Business

Australian Airline Selling Fully Stocked Bar Carts From Retired Planes

6:40am September 25, 2020

If the COVID-19 pandemic has you missing the commercial flight experience, these bar carts from Quantas might be a good purchase. They include champagne, snacks and even first class Qantas pillows.

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A screenshot of an Instagram post Facebook linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency. United World International was a phony website created by the Russian operation and promoted on social media.

Politics & Government

Facebook, Twitter Remove More Russian-Backed Fake Accounts Ahead Of Election

6:07pm September 24, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The social media companies said the accounts and pages were linked to Russian actors that had launched "hack-and-leak" operations to hurt Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

Gretchen Goldman shared this behind-the-scenes photo on Twitter of what it's like to work from home and parent during the pandemic.

When A Tornado Hits A Toy Store: Photo Shows Reality Of Working From Home With Kids

4:13pm September 24, 2020

by Barry Gordemer

The photo on Twitter shows scientist Gretchen Goldman sitting behind her laptop being interviewed by CNN. She's in the middle of a living room that has been turned upside down by her young children.

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National

Companies Are Pivoting To Selling Furniture For Home Offices

4:04pm September 24, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

It's a bad time to be selling furniture for commercial offices. However, it's a great time to be selling it for home offices. So, furniture companies are having to pivot.

Airline Workers Face Unemployment Line

4:04pm September 24, 2020

by David Schaper

From mechanics to CEOs, employees of the nation's airlines are pleading for an extension of pandemic relief funding. Without a deal, workers are facing big layoffs throughout the industry.

United Airlines baggage tags are displayed on a table at San Francisco International Airport. The carrier says it's starting a pilot program next month that will offer rapid coronavirus testing at the airport or via a self-collected, mail-in test ahead of

Health & Safety

United Airlines Says It Will Offer Travelers Coronavirus Tests At The Airport

3:50pm September 24, 2020

by David Schaper

A pilot program on flights from San Francisco to Hawaii would give on-the-spot tests for the virus that causes COVID-19. Travelers who test negative would not be required to quarantine upon arrival.

Halloween is one more thing being upended by the pandemic. Federal guidelines advise against traditional trick or treating, but parents across the country are trying to make the holiday special for their children anyway.

Health & Safety

No Trick Or Treat: Americans Get Creative To Celebrate Halloween Safely

1:58pm September 24, 2020

by Adedayo Akala

The CDC is advising against the door-to-door candy quest during the pandemic. So parents are coming up with alternative ways to bring the spooky season to life. How about sending candy down a chute?

MoMA Workers Must Decide Whether To Return To Work Amid Pandemic

7:06am September 24, 2020

by Sally Herships

Workers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York are being pressured to return to work, in person. They're afraid of catching the coronavirus but equally scared of losing their jobs.

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Jesus Gonzalez of Lexington, Ky., has been struggling to make ends meet after the $600 per week in extra federal unemployment benefits ran out.

'Desperation And Fear' For Millions With Congress Deadlocked Over Pandemic Assistance

5:00am September 24, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Federal unemployment money has been cut off for nearly two months. Congress hasn't worked out a deal to send more help, and the fight over a Supreme Court nominee could make that harder.

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Demonstrators march in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood in June to demand a lifting of the Illinois rent control ban and a cancellation of rent and mortgage payments. The pandemic's financial pressures are causing many Americans to struggle with rent payme

'No One Can Live Off $240 A Week': Many Americans Struggle To Pay Rent, Bills

8:02pm September 23, 2020

One in six households reported missing or delaying paying bills just so they could buy food, an NPR poll says. And many are having trouble paying the rent, especially African Americans and Latinos.

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