Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?

Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?

In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren’t essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. In other places, officials are stopping background checks for concealed carry permits. Elsewhere, city...
Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders

Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A survey of factory owners in Bangladesh found that major fashion retailers that are closing shops and laying off workers in Europe and the U.S. are also canceling their sometimes already completed orders, as workers often go unpaid. A report...
Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations

Restaurants, trying to stay afloat, revamp menus, operations

CINCINNATI (AP) — In the battle to keep their New York City restaurant going despite sharp restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak, the owners of Il Posto Accanto tried something Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta would have considered sacrilege in normal times.That was...
Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

Pandemic fallout: NCAA slashes distribution by $375 million

Canceling March Madness because of the coronavirus pandemic will cost the NCAA about $375 million that it would have distributed to 350 schools across the nation.Some will be able to absorb the losses better than others. The NCAA announced Thursday it will distribute...

Hockey equipment maker Bauer shifts to medical shields

Hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer has shifted from making visors for helmets to medical visors for those fighting the coronavirus pandemic. When hockey came to a halt amid the global pandemic, Bauer faced the possibility of closing its manufacturing plant in...