus impacting Asian American businesses Business owners, some of whom have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half, are anxiously waiting for things to return to normal.
Nation Dec 16 How paid parental leave for federal workers could spur wider changes A bill that is expected to receive final congressional approval Tuesday gives 12 weeks of paid leave to mothers and fathers of newborns, newly adopted children or foster children.
Economy Nov 30 Merry Clickmas: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4B This year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, and Adobe Analytics says carts filled on phones, computers and tablets rang up $7.4 billion in transactions.
Nation Nov 21 WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort WeWork said it has laid off 2,400 of its approximately 12,500 employees to “create a more efficient organization.”…