Politics

The state auditor has no justification to accuse a University of Mississippi professor of engaging in an illegal work stoppage by participating in a nationwide "scholar strike” to bring attention...

The Hallmark and Lifetime channels are targeting their Christmas movies at gay audiences this year. Activists have hailed this as a victory, but there will be little to celebrate in...

In a momentous week, President Donald Trump painted a fantastical portrait of a coronavirus that affects “virtually nobody” among the young as he faced a grim U.S. milestone of 200,000...

In a momentous week, President Donald Trump painted a fantastical portrait of a coronavirus that affects “virtually nobody” among the young as he faced a grim U.S. milestone of 200,000...

Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived. The plane, a twin-turboprop Antonov-26...

Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived. The plane, a twin-turboprop Antonov-26...

Ford, Nissan and BMW unveiled new electric models with more range for the Chinese market on Saturday as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news...

Even in exile, Evo Morales looms over Bolivia's election next month. National rifts that contributed to chaos in Bolivia in 2019 threaten to destabilize the Oct. 18 vote and its...

Calm down, all you JKR haters. Have you actually read her latest book? Troubled Blood is denigrated for featuring a ‘transvestite serial killer', but it's not about transgender people at...

To the late songstress and civil rights activist Nina Simone, the role of an artist was quite clear: “An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the...

After the first shot, he had no reaction. But Kan Chai felt woozy following the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in China. “When I was...

A top Bollywood star, Deepika Padukone, was questioned Saturday by India's narcotics agency that is probing the movie industry's links with drug peddlers and cartels, officials said. She arrived at...

If you have ever wondered why Syrian jihadists, or so-called ‘moderate opposition', got support from the woke liberal West, a recent leak by Anonymous reveals it's because Western governments funded...

Elizabeth Neumann wrestled with the decision for weeks. She worried about the backlash, the impact it would have on her career, potential threats to her family. But the former Department...

President Donald Trump's campaign has grown increasingly focused on making inroads in Pennsylvania to offset potential vulnerabilities in other battlegrounds. The president will travel to the state for the second...

Pedro Cabrera Flores, 70, had spent the past eight summers packing green beans into cans in Gillett, Wisconsin. In order to be hired again, he had to complete the season,...

Even with the rarity of new ownership, Mike's Tavern will sell tradition as much as drinks. The timeworn saloon is one of the oldest in the Peoria area, brimming with...

NEW DELHI — India reported 85,362 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours with infections slowing down this month. The Health Ministry raised the nation's confirmed total to more...

Federal officials are warning of salmonella cases in at least 10 states linked to dried mushrooms from a Southern California company. More than 40 people have gotten sick and four...

At least several thousand people are expected in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday for a right-wing rally in support of President Donald Trump and his “law and order” reelection campaign as...

Being the director of fun has never been so complicated. Michelle Patterson, the “director of fun” who oversees Patterson Farm Market and Tours, has been planning and executing farm-related events...

Her Halloween haunted house won the first round of the Food Network's “Halloween Baking Championship” as Renee Loranger of Bay St. Louis competes with 10 bakers from across the country...

The health minister in Australia's Victoria state has resigned in the fallout from an inquiry into why security guards were used instead of police or the military at quarantine hotels....

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in Friday letter, said he won't testify before a special committee looking into his conduct in connection with a utility's alleged bribery scheme designed to...

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, in Friday letter, said he won't testify before a special committee looking into his conduct in connection with a utility's alleged bribery scheme designed to...

Firefighters and officials at California's largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern and central areas of the state this weekend that may fan the flames...

The Boston Planning and Development Agency approved the $8 billion redevelopment of the Suffolk Downs racetrack on Friday. The project led by HYM Investment Group includes 10,000 apartments and condos...

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson inadvertently made public his anger with the White House hiring office when cameras captured writing on the back of a page he was...

Japan's new prime minister said Saturday that he's determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games next summer as “proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic.” The 2020 Games were postponed...

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration's leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully and has blocked him from continuing in the position. U.S. District Judge...

A white supremacist gang member was likely trying to get to a rifle in his car — or another of the eight firearms inside — when he died firing a...

California next year will close a prison holding about 1,500 male inmates, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration said Friday in its latest step to reduce the state's incarceration footprint partly in...

Nine television stations have pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway. The ads were pulled after Galloway's campaign sent cease-and-desist letters arguing that the ads falsely...

Nine television stations have pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway. The ads were pulled after Galloway's campaign sent cease-and-desist letters arguing that the ads falsely...

California on Friday created what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections. The...

California on Friday created what supporters call its own nation-leading, state-level version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after critics said the Trump administration significantly weakened national protections. The...

Wall Street closed out another volatile week of trading Friday with solid gains, though the S&P 500 still posted its fourth-straight weekly loss. Technology and health care stocks led the...

If you're on Medicare, don't run to the mailbox looking for a $200 prescription drug card courtesy of President Donald Trump. Government officials said Friday that key details of Trump's...

A former employee of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has been charged with the sexual abuse of young people under her care while she was working for the...

First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of kids logging onto virtual school this fall...