Politics

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police. Then...

The Missouri Public Service Commission turned down a request that sought a moratorium on utility shutoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it has no authority to grant such an...

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police. Then...

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped to the highest level in three months, suggesting the labor market's recovery is faltering amid the surge in Covid-19 cases and widening business...

A bipartisan group of 38 states sued Alphabet Inc.'s Google Thursday alleging broad antitrust violations in the online search market, marking the third U.S. case against the search giant in...

Amid hopes for the return of fans on the PGA Tour next year, Commissioner Jay Monahan says tournaments are prepared financially to do without and still break even on operating...

With a week to go before Christmas Eve, anyone who's still scouring the internet for the perfect gift may want to get in the car and head for a store...

U.S. authorities are expressing increased alarm about an intrusion into computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried by Russia. The cybersecurity unit of the Department of Homeland...

Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, announcing the news a little more than two months after joining the Washington Capitals....

Interscope Geffen A&M — the home to Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga — has been named the No. 1 record label of the year by Billboard. Billboard announced...

A group of 38 states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers...

Maybe the saddest indictment of the British government's handling of the Covd-19 pandemic is the news that over 40 percent of ethnic-minority Britons are currently unwilling to have the vaccine...

In an annus horribilis unmatched in our lifetimes, there is still no space for spirituality at Christmas with obscene greeting cards, crass commercialism and woke concerns undermining efforts to inspire...

A cash-strapped Kansas foster care contractor that struggles to pay its bills and is under investigation for falsifying documents spent $80,000 on tickets to see the Chicago Cubs, owned by...

The economy is improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the region continues to lag behind where it was before the coronavirus pandemic began, according to...

JetBlue is coming to Miami International Airport next year. The low cost airline is making its MIA debut on Feb. 11, 2021 with nonstop, daily flights to New York City's...

The chief judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia is hoping the madly PC move “improves experiences within the legal system for gender diverse parties and lawyers,” because heaven...

More than 400 United Steelworkers members are on strike against the French manufacturer Constellium over what the union on Thursday called unfair labor practices at an aluminum factory in northwest...

A flurry of articles has burnished Russia's image as America's “evil enemy.” Then quickly followed a piece in the New York Times, which read like an instruction to President-elect Biden...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Virginia has added a men's basketball game against top-ranked Gonzaga as the 17th-ranked Cavaliers prepare...

The NBA Foundation has chosen the initial seven recipients of grants from the newly created group, the first step toward what the league has promised will be at least $300...

The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to the river to protect endangered...

Despite the Trump administration's attempts to further coerce the Islamic Republic in its dying days, Iranian oil exports have been growing, giving the nation an ever-increasing window of escape from...

San Diego County has suspended enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and live entertainment establishments after a local judge found in favor of two strip clubs that defied a state...

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid...

General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production a military trooper carrier. The announcement was made Thursday GM Defense LLC, which is a subsidiary...

General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production a military trooper carrier. The announcement was made Thursday GM Defense LLC, which is a subsidiary...

New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida fell last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. But nationally, seasonally adjusted claims unexpectedly climbed for the second week in a...

New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida fell last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. But nationally, seasonally adjusted claims unexpectedly climbed for the second week in a...

Cancel culture is flourishing in a third of UK universities, a new report shows. Long-dismissed as a right-wing talking point, censorship has grown into an insidious beast behind the thin...

In the end, the President who valiantly tried to take on the Washington elite, one man against many, has been crushed by them. We, the American people, now need to...

Opelika's city school board will pay $320,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former teacher who claimed she was dismissed in retaliation for speaking out about the mistreatment of...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000 as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy's recovery from its springtime collapse. The Labor...

An Alabama man convicted of killing his former wife at her business the day after their divorce became final has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A Morgan County judge handed...

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emoji that have helped broaden diversity for users of the tiny pictures, becoming the third museum to add emoji to their...

Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $200.4 million. The St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had profit of $1.31 per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option...

The University of Missouri has received a $2.85 million gift to create a graduate fellowship and faculty position in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The donation comes from...

The University of Missouri has received a $2.85 million gift to create a graduate fellowship and faculty position in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The donation comes from...

The University of Missouri has received a $2.85 million gift to create a graduate fellowship and faculty position in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The donation comes from...

Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $27.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Laurel, Mississippi-based company said...