The application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program was extended on Saturday after President Donald Trump signed the extension bill that Congress passed. Potential applicants now have until August 8 to apply for federal aid funds under the program to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. When the original …

Two Nationals The players tested positive for COVID-19 during the team’s initial admissions test program, manager Davey Martinez revealed today. The club has not publicly identified the names of the two players and can only do so with the permission of the players, according to Major League Baseball protocols this …

Italian composer Ennio Morricone, the mastermind of many of Spaghetti Western’s iconic soundtracks, died after the complications of a fall at age 91. He died in Rome after suffering complications from a fall last week that reportedly broke his femur. The composer and conductor wrote the music for more than …

India beats Russia for third highest coronavirus case count Amy Kazmin in New Delhi India has overtaken Russia as the country with the third highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, after several days in which the South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people detected more than 20,000 new …

The United States is dealing with a full-blown recession fueled by COVID-19, and in April, the unemployment rate reached 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression. The news was better, however, in both May and June. In May, unemployment was only 13.3% (“only” is a relative term), and in June, …