NYC ice cream maker struggling during pandemic

Johnny Nunez/WireImageBY: LEIGHTON SCHNEIDER, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — The novel coronavirus forced Mikey Cole to shutdown his ice cream shop, Mikey Like’s It Ice Cream, in March, and like many small business owners he is struggling.   Cole started his... Read More.

Another Amazon warehouse worker dies of COVID-19

Andrei Stanescu/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(RANDALL, Ohio) -- Another Amazon warehouse worker has died of COVID-19, the company confirmed to ABC News on Friday.This brings the suspected number of Amazon workers who have died from coronavirus up to eight... Read More.

Furlough vs layoff: what’s the difference?

Kameleon007/iStockBy LAYNE WINN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Over 38 million Americans have applied for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus outbreak began shutting down the United States economy in mid-March. Major companies such as Uber, Airbnb and United Airlines have... Read More.