Pier 1 Announces Plan To Close All Stores By Fall 2020
Pier 1 has announced that they plan to close all their stores by fall 2020.
Trump Points To Good News As Restaurant Owners Tell Of Fears
Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt their industry and asked him to adjust a loan program for small businesses to address their concerns. The president put a hopeful spin on the situation, saying encouraging news on vaccines and treatment efforts could “negate” the bad news.
President Trump Says He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Protect Against Coronavirus
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the new coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects.
NASCAR Plans To Race Its Way Through The South In June
It will be a summer in the South for NASCAR: The stock car series announced Thursday it will stick to Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Alabama for June races — all of them without fans.
U.S. Retail Sales Plunged 16% In April As Virus Froze Economy
U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking economy.
NC Sen. Richard Burr Temporarily Steps Aside As Senate Intelligence Chairman, Citing FBI Probe Of His Stock Trading
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his phone as part of an ongoing insider-trading investigation tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lucy Hale Previews Katy Keene Season Finale
The first season finale of Katy Keene airs tonight at 8 PM on WCCB, Charlotte's CW. Lucy Hale - who plays Katy Keene - gives a preview and shares…
Nearly 3 Million Workers Seek Jobless Aid, Raising Total Layoffs Since Virus Struck To 36 Million
Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some businesses reopen under certain restrictions.
Tropical Trouble Brewing?
The first named tropical storm of the year could develop by the weekend.
Mary C. Curtis: Dr. Fauci, Other Experts Testify on Pandemic Response, Gov. Cooper Calls for More Testing in NC
The nation's top health experts issue a warning on the coronavirus pandemic. Mary. C Curtis has the latest in the fight against coronavirus.
Pelosi Unveils $3T Virus Bill, Warns Inaction Costs More
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.
Fauci Warns Of Serious Consequences If US Reopens Too Soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, warned on Tuesday that “the consequences could be really serious” if cities and states reopen the U.S. economy too quickly.
AP Source: MLB Owners Approve Plan To Start Season In July
Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020.
Jerry Stiller, Comedian And ‘Seinfeld’ Actor, Dies At 92
Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show “Seinfeld,” died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday.
POLITICAL WRAP: WH Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus; Latest on Michael Flynn
The Trump administration's push to reopen is rattled as new cases hit close to home. And Vice President Mike Pence says he'd be "happy" to see Michael Flynn back in the administration.
Vice President Pence, White House Virus Task Force Members Face Quarantine
Vice President Mike Pence is self-isolating after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
Brazil Virus Despair Stretches From Rio To Amazon
From the Amazon city of Manaus to the seemingly endless urban sprawl of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, freshly dug graves have been filling up quickly for weeks with the bodies of Brazilians killed by COVID-19.
Unemployment Rate Highest Since The Great Depression, Record Number Of North Carolinians Jobless
More than 20 Million people nationwide lost their jobs in April
Michael Bublé Announces Rescheduled Tour Dates For 2021, Charlotte In March
Michael Bublé will be returning to his “An Evening With Michael Bublé” Tour in February and March 2021 with a rescheduled date for his Charlotte audience.
Jobless Rate Spikes To 14.7%, Highest Since Great Depression
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.
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