In Greek mythology, men used to fear the stony gaze of the snake-haired Gorgon. Today, men once again feel such fear – but, ironically, no campaign has done more to...
October 17, 2020
Europe's economy was just catching its breath from what had been the sharpest recession in modern history. A resurgence in coronavirus cases this month is a bitter blow that will...
October 17, 2020
It was Oct. 12, 1870, and the morning edition of the Pittsburgh Daily Post's front page carried news of the re-election of city-born Civil War general James Negley to Congress,...
October 17, 2020
It was Oct. 12, 1870, and the morning edition of the Pittsburgh Daily Post's front page carried news of the re-election of city-born Civil War general James Negley to Congress,...
October 17, 2020
Dick Groat vividly recalls the moment he realized the Pirates could beat the heavily favored Yankees in the 1960 World Series. It was the top of the ninth inning of...
October 17, 2020
Dick Groat vividly recalls the moment he realized the Pirates could beat the heavily favored Yankees in the 1960 World Series. It was the top of the ninth inning of...
October 17, 2020
It's mid-afternoon when the delivery boy for Jay's Sandbar Floating BBQ motors up to the charter boat filled with hungry 20-somethings on the Fort Lauderdale sandbar. Chip Keown leans over...
October 17, 2020
It's mid-afternoon when the delivery boy for Jay's Sandbar Floating BBQ motors up to the charter boat filled with hungry 20-somethings on the Fort Lauderdale sandbar. Chip Keown leans over...
October 17, 2020
A small legal challenge has turned into a precedent-setting case about whether someone in today's Britain can be prioritised or denied housing on the basis of their religion. The law...
October 17, 2020
Australia's Victoria state has reported just one new case of COVID-19 and no deaths as the city of Melbourne moves closer towards the easing of some lifestyle restrictions. The state's...
October 17, 2020
SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon Health Authority reported 418 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths. At the current rate of transmission, Oregon Health Authority officials project...
October 17, 2020
The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you're registered to vote. But Harvard University graduate student...
October 16, 2020
UCLA will still be outfitted by Under Armour this season even though the university is suing the apparel company for breach of contract. Athletic director Martin Jarmond has said there...
October 16, 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday published a draft of a new environmental impact statement that supports a proposal for massive pumps to drain floodwaters from parts of...
October 16, 2020
A federal judge said she plans to require Carnival Corp. to certify that each of its cruise ships is compliant with its probation obligations 60 days before reentering U.S. waters...
October 16, 2020
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a Republican-sponsored bill Friday that would have let restaurants and bars reopen at up to full capacity, saying it would have jeopardized public health and...
October 16, 2020
Stocks took a late stumble on Wall Street, erasing an early gain and leaving major indexes mixed on Friday. The S&P 500 closed up just a fraction of a point...
October 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday awarded a Utah energy cooperative about $1.4 billion to help build a dozen small nuclear reactors in eastern Idaho. The money spread over...
October 16, 2020
The NCAA is stripping Massachusetts of victories in men's basketball and women's tennis for overpaying 12 athletes about $9,100 in financial aid over three years, prompting criticism of the penalty...
October 16, 2020
The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Joe Biden is warning Michigan voters that President Donald Trump wants to strip health insurance from tens of millions...
October 16, 2020
Switzerland's honorary consul said auf wiedersehen to Coral Gables, and hallo to Coconut Grove. Ferdinand Kurt, the consul of Switzerland and former CEO of the global logistic companies Panalpina and...
October 16, 2020
Utilities across South Carolina have started to disconnect service again for people who don't pay their bills after pausing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenville Water has disconnected service to more...
October 16, 2020
Putin intervened to state clearly and directly that a one-year extension of the New START treaty was the only option. The White House declined, setting the stage for a new...
October 16, 2020
Clemson University has received its largest gift ever, a $60 million donation for its new business school. The donor is a South Carolina businessman, W.O. “Billy" Powers, who made his...
October 16, 2020
Georgia's economic recovery from the pandemic sputtered in September, with the unemployment rate raising and employers adding few jobs. The jobless rate rose to 6.4%, up from 5.7% in August....
October 16, 2020
Florida law enforcement officials on Friday said they are investigating “malicious activity” that affected the state's top regulatory agency, causing days of computer system outages and disruptions to online services....
October 16, 2020
California has regained more than a third of the 2.6 million nonfarm jobs the most populous state lost to the coronavirus pandemic in March and April, state officials said Friday....
October 16, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 8 cents to $40.88 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for December delivery fell 23 cents to $42.93 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...
October 16, 2020
Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump fought to defend his sagging reelection bid Friday, courting seniors and African Americans in the Sunbelt, including one state...
October 16, 2020
In today's knowledge economy, an enterprise's value is often measured by its intangible assets, including specialized know-how, intellectual property, trade secrets, customer lists, business strategies, and goodwill. When an employer...
October 16, 2020
Florida's annual stone crab claw harvest has started amid new rules aimed at protecting future stocks and concerns about demand for claws due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New regulations, enforced...
October 16, 2020
The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent...
October 16, 2020
The surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations is so severe in the Kansas City area that some hospitals were forced to refuse ambulances due to a lack of space, according...
October 16, 2020
Philadelphia Union midfielder Brenden Aaronson will join FC Salzburg following the conclusion of the Major League Soccer season. The Union announced Friday that the 19-year-old signed a contract through 2025...
October 16, 2020
PM Boris Johnson is bemoaning the EU's refusal to agree to a Canada-style agreement, and says the UK faces a no-deal Brexit. In this game of who blinks first, maybe...
October 16, 2020
A U.S. Postal Service worker is no longer employed there following an investigation into the discovery of 112 unopened absentee ballots inside a dumpster in Kentucky. A contractor renovating a...
October 16, 2020
The EU is on the verge of ramping up a “security” presence in a new foreign war front against ISIS – this time in Mozambique. Because that's the real price...
October 16, 2020
Federal health officials on Friday unveiled a plan to get approved coronavirus vaccines to nursing home residents free of cost, with the aid of two national pharmacy chains. No vaccine...
October 16, 2020
BBC Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison insists that BAME communities are unwelcome in the countryside, and that “a time of reckoning” for white people is approaching. This simplistic outlook is both...
October 16, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the...
