The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid barely budged last week, a worrying sign that the country’s economic recovery may be slowing. Nearly 1.5 million Americans applied for initial unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20, a drop of 60,000 from the previous week. Another 728,000 applied for …

Legendary boxer Roberto Durán tested positive for COVID-19 and has since been hospitalized in Panama City, his son announced on Instagram on Thursday. Duran, her son said, had mild symptoms similar to a common cold and was in the hospital for observation. He was not on a ventilator or in …

Hawaii recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus today, as the total number of infections statewide since the start of the outbreak increased to 850, officials with the state Department of Health said in their daily noon count. Health officials also said that one case, from Oahu, was removed from the …

Reportedly, Whole Foods employees in Massachusetts left the supermarket in protest this week over the company’s policy that prohibits Black Lives Matter masks and equipment. The Cambridge store manager told employees they walked in wearing masks with Black Lives Matter written on them on Wednesday that they would have to …

The blockchain-based traceability platform VeChain will be used to drive the issuance of a limited edition of licensed Nike Air Max 1 sneakers. Announced on June 24, Australian shoemaker Chase Shiel and retailer The Kickz Stand have partnered to produce a limited series of sneakers, which are also based on …