U.S./World News

Sleepy Lions, Empty Bars, Lost Jobs: A World Without Tourism

Published by Scott Stewart on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 5:00am

Paris – With no American visitors to show around the D-Day beaches or the Loire Valley’s chateaux, and no work on the immediate horizon, Paris tour guide Linda Zenou frets about how she’ll pay off a loan and continue to care for her ailing mother in the achingly lean months ahead.

“My situation is going to become completely inextricable,” she said. “We have nothing to live on.”

Monthly Anxieties Deepen as Aid Drops, Rent Comes Due

Published by Scott Stewart on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 2:00am
Sakai Harrison poses for a portrait after leading his clients through a rigorous workout on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Harrison moved to New York to try to make it as a personal trainer and designer - but his gym shuttered early in the pandemic, and after weeks of struggling to both pay the rent and put food in his fridge, he knew what he had to do. He moved back to Georgia for greater stability. (AP)

Another month passes. The coronavirus pandemic marches on. And Americans struggling amid the economic fallout once again have to worry after their next rent checks came due Aug. 1.

Fitch Lowers Its U.S. Credit Rating Outlook to ‘Negative’

Published by Scott Stewart on Sun, 08/09/2020 - 1:00am

Washington – Fitch has lowered the outlook for its U.S. government credit rating to “negative” from “stable” due to soaring budget deficits, but the agency is keeping its overall rating at the highest AAA level.

Some Protests Leave Legacy, But How Are They Cemented?

Published by Scott Stewart on Sat, 08/08/2020 - 4:30am
Signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Stop Killing Black People” hang on an overpass on North Capitol Street in Washington, June 2, 2020, following days of continuing protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP)

New York – What sort of staying power does it take for a protest movement to be judged a success?

Court Won’t Halt Challenged Border Wall Construction

Published by Scott Stewart on Sat, 08/08/2020 - 4:00am

Washington – The Supreme Court declined by a 5-4 vote Friday to halt the Trump administration’s construction of portions of the border wall with Mexico following a recent lower court ruling that the administration improperly diverted money to the project.

States Eager to Expand Broadband, Wary of Deadline

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 08/06/2020 - 2:00am

Fearful of losing federal pandemic dollars, officials from states across the country are rushing to finish projects by the end of the year aimed at expanding broadband internet into underserved areas.

Women Lose Decade’s Worth of Economic Advancement

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 08/05/2020 - 5:00am
A masked member of staff stands in front of a work of art by Peter Sedgley entitled “Colour Cycle” with three lights at the Tate Modern art museum in London, Friday, July 24, 2020. (AP)

It was weighing on her – the prospect of starting a dream job in the middle of a pandemic, alone, her husband away 100 hours of the week helping fight COVID-19 inside a hospital infected by it. Her two boys were at home, without a teacher, with assignments, walking in on her work calls, interrupting her, passing her sticky notes, requesting – no, demanding – her attention every hour they were awake.

Federal Government Schedules 2 Additional Executions

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 08/05/2020 - 3:00am

Washington – The Justice Department scheduled two additional federal executions on Friday, an announcement that comes weeks after it fought off last-minute legal challenges and successfully resumed federal executions following a 17-year pause.

Ruling Renews Fairness Debate for Boston Marathon Bomber

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 08/05/2020 - 2:00am

“Boston Strong” remains a “vibrant” rallying cry more than seven years after the marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 260 others, a federal appeals court noted as it threw out the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

But even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in the city where the bombs exploded.

Slaying at Judge’s Home Raises Worry About Cyberthreats

Published by Scott Stewart on Tue, 08/04/2020 - 5:00am

Philadelphia – In 2005, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow returned from work to find her husband and mother shot dead in the basement of her Chicago home. Investigators initially focused on a White Supremacist who had put out a hit on Lefkow.

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