Starbucks' Barista Tipped Handsomely After Customer Tried To Shame Him The barista refused to serve a woman who was not wearing a mask. She took his picture and put it on Facebook. People commented in support of him, and someone created a virtual tip jar for him.
How Coronavirus Could Widen The Gender Wage Gap Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But coronavirus could reverse those gains, and motherhood is a big reason. Danielle Kurtzleben
A Town In N.D. Is Facing Hard Times As Oil Prices Plummet Williston, N.D., had doubled in size during the oil boom a decade ago — oil companies rushed in to drill, creating thousands of jobs. Now, oil prices have fallen, and the town is facing hard times. Stacey Vanek Smith
Amazon pucks convention, names Seattle hockey hall 'Climate Pledge Arena' Amazon has purchased the rights to Seattle’s new hockey and basketball arena, but it’s not naming the building after itself. The Amazon-sponsored venue will be called Climate Pledge Arena. John Ryan
Disney To Reopen Parks In Florida Despite A Spike In Coronavirus Cases Disney is planning to reopen its parks in Florida despite a spike in the coronavirus cases in the state. At the same time, it is delaying reopening Disneyland in California. Greg Allen
Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus. Michael Sullivan
What's my role? Businesses consider enforcing face masks Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has made it mandatory for people to wear face coverings in public. That order takes effect Friday. Meanwhile, business owners are pondering how they should operate under the new law. Carolyn Adolph
President Trump Declares The 'Phase One' Of Trade Deal With China Is 'Fully Intact' President Trump declared that the trade deal with China is still on, despite growing friction between the two countries. China has increased purchases of U.S. goods but is still short of its promises. Scott Horsley
Bayer Agrees To Settle Thousands Of Lawsuits Filed Over Its Weed Killer Bayer has agreed Wednesday to settle lawsuits from people who say that they got cancer from the company's most widely used weed killer. The company will pay more than $10 billion. Dan Charles
COVID-19 Is Bad For Business For Water Utilities, But Consumers May Benefit Water utilities were already struggling before the pandemic shutdown, and now some smaller ones worry they may not survive. But that might actually be good for customers.