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In St. Louis, Missouri, all but three people who have died after being infected with the coronavirus were African American. Of the confirmed coronavirus cases whose race was reported in St. Louis County, 55% positive cases were black while 36.6% were white — however, only 24.9% of its population is African American only, while 68.2% of its population are white only. Although data has...

On Friday, South Korea reported that 91 coronavirus patients being considered for discharge tested positive for the virus again.  The director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the virus may have been "reactivated" rather than the patients being re-infected.  It remains unclear why the patients tested positive after initially testing negative for COVID-19 — WHO announced Saturday that it would...

On March 17, Amazon announced that it would only accept orders for goods such as medical and sanitation supplies, and other high-demand products amid the global coronavirus outbreaks.  Amazon said claimed it would only deliver essential items in Italy and France, regardless of what it had in stock. However, Amazon workers at facilities across the US claim that the e-commerce giant is continuing to...

Some Amazon facilities have started conducting daily temperature checks of employees before they go into work.  If an employee registers a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, they are required to stay home until they have been fever-free for 72 hours. Despite being forced to stay home, Amazon will only pay workers up to 5 hours of their missed shift. Visit Business Insider's homepage for...

California received 170 ventilators from the federal stockpile to help battle the coronavirus outbreak in the state.  However, California Governor Gavin Newsom said all of the ventilators sent to Los Angeles County were "broken."  The state is sending the medical equipment to a company to repair the devices before returning them to hospitals in Los Angeles.  Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.  As...

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban accused 3M of failing to keep prices of its face masks low during a time when they are critical to combatting the coronavirus in the country.  On March 21, the billionaire took to Twitter to accuse 3M of allowing its distributors to raise the prices of the masks to turn a profit.  In an interview with Bloomberg, Cuban admonished...

United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz announced Saturday that the company would be dedicating several cargo charter flights to help deliver critical medical supplies. Munoz in an email said the company would use its planes to carry supplies around the US and to key international business locations at least 40 times a week.  In his statement, he also expressed his "heartfelt appreciation" for the $60...

Missouri state lawmaker Rep. Mike Moon introduced a law that would compel law enforcement officers to actively try to stop women from getting an abortion.  The proposed Right to Due Process Act would to "affirmatively enforce" the right to life of "children in a women's womb," effective at the end of August 2020. The restrictive abortion law comes after Missouri's eight-week abortion ban was...

The State Department unveiled a new rule on Thursday designed to stop pregnant women who intend to give birth in the US to obtain citizenship for their child. The Trump administration decried the practice as "birth tourism" and said without evidence it creates risks to "national security and law enforcement." Under the new rule, State Department officers will have to determine the reasons for why...

Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido came under fire last week for telling a female reporter that a group of high school boys could "have a lot of fun" with her.  Fellow state Sen. Mallory McMorrow filed a sexual harassment complaint against Lucindo on Tuesday, Crain's Detroit Business first reported. McMorrow alleged Lucido suggested she only beat an incumbent senator because of her looks and touched...

Lawyers on behalf of rappers Jay-Z and Yo Gotti have filed a lawsuit against Mississippi Department of Corrections officials in the wake of five inmates' deaths in two weeks. The lawsuit accused the state prison system of inhumane living conditions and violating the inmates' constitutional rights. The lawsuit follows a January 9 letter to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia...