GLENDALE, Ariz. — The care packages, left outside closed apartment doors to curb the coronavirus, offer newly arrived refugee families a few items to ease their transition to life in the United States — canned goods, fresh produce and a short lesson in the importance of the census. Refugee advocates...
Nations, US States Each Chart Their Own Path on Reopening
LONDON — A thinner-looking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work Monday after a bout with the coronavirus and warned strongly against easing the country's lockdown, even as other European countries and U.S. states began lifting restrictions to get their economies going again. The shutdowns are being eased piecemeal,...
California Farmworkers Need Protection During Coronavirus Crisis; Here’s a Relief Package to Help
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House is reportedly working behind the scenes to reduce wages for farmworkers. According to a recent National Public Radio report, the Trump administration claims that cutting wages for farmworkers will help agricultural businesses struggling during the current crisis. This is exactly the...
Taxpayers Will Pay Restaurants to Feed Seniors in California
SACRAMENTO — Taxpayers will pay restaurants to make meals for millions of California's seniors during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative that could pump billions of dollars into a devastated industry while generating sales tax collections for cash-strapped local governments, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. California has about 5.7 million people...
Most Losing Jobs to Virus Think They’ll Return, Poll Shows
WASHINGTON — One out of every four American adults say someone in their household has lost a job to the coronavirus pandemic, but the vast majority expect those former jobs will return once the crisis passes, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The...
COVID-19 Treatment: FDA Says Hydroxychloroquine Touted by Trump Is Not Safe or Effective
[aggregation-styles] USA Today The Food and Drug Administration is warning against the use of two drugs President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted as a possible "game changer" in the fight against the coronavirus. The Drug Safety Communication published Friday said the agency cautions against the use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine...
Clovis Unified Is Buying A Gown for Each Senior in Class of 2020
Clovis Unified School District, determined that members of the Class of 2020 will have a "first class" graduation experience, is buying gowns for each graduating senior and planning several commencement ceremonies for them. Because the COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to mass gatherings, the district won't schedule any of...
Keep Your Dime: California’s Plastic Bag Ban Lifted Amid Pandemic.
SACRAMENTO — Grocery and retail stores in California won’t be required to charge 10 cents per bag, and they can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under an executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s a change that retailers have wanted for weeks, as many major grocery...
Harder Than Shutting Down: How Does Newsom Reopen California?
Restless Californians are letting Gov. Gavin Newsom know they’re over his statewide order to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. At noisy street demonstrations and in polite letters from government officials, they’re saying: Let us start getting back to normal. Other local leaders — still concerned about...
Navy Recommends Reinstatement of Fired Carrier Captain
WASHINGTON — The top Navy officer has recommended the reinstatement of the aircraft carrier captain fired for sending a fraught email to commanders pleading for faster action to protect his crew from a coronavirus outbreak, officials familiar with the investigation said Friday. Adm. Mike Gilday recommended that Navy Capt. Brett...