China normally ramps up production for fireworks in winter — but this year, the pandemic forced most of the factories to close.

For many of the companies pulling ads from Facebook, it's part of an advertiser boycott to protest what they say are the site's failures to stop hate.

"Eating outside is less risky than eating inside, if everybody is six feet apart and the wait staff are all wearing masks," said infectious disease expert Dr. William Schaffner.

U.S. employers added 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month.

Utah County officials have released the names of two businesses that had clusters of COVID-19 cases early in the outbreak.

Hundreds of companies have promised to halt advertising on Facebook and its sibling platform Instagram as part of month-long boycott.

With the holiday weekend approaching, some are people are still planning to travel. Those flying will notice new airline policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Simon Property Group, which has 204 properties in 37 states, said late Monday that 199 of its shopping centers have reopened -- even as concerns grow about a second wave of Covid-19 cases in the United States and a deluge of retail bankruptcies.

Harmons grocery stores will require masks for all customers starting June 27 in Salt Lake County and July 5 in other locations across the state. 

Manufacturing has been shrinking in other states across the US, but not in Utah.