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Latinos Report Financial Strain As Pandemic Erodes Income And Savings

An NPR poll finds 72% of Latino households in the United States are facing serious financial problems — double the share of whites who report this. Major health problems are mounting, too.

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NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected

In the largest U.S. cities, at least half of all households have seen a serious financial loss such as lost job, wages or savings. Many problems are concentrated in Black and Latino households.

University Of Central Florida Expects Enrollment Increase This Fall Despite Coronavirus

As UCF students return to classes Monday amid a pandemic, enrollment is up. That’s despite more than 75 percent of classes taking place online.

The U.S. Postal Service warned states in late July that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency's director has backed down from planned broad cuts and changes.

Why Rural America Is Fighting The Trump Administration On The Post Office

The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection.

Colorado State Forecasters Now Say the Season Could be "Extremely Active"

Colorado State University (CSU) released their final Atlantic hurricane season forecast for 2020, raising the number of tropical storms and hurricanes from their previous forecasts and now calling for an “extremely active” hurricane season.

Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington.

'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left

President Trump and his supporters portray antifa as the left's equivalent to deadly far-right extremists. Domestic terrorism data show just one fatality is linked to antifa — the attacker himself.

Your Tuesday Update: FPL Moratorium Extended, Teachers Protest Plans to Reopen Schools, Leesburg Considers City-Wide Mask Mandate

WMFE is following the latest stories from Central Florida and around the state on the coronavirus pandemic.

Orange County Leaders Scold Gyms, Praise Disney as County Reports 400 New Coronavirus Cases

The Orange County Department of Health and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation will be stepping up inspections at local gyms.

Your Thursday Update: FC Dallas Withdraws From Tournament, AdventHealth Moves to Phase Two Emergency, Coleman Prison Near the Villages Sees Spike in Cases, Florida Adds Nearly 9,000 New Cases

WMFE is following the latest stories from Central Florida and around the state on the coronavirus pandemic.

Your Monday Update: State Adds More Than 6,000 New Cases, The Importance of Black Doctors, WNBA Ready for Orlando Season Restart, Moments of Joy Amidst the Pandemic

Your coronavirus update for 7/06.

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