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In this April 24 file photo, empty United Airlines ticket machines are shown at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, FL. United United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry.

US Economy Stumbling as Pandemic Worsens

Six states representing one-third of the economy are reversing reopening plans, while plans are on pause in 15 other states.

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del. on Tuesday, June 30.

Biden Calls For $700B+ ‘Buy American’ Campaign

He proposes tightening current “Buy American” laws that are intended to benefit US firms but can be easily circumvented by government agencies.

This Bioculture System will let biologists learn about how space impacts human health by studying cells grown in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station.

Why Scientists Are Trying to Manufacture Organs in Space

Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs.

In this June 27 photo, medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles in Phoenix's western neighborhood of Maryvalefor free COVID-19 tests organized by Equality Health Foundation, which focuses on care in underserved communities.

PPE Shortages Beginning to Reappear

Overall supplies of PPE are more robust than in April, but medical professionals and lawmakers have cast doubt on those improvements.

COVID Offers a Clear View of Opportunity

Fitz Frames initially saw a chance to simply help the medical community, but their 3D-printed glasses are now a dedicated PPE offering.

Smoke billows from a fire following an explosion at a fireworks factory outside the town of Hendek, Sakarya province, northwestern Turkey, Friday July 3, 2020. There were an estimated 150 workers at the factory, Gov. Cetin Oktay Kaldirim told state-run Anadolu Agency. Several firefighters and ambulances were sent to the factory, which is away from residential areas, but explosions continued to hamper efforts to bring the fire under control. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately known.

6 Dead in Fireworks Factory Explosion

A manager and two supervisors were detained.

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Supply Chains Challenged to Innovate by Virus

As we work toward stabilization of the global supply chain, technology and innovation will be required ingredients to enable a swift rebound.

Uniper coal-fired power plant and BP refinery steam beside a wind generator in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Germany Is First Major Economy to Phase Out Coal and Nuclear

Environmental groups say the plan isn't ambitious enough.

People gather near the bodies of victims of a landslide near a jade mining area in Hpakant, Kachin state, northern Myanmar Thursday, July 2, 2020. Myanmar government says a landslide at a jade mine has killed dozens of people.

Landslide at Jade Mine Kills at Least 162

It's the worst in a series of deadly accidents at such sites in recent years.

Frito-Lay Faces Discrimination Lawsuit in Kansas

Employees regularly heard racial slurs and were threatened with lynching.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves his lawyer's office in Tokyo, April 3, 2019.

Japan Seeks Extradition of Americans Accused in Ghosn Escape

The completion of the extradition request does not immediately mean the two men will be handed over.

Edge and the Cloud – Partners or Competitors? Part II

Blurring the lines isn't necessarily a bad thing.