Barstool Sports founder raises over $16M for small businesses impacted by coronavirus pandemic

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy launched a fundraising effort with the nonprofit 30 Day Fund for small businesses impacted by COVID-19 called "The Barstool Fund, contributing $500,000 of his own money toward the effort.

HHS tells FDA to cancel surprise fees on distilleries who made hand sanitizer

Distilleries that made hand sanitizer amid a shortage earlier this year were shocked to learn that the FDA was slapping them with a $14,060 fee.

District judge rules to allow dine-in restrictions in Austin-Travis County

After pushback from the state, Austin-Travis County will be allowed to enforce food and beverage establishments to close for dine-in between the hours of 10:30 pm and 6:00 am through the holiday weekend.

Restaurant owners push back against local dine-in curfew orders

Restaurant owners are pushing back against the city of Austin and Travis County's recent order closing restaurants and bars on New Year's Eve.

Captain Nemo’s in Irving closes after 50 years of making sandwiches

Customers traveled from across North Texas and waited in line in the damp weather just to have one last meal at Captain Nemo’s Steak Submarines.

Unemployment benefit claims unexpectedly fall as coronavirus lockdowns widen

The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell last week amid a rise in COVID-19 infections and new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the disease.

Walmart apologizes after tweet calls GOP Sen. Hawley '#soreloser'

Walmart is blaming a short-lived tweet calling GOP Sen. Josh Hawley a "#soreloser" on a mistake by an employee who meant to add the comment to a personal account rather than the retailer's corporate Twitter page.

10 questions to ask your mortgage lender before closing

Buying a home is a big investment, so before you close on your new mortgage or mortgage refinance, it’s important to ask your lender these top 10 questions so you can make the best financial decision possible.

Girl Scout cookies tied to child labor in palm oil industry

An Associated Press investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the world’s most consumed vegetable oil.

Cocktail recipes, drinks to-go options for holiday celebrations

Many of us will be celebrating forgoing the large parties we'd normally go to during the holidays but that doesn't mean you still can't have fun and be festive. 

Nearly 8M have fallen into poverty since summer as US sees largest increase in single year

Poverty in the United States has risen sharply in recent months amid the coronavirus pandemic, with 7.8 million Americans falling into poverty since the summer, according to new data released this month.