Triad's Hospitality Industry Calls On Lawmakers For More Support
A group of local business owners in the hospitality industry is asking lawmakers for help as they try to emerge from closures due to COVID-19 related restrictions.
Economy
Facials Gone Virtual: She Teaches People Self-Care, A Hot Commodity During Pandemic
Like many people whose jobs involve personal interaction, Nicole Burke Stephenson had to get creative to keep making money while social distancing.
Black Americans Bear The Brunt Of The COVID-19 Pandemic's Economic Impact
Coronavirus has shed light on centuries of racial economic inequality. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at how COVID-19 and the recession are hitting black Americans hard.
'Barely Holding It Together': Stresses Of An Early Child Care Center That Stayed Open
A center in Spokane, Wash., has been operating at one-third capacity under pandemic guidelines. Co-owner Luc Jasmin III says it has been tough to turn away parents, many of whom are essential workers.
From Jobs To Homeownership, Protests Put Spotlight On Racial Economic Divide
African Americans are 40% less likely to own their homes than whites. And blacks are more likely to hold jobs that put them at risk of the coronavirus. The civil unrest follows decades of inequality.
Minneapolis Ranks Near The Bottom For Racial Equality
The problem goes deeper than police misconduct.
Spirit Airlines Seeks Suspension Of PTI Airport Flights
Spirit Airlines is asking for federal approval to suspend flights from several locations, including the Piedmont Triad International Airport.
LA Protests Over George Floyd's Death May Interfere With Businesses Reopening
Los Angeles businesses had plans to reopen this week as the city lifted COVID-19 restrictions. But violence, looting and vandalism in response to George Floyd's death have put some plans on hold.
Domestic Abuse Can Escalate In Pandemic And Continue Even If You Get Away
Loosened quarantine restrictions have given some people an opportunity to flee violence at home, but cyberstalking and high unemployment have also made it harder to completely escape after moving out.
Target Says It Will Temporarily Close Stores In Several States As Protests Continue
The move comes after several Target stores were ransacked and damaged during protests.