March 2020 Archives

Ships with people from ill-fated cruise beg Florida to dock

March 31, 2020 Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

MIAMI — Two ships carrying passengers and crew from an ill-fated South American cruise are pleading with Florida officials to let them carry off the sick and dead, but Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida’s health […]

FBI reaches out to Sen. Burr over stock controversy

March 31, 2020 Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI has reached out to Sen. Richard Burr about his sale of stocks before the coronavirus caused markets to plummet, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. The outreach suggests […]

100 in 100: Brunswick County’s Chucky Brown, well-traveled NBA champion

March 31, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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NCAA grants spring sports athletes an extra year of eligibility

March 30, 2020 admin

The NCAA will permit Division I spring-sport athletes — such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players — who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional year of eligibility. The NCAA […]

Urgent question from small businesses: When aid will arrive

March 30, 2020 Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press

NEW YORK — When will the money arrive? That’s the urgent question for small business owners who have been devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. They’re awaiting help from the $2 trillion rescue package signed into […]

Navy hospital ship set to arrive in NYC harbor

March 30, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — A Navy hospital ship with 1,000 beds is set to arrive Monday in New York City to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping the city’s hospitals. The USNS Comfort, which was sent […]

Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier

March 30, 2020 Alexandra Olson and Curt Anderson, Associated Press

NEW YORK — A possible strike by Instacart workers highlights the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the grocery delivery business, where workers are worried about their safety as they try to meet a surge […]

100 in 100: Bladen County’s Tyrell Godwin, a two-sport star at UNC

March 30, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Trump extends virus guidelines through April 30

March 29, 2020 Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public-health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim over 100,000 lives in the U.S. if […]

Ex-Sen. Tom Coburn, conservative political maverick, dies at 72

March 29, 2020 Sean Murphy, Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn was stubborn as a mule and conservative to his core. But the Oklahoma family doctor, known for railing against federal earmarks, didn’t let political differences dictate whom […]

Month: March 2020