Americans without bank accounts must wait for federal checks

Americans without bank accounts must wait for federal checks

NEW YORK (AP) — As the coronavirus crisis took hold, Akeil Smith’s employer slashed her work as a home health aide to 25 hours per week. Her $15-an-hour salary no longer provided enough to pay her $700 monthly rent, and she had to visit food pantries for...
Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

Bird-watching soars amid COVID-19 as Americans head outdoors

Conner Brown, a 25-year-old law student at Stanford University, spent the early days of the pandemic following his brother as he spotted and collected characters in the Pokemon Go mobile game.Then, Brown noticed the birds.“I thought, ‘Why don’t I take up birding?’...
Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus

Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus

DETROIT (AP) — Johnny Gyergyou has been selling his farm’s meat, poultry and eggs at a Detroit farmers market for more than a decade, but like many of his regular shoppers, he’s been staying home in recent weeks to wait out the coronavirus crisis.Gyergyou, 72, said...
Buffett remains optimistic about future despite coronavirus

Buffett remains optimistic about future despite coronavirus

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett doesn’t know how the economy will recover from the coronavirus outbreak shutdown, but he remains optimistic in the long-term future of the United States.Buffett said Saturday at Berkshire Hathaway’s...
Sale of internet’s dot-org suffix nixed after protests

Sale of internet’s dot-org suffix nixed after protests

NEW YORK (AP) — After widespread opposition, the organization overseeing internet domain names has voted against the $1.1 billion sale of the dot-org online registry to an investment firm.The board of the Los Angeles-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...