Politics

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reiterated Wednesday that the league's hope is to begin next season with teams in their home arenas and with fans in the seats, though cautioned that...

Ray Davis and the Texas Rangers ownership group will host the 2020 World Series, just as they had hoped when they broke ground on a new stadium three years ago...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed the statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures to expire at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. The reason: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention enacted a nationwide...

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to “aggressively” target mask refuseniks, but deploying hundreds of officials on “mask patrols” to fine violators will only amplify resentment of a regime...

Airline employees and executives made 11th-hour appeals Wednesday for Congress to approve billions more in federal aid to avert thousands of layoffs that are scheduled to start Thursday. U.S. passenger...

The coronavirus tightened its grip on the American heartland, with infections surging in the Midwest, some hospitals in Wisconsin and North Dakota running low on space and the NFL postponing...

The new sci-fi rom-com “Save Yourselves!” is rich in comic timing, but seemingly nowhere more than in its very title, coming in this of all weeks. Unless, of course, you...

Nikki and Kevin Conant returned to their home in California's wine country Wednesday to find only the charred remains of their home and wine-barrel repurposing business. “It was like a...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves ended a statewide mask mandate Wednesday but said he will still require people to wear face coverings in schools to curb the spread of the coronavirus....

A chemical production company will pay $11.3 million for the cleanup of a Superfund site in Gloucester County, New Jersey, under a consent decree reached in federal court with the...

Officials with the state's Employment Security Department announced Wednesday that a better than expected revenue forecast last week indicates that the state won't need a federal loan to continue paying...

The official committee representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is asking for authorization from the judge to issue subpoenas for information that it...

President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role. Pressed repeatedly...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held an “extensive conversation" Wednesday on a huge COVID-19 rescue package, meeting face to face for the first time in more...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that a member of his staff who tested positive for COVID-19 is symptomatic but is in good condition and resting at home. Pritzker and several...

Middle Georgia's most populous county could pay $8.75 million for a site for a new landfill and dirt to close an old one. Macon-Bibb County commissioners tell WMAZ-TV they are...

University of South Carolina will freeze tuition for students during the next academic year, the school's president said Wednesday. President Bob Caslen made the announcement in a speech, saying in...

NEW YORK — The World Health Organization announced nearly $1 billion in new pledges on Wednesday for the effort to battle the coronavirus pandemic and make sure that poor countries...

NEW YORK — The World Health Organization announced nearly $1 billion in new pledges on Wednesday for the effort to battle the coronavirus pandemic and make sure that poor countries...

U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, but only after zooming up, down and back up again in a fitting end to a wild month and quarter for Wall Street. Prospects for additional...

A pet food manufacturer is taking over the former MillerCoors plant in Eden and pledging to create 300 jobs, the N.C. Department of Commerce said Wednesday. In exchange, Nestlé Purina...

The former president of the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to an embezzlement scheme, saying he suspected that union dues were being used for golf, lodging and fancy meals...

A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a federal rights lawsuit filed by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and blasted her claims that she was the victim of a...

Problems with rearview cameras, brakes and axles caused Ford to announce a recall of 748,747 cars, trucks and SUVs in the United States, Canada and Mexico on Wednesday. Problems in...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that bars, amusement parks and movie theaters can partially reopen starting on Friday under a new Phase 3 order. The updated executive...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 30 The San Francisco Chronicle on the presidential debate: Americans should be saddened, if not angered, by the...

Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. Officials said wind-whipped flames led two firefighters to deploy the emergency fire...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 93 cents to $40.22 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery fell 8 cents to $40.95 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

LNDMRK, led by Alex Karakhanian, and Tricera Capital — retail investors that are bringing new mixed-use projects to South Florida — dropped $4 million on a Walgreens retail center in...

A federal court said it would uphold a Federal Trade Commission decision to block a proposed merger between two leading Wyoming coal companies. The FTC had said a merger between...

Washington state's minimum wage is increasing 19 cents to $13.69 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2021, the first increase determined by inflation instead of a voter-approved ballot measure that determined...

Google will try to make a bigger splash in the smartphone market with a cheaper high-end model while it also aims to expand its presence on bigger screens with a...

A once daily newspaper in South Carolina announced on Wednesday's front page that it just published its final edition after 170 years. The Union Times story blamed the paper's demise...

A once daily newspaper in South Carolina announced on Wednesday's front page that it just published its final edition after 170 years. The Union Times story blamed the paper's demise...

A once daily newspaper in South Carolina announced on Wednesday's front page that it just published its final edition after 170 years. The Union Times story blamed the paper's demise...

The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on trial over a toxic fire at the company's suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 ended Wednesday after the...

The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on trial over a toxic fire at the company's suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 ended Wednesday after the...

The case against the CEO of a chemical manufacturer on trial over a toxic fire at the company's suburban Houston plant during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 ended Wednesday after the...

A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The lawsuits filed this week in state and...

A conservative legal group has filed lawsuits challenging a new Virginia law that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The lawsuits filed this week in state and...