Politics

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has decided that employers can require workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and offered guidance on exceptions. Employers have been hoping for clarity from the...

A company that makes and assembles medical specimen kits will more than double its number of employees in Columbus, adding 350 workers as it invests $5 million. Path-Tec announced its...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year, $57.6 billion budget proposal that seeks to offset...

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and a tax on health insurers as part of his two-year, $57.6 billion budget proposal that seeks to offset...

The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it's laying off 2,200 workers, or 17% of its global workforce, as part of a larger restructuring aimed at paring down its business units and...

The Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday it's laying off 2,200 workers, or 17% of its global workforce, as part of a larger restructuring aimed at paring down its business units and...

Doses from Kansas' first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine were arriving Thursday in rural Kansas for hospitals to administer to health care workers, though the state expects its second shipment...

Doses from Kansas' first shipment of a COVID-19 vaccine were arriving Thursday in rural Kansas for hospitals to administer to health care workers, though the state expects its second shipment...

Here's what's happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the...

A U.K. citizen was sentenced Thursday in Florida to two years and six months in federal prison for violating an embargo and attempting to smuggle industrial equipment to Iran. Colin...

A U.K. citizen was sentenced Thursday in Florida to two years and six months in federal prison for violating an embargo and attempting to smuggle industrial equipment to Iran. Colin...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

Technology and health care stocks helped lift stocks to new highs on Wall Street Thursday. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite climbed to all-time highs. The...

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the...

The first doses of the coronavirus vaccine are being administered in Native American communities from the desert highlands of New Mexico to a coastal fishing tribe outside Seattle as the...

AAR Corp. (AIR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $8.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Wood Dale, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 23 cents. Earnings,...

AAR Corp. (AIR) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $8.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Wood Dale, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 23 cents. Earnings,...

Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work. Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being...

Ontario's minister of sport says the provincial government is examining how a Canadian division in the NHL might work. Lisa MacLeod says discussions about the league's return-to-play plan are being...

Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going...

Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are going...

Conservation groups have sued to stop a U.S. Forest Service project west of Yellowstone National Park the agency said is needed to maintain wildlife biodiversity with prescribed burning and logging....

Conservation groups have sued to stop a U.S. Forest Service project west of Yellowstone National Park the agency said is needed to maintain wildlife biodiversity with prescribed burning and logging....

After his British team struggled with technical problems in a warmup competition for the America's Cup, four-time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslee blamed a system supplied by defending champion Team...

After his British team struggled with technical problems in a warmup competition for the America's Cup, four-time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslee blamed a system supplied by defending champion Team...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 54 cents to $48.36 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose 42 cents to $51.50 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

The Missouri Lottery is voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets to one person in a 24-hour period. The lottery had a cap on...

Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about an intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. The nation's cybersecurity...

The grandstanding Governor of New York has prohibited the sale or display of the Dixie flag and other so-called “hate symbols” on public property, an act he admits violates the...

As states rush to inoculate health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, only Tennessee has prioritized building its own emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. An...

As states rush to inoculate health care workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, only Tennessee has prioritized building its own emergency reserve of the coveted vaccine. An...

Home Depot Inc. will pay a $20.8 million fine for failing to ensure that its contractors follow lead paint rules. The civil penalty announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Home Depot Inc. will pay a $20.8 million fine for failing to ensure that its contractors follow lead paint rules. The civil penalty announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency...

The American Journalism Project said Thursday that it was awarding $2 million in grants to three nonprofit newsrooms, including one based in New York City that targets the immigrant community....

A second COVID-19 vaccine moved closer to joining the U.S. fight against the pandemic Thursday as government advisers convened for a public review of its safety and effectiveness. It's the...

The Trump administration finalized a proposal Thursday that will allow the government to deny habitat protections for endangered animals and plants in areas that would see greater economic benefits from...