All Stories from May 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Happy hour helpers: Suburban restaurants sell cocktail kits to-goMay 28, 2020 10:35 am - When the coronavirus quarantine hit, Melanie Pasillas of Schaumburg and five of her friends agreed to regularly meet online over Zoom for a Margarita Friday happy hour. ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commoditiesMay 21, 2020 2:30 pm - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 43 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $33.92 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for July delivery rose 31 cents, or 0.9% to $36...
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Puerto Rico to reopen businesses, beaches with new rulesMay 21, 2020 9:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico will cautiously reopen beaches, restaurants, churches, hair salons and retail stores next week under strict new rules as the U.S...
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested man who filmed the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery on felony murder chargeMay 21, 2020 5:01 pm - BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested man who filmed the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery on felony murder charge. ...
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Grains mixed,livestock higherMay 21, 2020 3:00 pm - Wheat for Jul. rose 2.25 cents at 5.16 a bushel; May. corn was off 1.75 cents at 3.1775 a bushel, May oats was up 1.75 cents at $3.1975 a bushel; while May soybeans decl...
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Cape Town is virus hot spot for South Africa and continentMay 21, 2020 12:01 pm - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Cape Town has become the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and one of Africa's hot spots. The popular tourist destination at the southe...
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Bank of Japan helps fund small businesses fighting pandemicMay 21, 2020 11:01 pm - TOKYO (AP) - Japan's central bank said Friday it will provide some 30 trillion yen ($280 billion) to banks for financing small and medium-size businesses battling econom...
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US begins crackdown on unvetted virus blood testsMay 21, 2020 7:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators are moving ahead with a crackdown on scores of antibody tests for the coronavirus that have not yet been shown to work. The Food and Dr...
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US envoy working to resuscitate flagging Afghan peace dealMay 21, 2020 7:30 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The first visit to Kabul by Washington's peace envoy since Afghanistan's squabbling political leadership reached a power-sharing agreement come...
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Forecasters predict busy 2020 Atlantic hurricane seasonMay 21, 2020 3:00 pm - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named storms, disaster preparedness experts s...