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Calvin Brandford (center) is a certified minority contractor who has run an excavation business north of Boston for almost 30 years. Brandford said getting state-funded work as a subcontractor is very hard and often comes with a serious drawback: not getting paid for 60 to 90 days.

Disparities In Government Contracting Hurt Minority-Owned Businesses

Despite affirmative action goals meant to make up for disparities, white-owned businesses win most of the bids for government work. And in many places the numbers are getting worse.

Seriously ill federal prisoners have new options to request compassionate release under authority granted by a law, the First Step Act, passed last year.

Seriously Ill Federal Prisoners Freed As Compassionate Release Law Takes Effect

Judges are beginning to limit the sentences of cancer sufferers and other badly ailing prisoners after a law passed last year by Congress.

Environmental activists Liz Brandt (from left), with her daughters, Natalia, 3, and Valencia Bednar, 5; Martha Roberts; and Molly Rauch pose for a photograph while welcoming Environmental Protection Agency employees back to work on Jan. 28 in Washington, D.C. Furloughed employees returned to work following the end of the longest-ever partial federal government shutdown.

The Shutdown Is Over. Now The Federal Workforce Faces 'Untold Morale Problems'

"The federal government already has a recruitment problem, right?" said one expert. If "you watch this play out for the last 35 days, are you saying to yourself, 'Sign me up for that?' Probably not."

The stock market rebounded Friday after cratering on fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

Dow Rebounds From Biggest Drop Since 1987

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes jumped as Congress prepared a measure to help cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus. But stocks later retreated from their highs.

Direct-deposit economic relief money is expected to be weeks ahead of physical checks.

Report: Adding Trump's Name To Checks Will Delay Them. IRS Says They're On Schedule

The IRS said the economic relief payments "are going out on schedule, as planned, without delay." The Washington Post reported that Trump's name would be included on the checks, an unprecedented step.

Kobe Bryant, seen during a game in 2015, was selected for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, after he died in a helicopter crash with his daughter Gianna earlier this year.

Kobe Bryant Elected To Hall Of Fame In Posthumous 'Peak Of His Career'

The Los Angeles Laker legend, who died shockingly more than two months ago, headlined a star-studded 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class on Saturday that also includes Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.

A woman in California wears a medical mask during a political campaign rally, March 2, 2020.

More Testing Sheds Light On How Virus Is Spreading In US

New diagnoses in several states pushed the tally of COVID-19 cases past 100, and New Hampshire reported its first case, raising the total of affected states to 11.

Despite recent changes in insurance policy, some patients say doctors and insurers are charging them upfront for video appointments and phone calls — not just copays but sometimes the entire cost of the visit, even if it's covered by insurance.

Patients Are Being Billed For Some Phone Chats With Doctors That Used To Be Free

As part of their social distancing policies, elected leaders suggested phone and video medical appointments would be covered by health insurance. So why are some patients paying $70 per virtual visit?

Two grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8s are seen parked in Miami in 2019. The airline industry is seeing more travelers than in March and April but faces a long road to recovery.

U.S. Airlines Add Flights As Demand Increases, But Recovery Will Take Years

Ahead of the summer travel season, several U.S. airlines are expanding their flight schedules. But a complete recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic could take years.

Patients Are Being Billed For Some Phone Chats With Doctors That Used To Be Free

As part of their social distancing policies, elected leaders suggested phone and video medical appointments would be covered by health insurance. So why are some patients paying $70 per virtual visit?

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