The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday. For the surrounding community of Speedway, which bills itself as the racing capital of the world, many residents will be watching from home, and they are filled with sadness.
Roger Penske will not pretend he is not disappointed that he can’t open the gates to spectators for his first Indianapolis 500 as steward of the iconic event.
Across the U.S., “hospital at home” programs are taking off amid the pandemic, thanks to communications technology, portable medical equipment and teams of doctors, nurses, X-ray techs and paramedics.
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States found that nationally, craft distillers will see an estimated 41% of their sales—worth more than $700 million—evaporate because of the pandemic.
Purdue University suspended the students Thursday for attending a party on the same day that President Mitch Daniels made it a violation to host or attend a party not following social distancing and mask guidelines.
The state’s 7-day testing-positivity rate remained at 7.9% on Thursday and the overall testing-positivity rate stayed at 8.8%.
The network is hoping to deliver a broadcast that educates what could be one of the largest audiences in race history while also turning some casual fans into avid ones.
In 2018, only about 7% of childhood flu shots were administered at pharmacies, according to CDC data. And it’s even rarer for other childhood shots to be given at drug stores.
With data indicating that anxiety and depression, among other mental health problems, have surged to historic levels in recent months, adding toxic positivity to the mix may only exacerbate the rising tide of negative emotions by preventing people from working through the serious issues they’re experiencing in a healthy way, experts say.
The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines.
The Division I Council made a similar decision for spring-sport athletes who had their seasons cut short by the coronavirus.
Indiana create a public dashboard tracking the spread of the coronavirus in schools, the state’s top health official announced Wednesday.
The number of applications is more than triple what the state expected last month when it rolled out the program, which provides up to $500 in assistance a week for up to four weeks.
Indiana has applied for the federal government’s Lost Wages Assistance program and hopes to begin delivering the $300 supplemental weekly payments to most people receiving unemployment benefits within two to four weeks of FEMA approval.
Apple shares gained nearly 60% this year as the company overcame the shutdown of factories in China that produce the iPhone and the closure of its retail sales amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Indiana State Health Department reported 14 new deaths on Wednesday. Indiana has averaged more than 13 new deaths in the daily report over the past 10 days.
The NCAA Division I Council meets Wednesday to consider what will happen with the eligibility of fall sport athletes and whether fall sports championships should be staged in the spring.
An amazing, monthslong rally has put the S&P 500 back to where it was before the pandemic, even though millions of workers are still unemployed and businesses continue to close across the country.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would “suspend” several of his initiatives until after the election “to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.”
More than 5% of the lottery’s roughly 4,300 retail ticket sellers were closed for extended periods after statewide business restrictions were put in place in March because of the COVID-19 outbreak, lottery officials said.
