States are running out of unemployment money, but claimants shouldn’t worry
KLH49/iStockBy VICTOR ORDONEZ and LAYNE WINN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — State unemployment trusts appear to be either at or nearing depletion this week as nine states requested to borrow a collective $38 billion from the Federal
Amazon shares skyrocket amid COVID pandemic, but some workers question 'human cost'
jetcityimage/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the U.S. economy, forcing many businesses to shutter, at least temporarily, and others to drastically change the way they do business. But one company
Pentagon funds tech firm's push to identify COVID-19 cases with body-worn sensors
physIQBy MIKE LEVINE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is working with a prominent technology company to use body-worn sensors to identify Americans infected with the novel coronavirus even before symptoms start to appear. The nascent project,
Experts worry push for 2020 mail voting could leave Native American voters behind
Bill Oxford/iStockBy ALISA WIERSEMA, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As many election officials across the country move to bolster vote by mail efforts in their states amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some leaders in Native American communities are
Army secretary says it's time to get soldiers back to training again
Niyazz/iStockBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN and MATT SEYLER, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In early April, the United States Army did something it had never done before: it stopped sending recruits to basic training. In the midst of
Frontier rescinds plan to charge passengers extra to guarantee empty middle seat
Laser1987/iStockBy MINA KAJI and AMANDA MAILE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Frontier is rescinding plans to charge passengers extra to guarantee the middle seat next to them would be empty after the airline faced harsh criticism from
Duchess Kate launches photo project to show life during coronavirus pandemic
Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesBy KATIE KINDELAN, ABC News (LONDON) — Duchess Kate, who has become known for her own photography skills, has launched a photography project to capture life during the coronavirus pandemic. Kate, 38, and the National
Nursing homes seek $10B from feds as coronavirus cases continue to overwhelm elderly
Cecilie_Arcurs/iStockBy ALLISON PECORIN and MATTHEW MOSK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As new statistics show nursing home outbreaks accounting for more than half of the novel coronavirus deaths in some states, the industry is asking the Trump
Challenges to Ohio's stay-at-home order mount as lawmakers seek to limit health director's power
aceshot/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Since March 22, more than 11 million Ohioans have been under a stay-at-home order. In recent weeks, the executive order has been met with protests and challenges — the
Fighting for their college dreams, first-generation students face 'huge challenge'
DuJaun Kirk of East Orange, N.J. (ABC News)By DEVIN DWYER and JACQUELINE YOO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — While many class of 2020 graduates are crestfallen that the novel coronavirus has disrupted their commencement, the lost rite