Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday on hopes Washington will provide more aid to the struggling U.S. economy. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Hong Kong, South Korea and Sydney...
October 9, 2020
NEW DELHI — India has reported another 70,496 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total since the pandemic began to more than 6.9 million. The Health...
October 9, 2020
. The majority of our employees (over 80 percent) are working from home on a remote basis and we are encouraging them to find time on election day to vote...
October 9, 2020
The Montreal Canadiens agreed to a seven-year contract extension with forward Josh Anderson on Thursday. The contract that runs through the 2026-27 season has an average annual value of $5.5...
October 9, 2020
Suspended officials at the agency that runs the Voice of America news outlet filed suit against it Thursday, accusing its CEO and his top aides of trying to turn it...
October 8, 2020
Nearly a month after Southwest Airlines announced flights will be coming to the Miami International Airport for the first time, the airline has provided the details. Starting Nov. 15, Southwest...
October 8, 2020
Nearly a month after Southwest Airlines announced flights will be coming to the Miami International Airport for the first time, the airline has provided the details. Starting Nov. 15, Southwest...
October 8, 2020
Nearly a month after Southwest Airlines announced flights will be coming to the Miami International Airport for the first time, the airline has provided the details. Starting Nov. 15, Southwest...
October 8, 2020
The Pixar film “Soul” will skip theaters and instead premiere on Disney+ on Christmas, the Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday, sending one of the fall's last big movies straight to...
October 8, 2020
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pitched an economic message Thursday during their first joint appearance on the campaign trail, hammering President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic...
October 8, 2020
The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 6:25 p.m. Joe Biden is pitching an economic message as he campaigns in Arizona with his running mate Kamala Harris,...
October 8, 2020
A nine-months-pregnant Black woman whose arrest by a Kansas City police officer sparked outrage and an occupation of City Hall grounds was so overcome with emotion Thursday that she was...
October 8, 2020
JPMorgan Chase said Thursday it will extend billions in loans to Black and Latino homebuyers and small business owners in an expanded effort toward fixing what the bank calls “systemic...
October 8, 2020
Idaho's economic rebound following a shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic is third-best in the nation based on the unemployment rate, but the tradeoff has come with the worst positive...
October 8, 2020
A former administrator for a Mississippi city has pleaded guilty to money laundering and making false statements on a federal tax return, federal authorities said. Randy James, 56, who was...
October 8, 2020
Pennsylvania reported its highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in more than five months on Thursday, with the governor expressing concern but contending the state is in a much better...
October 8, 2020
Airbnb said Thursday it will require hosts to comply with enhanced cleaning procedures as part of its effort to reassure guests and local officials during the coronavirus pandemic. The home-sharing...
October 8, 2020
An attorney for the family of a Black teen killed by a suburban Milwaukee police officer vowed Thursday to keep fighting and working to prove racism pervades the officer's department,...
October 8, 2020
Federal agriculture officials said Thursday they awarded $22 million in grants to gas stations, convenience stores and fuel distribution sites in 14 states to upgrade pumps, fuel lines and storage...
October 8, 2020
Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favor of President Donald Trump, the company announced Thursday....
October 8, 2020
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday as hope remains that Washington can approve more aid for the economy and after a report suggested the pace of layoffs is slowing...
October 8, 2020
After social media censorship failed to zero out RT's web traffic, an establishment US media outlet has revealed it reached out to sites in the same link-exchange network as RT,...
October 8, 2020
Carnival Corporation reported a net loss of $2.9 billion, or $3.69 earnings per share, for the three months ending in August 2020. In a Thursday filing to the Securities and...
October 8, 2020
Marcus Lemonis first learned the NHRA drag racing series had abruptly lost its title sponsor via Twitter and used the same social media platform to alert the league he was...
October 8, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she's "at the table” ready to negotiate a coronavirus aid package after President Donald Trump abruptly halted talks and left the economy reeling, his...
October 8, 2020
The price of qualifying offers for Major League Baseball free agents rose by $1.1 million to a record $18.9 million. Determined by the average of the top 125 major league...
October 8, 2020
The Trump administration has blacklisted virtually all of Iran's financial sector, dealing another blow to an economy that is already reeling under U.S. sanctions. The move will deepen tensions with...
October 8, 2020
A federal watchdog agency has concluded that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue violated the law in advocating for the reelection of President Donald Trump during an August visit to North Carolina....
October 8, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $1.24 to $41.19 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for December delivery rose $1.35 to $43.34 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November...
October 8, 2020
When Texas' attorney general needed someone to probe a claim by one of his wealthy political donors alleging crimes by the FBI, he turned to a junior Houston lawyer with...
October 8, 2020
Ann Mintz and Clifford Wagner have been struggling with indecision about the election for weeks. Their angst isn't over whom to vote for — the Philadelphia couple are Democrats who...
October 8, 2020
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Ketty Toussaint Rene kept her hands busy every day working the same way she had for three years scrubbing dishes at the largest hotel in Miami-Dade...
October 8, 2020
The New Jersey Devils have placed veteran goaltender Cory Schneider on unconditional waivers for the purpose of buying out the final two years of his contract. The Devils announced the...
October 8, 2020
A manufacturer of plastic packaging used for medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic plans to build its next factory in southern New Mexico. Prent Corp. will invest $12.5 million into...
October 8, 2020
Even with cities like New York relaxing rules for dining in, sales figures from chains like McDonalds and Domino's Pizza on Thursday suggest that most people continue to favor keeping...
October 8, 2020
Virgin Hyperloop One will build a certification center in West Virginia for the high-speed transportation concept that uses enclosed pods to zip passengers underground at over 600 mph (960 km/h)....
October 8, 2020
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows hosted a large wedding for his daughter that appeared to violate a Georgia order and city of Atlanta guidelines to stop the spread...
October 8, 2020
A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one...
October 8, 2020
The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, amid mounting fears that hospitals in...
October 8, 2020
The long-running CIA-Hollywood partnership is at it again, trying to fool audiences with a female-driven action movie set for release in January 2021. Hollywood is churning out yet another feminist...
