‘Appalled’ Cuomo to Investigate Crowded Chainsmokers Concert July 30, 2020 By Marina Villeneuve ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s governor says he is “appalled” by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons...
Union Files Grievance Against Walt Disney World Ahead of Saturday Reopening July 10, 2020 By Helen Coster The actors’ union representing 750 Walt Disney World performers has filed a grievance against the Orlando, Florida-based theme park alleging...
CDC Says COVID-19 Hit Meat, Poultry Plant Workers Hard In April, May July 8, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander The coronavirus outbreak took a heavy toll on workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities, with more than 17,000...
AI Cameras Give Amazon Employees Real-Time Social Distancing Feedback June 16, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Amazon Inc. is pairing cameras with artificial intelligence to enforce social distancing among employees in its offices and warehouses. The...
Software Allows Drones to Monitor Social Distancing, Face Masks June 16, 2020 By Stephen Nellis Airspace Systems, a California startup company that makes drones that can hunt down and capture other drones, last Thursday released...
Viewpoint: Empty Roads Should Be Safer. They’re Not. June 3, 2020 By Scott Duke Kominers Almost three months into the coronavirus crisis finds U.S. highways with just a fraction of their pre-pandemic traffic. It would...
Virus-Tracking App Angers Thousands in Moscow With Fines June 3, 2020 By Daria Litvinova MOSCOW — When nurse Maria Alexeyeva caught coronavirus at work, she isolated herself at home and followed the rules set...
Lake of the Ozarks Business Owner Defends Actions May 28, 2020 By Jim Salter and Summer Ballentine O’FALLON, Mo. — The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri’s...
Poconos Water Park Shuttered by Pandemic Faces Mortgage Woes May 27, 2020 By Oshrat Carmiel One of America’s biggest indoor water parks, normally packed with frolicking families, has gone dark — a casualty of social...
Meatpacking Safety Recommendations Are Largely Unenforceable May 22, 2020 By Amy Forliti MINNEAPOLIS– Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus...