Bahamas Bans US Travelers Starting Wednesday
The Bahamas is banning travelers from the United States starting Wednesday after a surge in coronavirus infections followed the islandsβ reopening to international tourism.
Taco Bell Removing Nearly A Dozen Popular Items From Menu
Beginning August 13th, Taco Bell will be simplifying their menu.Β The company says the announcement comes after months of analyzing the new way they are running their restaurants.
Kanye West Criticizes Harriet Tubman At His Political Rally
Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor βnever actually freed the slaves, she just had them work for other white people,β comments that drew shouts of opposition from some in the crowd.
Mary C. Curtis: Impact Of Legacy of Congressman John Lewis, Scathing Article By Trump Advisor About Fauci
WCCB Charlotte Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis Weighs In
Opening Season For Charlotte's Major League Soccer Team Moved To 2022
Major League Soccer today announced a new timeline for the opening season of Charlotteβs MLS club. Originally scheduled to begin play in 2021, Charlotte will now debut in 2022.
Lowe's To Require Customers To Wear Face Masks In All Stores
Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced Friday that it will be adopting a nationwide standard for all customers to wear masks or face coverings when shopping in U.S. stores effective July 20. Lowe's will offer free masks at the customer service desk of every store for customers who need them, while supplies last.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says Cancer Has Returned, But Won't Retire
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court.
Pentagon To Effectively Ban Confederate Flags From Military Installations, In Policy Written To Skirt Trump's Objections
After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesnβt mention the word ban or that specific flag. The policy, laid out in a memo obtained by The Associated Press, was described by officials as a creative way to bar the flagβs display without openly contradicting or angering President Donald Trump, who has defended peopleβs rights to display it.
Canada, US And Mexico Poised To Extend Border Restrictions
The U.S., Canada and Mexico are poised to extend their agreements to keep their shared borders closed to non-essential travel to Aug. 21, officials said Tuesday.
NCAA Lays Out Plan For Playing But Warns Of Surging Pandemic
The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.
Bank Of America Sees Recessionary Impacts 'Deep Into 2022'
Bank of Americaβs second-quarter profits were sawed in half and the consumer banking giant set aside billions of dollars to cover potentially bad loans caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
3 More States Including South Carolina Share License Data For Citizenship Efforts
Iowa, South Carolina and South Dakota have now joined Nebraska in agreeing to share state driverβs license information with the U.S. Census Bureau to help the Trump administration to determine the citizenship status of every U.S. resident.
Trumpβs Grand GOP Convention Plans Shrink As Virus Surges
President Donald Trumpβs plans for a grand convention keep shrinking, as the Republican National Committee announced Thursday it is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month.
Target Joins List Of Major Retailers Mandating Masks
Target has joined a list of the nationβs largest retailers that will require customers to wear masks as cases of COVID-19 spike.
Number Of Laid-Off U.S. Workers Seeking Jobless Aid Stuck At 1.3 Million
The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral outbreak intensifies.
Walmart, Sam's Club To Require Customers To Wear Masks At All Its Stores
Walmart will require customers to wear face coverings at all of its namesake and Samβs Club stores, making it the largest retailer to introduce such a policy that has otherwise proven difficult to enforce without state and federal requirements.
Tepper Sports & Entertainment And Fanatics Announce Long-Term, Omnichannel Retail Partnership
Under the new deal, Fanatics will operate both the e-commerce and physical retail experiences at Bank of America Stadium for the NFLβs Carolina Panthers and Charlotteβs new MLS expansion franchise.
Trump Administration Rescinds Rule That Barred Foreign Students From Taking Classes Online This Fall
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
United States Carries Out The 1st Federal Execution In Nearly 2 Decades
The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades, putting to death a man who killed an Arkansas family in a 1990s in a plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest. The execution came over the objection of the victimsβ family.
Body Found In Search Of Lake For βGleeβ Star Naya Rivera
A body was found Monday at a Southern California lake during the search for βGleeβ star Naya Rivera, authorities said.
