Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health department board...
October 23, 2020
Fresh off visits by President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, Pennsylvania will again host Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence in the coming days...
October 23, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sexually assaulted a former top aide during a Southern...
October 22, 2020
Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. The government is expected to take civil action against...
October 22, 2020
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged that Michael Jackson abused them as boys in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland." Los Angeles County Superior...
October 22, 2020
The New Jersey Devils added experience to their defense, signing Russian Dmitry Kulikov to a one-year, $1.15 million contract. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal Thursday. “Kulikov is...
October 22, 2020
Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its “full self-driving” software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads. But buried on its website is a...
October 22, 2020
Michigan State University is dropping swimming and diving teams for men and women after the 2020-21 season, officials said Thursday. “MSU athletics is facing a financial crisis unlike any we've...
October 22, 2020
Stocks shook off a wobbly start and ended higher on Wall Street Thursday, as several earnings reports from big U.S. companies came in better than analysts had expected. New data...
October 22, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization. The drug, which California-based...
October 22, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization. The drug, which California-based...
October 22, 2020
Pennsylvania plans to offer $20 million in relief to the state's beleaguered hospitality industry, the governor announced Thursday, days after vetoing Republican legislation that would have loosened restrictions on bars...
October 22, 2020
As someone who cares deeply about US foreign policy and issues of war and peace, it's disappointing for me to witness so little discussion between the two major presidential candidates,...
October 22, 2020
A painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence that has not been seen in public for 60 years has been found and will soon take its designated place in a 30-piece...
October 22, 2020
A painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence that has not been seen in public for 60 years has been found and will soon take its designated place in a 30-piece...
October 22, 2020
Federal regulators approved a request by Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Inc. to increase the capacity of the two reactors at Farley Nuclear Plant, located on the Chattahoochee River in southeast...
October 22, 2020
Federal regulators approved a request by Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Inc. to increase the capacity of the two reactors at Farley Nuclear Plant, located on the Chattahoochee River in southeast...
October 22, 2020
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus says it has delivered its first Alabama-made A220 passenger aircraft to the Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. The A220-300 plane was manufactured in the company's factory...
October 22, 2020
Gap is moving away from the nation's malls. The retailer, which was for decades a fixture at shopping malls around the country, said that it will be closing 220 stores...
October 22, 2020
Southwest Airlines will start offering flights to and from Mississippi's capital city in 2021, about seven years after the low-cost carrier stopped the service. Southwest board chairman and CEO Gary...
October 22, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 61 cents to $40.64 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for December delivery rose 73 cents to $42.46 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...
October 22, 2020
Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz was voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year and Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was picked as Player of the Year in annual...
October 22, 2020
In the latest episode in the US' single-minded crusade toward self-destruction, Russia and Iran are being fingered for election interference based on intelligence that doesn't pass the smell test. You...
October 22, 2020
It's small wonder the Democrats don't want to talk about immigration and their plans to create a ‘roadmap to citizenship' for illegal aliens in America. But President Trump needs to...
October 22, 2020
The leader of the Catholic Church has been fêted for his new stance on homosexual relationships, but, while the sentiment is positive, he avoids the crux of the matter: that...
October 22, 2020
Auto parts supplier Tenneco plans to cut about 350 jobs at a northern Indiana plant in a move the company attributes to the challenging global business for its piston product...
October 22, 2020
Macy's said Santa Claus won't be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago. More...
October 22, 2020
The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship...
October 22, 2020
College students across Florida are packing bars off campus and private parties while breaking rules about wearing masks and maintaining social distance during the fall semester – and other students...
October 22, 2020
Full federal recognition of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe got a boost with President Donald Trump expressing support for a U.S. Senate bill that could bring millions of dollars in additional...
October 22, 2020
The pandemic continued to hit AT&T through the third quarter as closed theaters, wary U.S. moviegoers and the Hollywood shutdown hurt its WarnerMedia movie and TV business. The Dallas company's...
October 22, 2020
Latest Balkan stand-off shows how difficult it will be for EU to achieve its expansionist masterplan
Having run out of candidate countries in Western Europe, the EU is looking to the Balkans to expand. But stalled talks between Bulgaria and North Macedonia illustrate the problems that...
October 22, 2020
The home of the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche is being renamed Ball Arena as part of a global partnership with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The arena...
October 22, 2020
On a recent BBC show, CNN's Brian Stelter and Axios' Sara Fischer defended the social media suppression of the New York Post's Hunter Biden story. It's not a clever tactic...
October 22, 2020
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association is receiving a $1 million boost from Secret Deodorant to continue its barnstorming Dream Gap Tour of games and relieve any financial uncertainties resulting...
October 22, 2020
A fire has destroyed a middle Georgia meat processing plant, and its workers may be without jobs. WMAZ-TV reported at least 60 firefighters responded to the blaze on Wednesday at...
October 22, 2020
Grain futures were mostly higher on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. fell .072 cent at $6.2720 a bushel; Dec. corn rose .044...
October 22, 2020
Grain futures were mostly higher on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. fell .072 cent at $6.2720 a bushel; Dec. corn rose .044...
October 22, 2020
The New York governor has praised his own response to the pandemic, touting the state's low infection rate to sell his new book, even as he again places dire restrictions...
October 22, 2020
Two Oregon wine grape growers have failed to convince a state judge their grapes would be marred by odors from a neighboring marijuana operation. Yamhill County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia...
