SC Officials: Hurricane response in outbreak ‘Good Question’
Officials in South Carolina said Monday they don’t yet have a good plan in place if a storm hits during the coronavirus outbreak.
Author: Associated Press
XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis
The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league.
NASCAR’s Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race
Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race. The star driver said there was “no excuse” for his comment.
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.
Easter storms sweep South, killing at least 19 people
At least six dead, half a million without power as storms batter South
At least 19 people died and hundreds of thousands were left without power as violent storms swept through the South on Sunday.
AP: IRS says the first round of stimulus checks have been deposited
IRS deposits first economic support payments
(AP)– WASHINGTON — The IRS says the first economic support payments stemming from the coronavirus outbreak have been deposited in taxpayers’ bank accounts. In its tweeted announcement Saturday night, the IRS didn’t say how many taxpayers have received the payments or how much money has been disbursed so far. The tweet says: “We know many people are anxious to get…
SC mayor: Governor creating headaches with special waivers
Expressing frustration that police officers – charged with enforcing Gov. Henry McMaster’s stay-at-home order during the coronavirus outbreak – are not being told which businesses have been granted permission to stay open, the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city said he was pursuing an open-records request to obtain the information.
Schools struggle to safely get free meals to needy students
Schools that feed millions of children from low-income families across the U.S. promised to keep providing meals during the coronavirus pandemic
When schools started closing across the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic, they scrambled to keep feeding millions of students from poor families who depend on free and reduced-price meals every day.
Economists estimate SC to lose $1B in revenue from COVID-19
Economists believe South Carolina’s budget will lose more than $1 billion estimated to be in next year’s budget because of the coronavirus.
New York’s virus death toll tops 9/11, while Wuhan ends lockdown
As New York’s death toll from the coronavirus surging past 4,000, more than the number killed on 9/11, Wuhan has ended its lockdown.
