As employee monitoring extends to workers' homes and health, some see civil rights threat
ake1150sb/iStockBY: SAMARA LYNN, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Mark works for a Denver-area company that handles medical billing. In mid-March, he said he and his co-workers were told they would work from home as per the local
Historic WWII ship saved from San Francisco warehouse fire
Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty ImagesBY: LAUREN BOTCHAN AND ELLA TORRES, ABC NEWS (SAN FRANCISCO) — No injuries have been reported from a large warehouse fire in San Francisco that was still raging Saturday afternoon, hours after erupting, officials
Local Bronx shop battles COVID-19 financially and personally
Miguel Florencio/ABC NewsBY: AARON FERRER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The global impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront the racial disparities in the United States for African-Americans and Hispanics. When states imposed
NYC ice cream maker struggling during pandemic
Johnny Nunez/WireImageBY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus forced Mikey Cole to shutdown his ice cream shop, Mikey Like’s It Ice Cream, in March, and like many small business owners he is struggling.
Florida mom charged with the murder of son with autism
Miami Dade County jailBY: CHRISTINA CARREGA, ABC NEWS (MIAMI) — A Florida mother, who reported to police that her son with autism was abducted by two black men, was charged with the child’s murder, police said. Patricia
Coronavirus adds to ballot access hurdles for third party candidates
Darylann Elmi/iStockBY: QUINN SCANLAN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — When Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, a former Republican who left the party in July to become an independent, announced last weekend that he would not pursue the Libertarian Party’s
How to vacation safely amid the coronavirus pandemic
Viktor_Gladkov/iStockBY: ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Guidance on non-essential travel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not relaxed because summer is upon us. “Travel increases your chances of getting infected and
Substance abuse, kids with cabin fever: Police officer on new challenges amid COVID-19
Torrey RoweBY: JINSOL JUNG, HALLEY FREGER AND ALEXANDRA MYERS ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Torrey Rowe became hooked on police work and forensics through watching the TV show “CSI” back in the early 2000s. But after signing
Charter school at epicenter of COVID-19 crisis steps up to help through the pandemic
Courtesy Erika EspinozaBY: ARIELLE MITROPOULOS AND NADINE SHUBAILAT, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A great education “should not only be for students who are super rich,” asserts Graham Browne, executive director and founder of Forte Preparatory Academy,
DC small business owner struggling to get PPP funds during COVID crisis
ABC NewsBY: ALEX PRESHA, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The last two months have been some of the most difficult of Rahama Wright’s career. For 15 years, Wright has run Shea Yeleen, a beauty brand located in Washington,