US seeing the cost of late unemployment benefits
glegorly/iStockBy VICTOR ORDONEZ and LAYNE WINN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A couple million more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — leaving nearly one in five Americans unemployed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A lingering and
Future of air travel: How Delta hopes to reassure passengers
ABC NewsBy GIO BENITEZ, MINA KAJI and AMANDA MAILE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Major U.S. airlines have already implemented policies for both passengers and crew that have redefined the traditional flying experience for the foreseeable future
Employers struggle to compete with $600 unemployment payments
courtneyk/iStockBy CHEYENNE HASLETT, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As a producer of personal protective equipment, Carl Livesay was eager to rehire his 60 employees and get operations up and running at the Baltimore-based manufacturer Maryland Thermoform Corporation
Coronavirus-stricken US Navy aircraft carrier leaves port in Guam
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert/ReleasedBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has headed out to sea after nearly two months in Guam, where almost
New Zealand prime minister suggests four-day workweek to recover from pandemic
omersukrugoksu/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — New Zealand’s popular prime minister floated the idea of a four-day workweek to promote domestic tourism as the industry — and country — looks to recover from the coronavirus
Flood warnings for Carolinas, Virginia as waters slowly recede in Midwest
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The record flooding in the Midwest that forced thousands to evacuate is slowly receding, but now Virginia and the Carolinas are under flood warnings — and another dam
Investigators execute search warrants for home of Ahmaud Arbery's alleged killers
Courtesy The Arbery familyBy CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents executed a warrant to search the home of the men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, almost three months after
Milwaukee targets testing in hard-hit minority communities to try and tackle COVID-19 disparity
sonreir es gratis/iStockBy TERRANCE SMITH, ABC News (MILWAUKEE) — Shortly after Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the launch of two free testing sites in Milwaukee to address the disparities that minority communities are facing during the coronavirus
Coronavirus updates: Pandemic hits grim milestone as global cases top five million
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 328,000 people worldwide. Over five million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused
Three shot at Arizona mall, one in custody: Police
kali9/iStockBy ROSA SANCHEZ and WILLIAM MANSELL, ABC News (GLENDALE, Ariz.) — Three people were shot at an Arizona outdoor mall Wednesday night, the Glendale Police Department confirmed. One suspect is currently in custody. One victim is in