TOPLINE Spread out tables, limited seating, and lots of hand sanitizer and masks; restaurants across Georgia were allowed to reopen and offer dine-in service on Monday after Governor Brian Kemp controversially eased the state’s social distancing restrictions. Kim Kaseta sits at the counter of a Waffle House for breakfast in Atlanta, as the state of…
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing location on April 18 in Franklin, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing location on April 18 in Franklin, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first…
health & fitness With more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases confirmed daily across LA County, officials are adopting new strategies to curb the spread. By Paige Austin, Patch Staff Learn how you can verify your Patch account." data-html="true" data-placement="bottom" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" role="button" tabindex="0" title="Verified Neighbor"> Apr 22, 2020 3:09 pm PT A taqueria marks the…
A restaurant sells groceries in California. Restaurants have had to alter their business strategies to stay afloat among mass orders to stay home. | Amy Sussman/Getty Images Restaurants say their industry needs its own targeted recovery fund because the bailout package Congress passed last month is making it more attractive for their staff to draw…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…