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Cathay Pacific Airways jetliners lined up on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport last month. The global airline's flying schedules have declined since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Cathay Pacific To Cut U.S. Cabin Crew As COVID-19 Grounds Most Of Its Flights

The Hong Kong-based airline, which is flying just 3% of its schedule in the wake of the pandemic, will lay off nearly 300 employees in New York, San Francisco and LA.

Women wearing face masks stand at a safe distance to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus, as they wait for food assigned to their children outside a school in Xesuj, Guatemala, where many residents depend on remittances, largely from the U.S. The fallout from the pandemic is cutting into the financial lifelines for people across Latin America, Africa and Asia.

COVID-19 Is Cutting Into Vital Money U.S. Migrant Workers Send Back Home

A remittances expert estimates the money sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean could decline by 7%.

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that blocked work requirements in Arkansas and in Kentucky, which has since rescinded them. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is seen testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Blocking States' Medicaid Work Requirements

A three-judge panel found the Trump administration failed to analyze whether such requirements "would promote the primary objective of Medicaid — to furnish medical assistance," as required by law.

Former Uber Security Chief Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Data Breach

Uber's former security chief faces criminal charges for paying 'hush money' to hide from authorities a 2016 data breach that exposed the data of 57 million passengers and drivers.

BTS Tiny Desk Concert Breaks Viewership Record

Korean boy band BTS played its first Tiny Desk Concert on Monday — and broke the series record for most YouTube views on its first day, which happened in about 25 minutes.

PepsiCo is seeking to expand its market share in the energy drink category by acquiring Rockstar Energy Beverages.

PepsiCo Seeks Boost In Energy Drink Market With Purchase Of Rockstar

PepsiCo's move to purchase Rockstar reflects shifting consumer tastes, which have steadily moved away from soda to other offerings such as tea-flavored beverages and low-calorie drinks.

Tom Hanks, Wife Rita Wilson Test Positive For Coronavirus

The two-time Oscar winner tweeted from Australia, where he is preparing to shoot a film about Elvis Presley. Hanks and Wilson are both 63, which places them in a somewhat elevated risk category.

U.S. global AIDS coordinator Debbie Birx was named as Vice President Pence's point person on the coronavirus response on Thursday.

White House Names AIDS Expert Debbie Birx To Help Lead Coronavirus Response

The White House had rebuffed suggestions to name an official "czar" to lead the coronavirus response. But on Thursday, Vice President Pence announced Birx would coordinate the administration's effort.

Hurricane Delta is forecast to blast through the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall in the U.S. on Friday.

Delta Strengthens Into A Hurricane, Is Forecast To Hit Gulf Coast This Week

"All of Louisiana needs to prepare," says Gov. John Bel Edwards. Delta, which is headed first for Cuba and Mexico, is part of a storm season that exhausted the usual list of alphabetized names.

Museum In Tel Aviv To Display White Lace Collar From Justice Ginsburg

One of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's signature collars is now a prized artifact of the Museum of the Jewish People. Months before she died, she parted ways with one of her collars.

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