Politics

Bob Woodward's new insider account of the Trump administration, ‘Rage', details the multi-faceted controversies surrounding President Trump's approach to governance – none more so than his relationship with the military....

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.88 to $40.16 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose $1.69 to $42.22 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for October...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that YouTube stars who rented out the “Jersey Shore” house Monday should “be taken to task” after an estimated 1,000 people showed up,...

Connecticut's Department of Public Health has decided to close a Norwich nursing home where officials allege violations of COVID-19 protocols have led to several deaths. Acting Commissioner Dr. Deidre Gifford...

A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to...

Kansas officials are considering spending $50 million to dramatically ramp up testing of people who aren't showing obvious signs of the coronavirus. A state task force this week backed Kansas...

The family of a woman who died after being held in an East Texas jail last year filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the company that runs the facility, claiming its...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Sept. 15 The LNP newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on the death of Ricardo Miguel Muñoz, who was fatally shot by...

As plutocratic philanthropist Bill Gates urges Americans to reject government regulators and embrace private-sector vaccine developers – which he both funds and profits from – it's worth asking why people...

For the first time since April, some families will be able to visit relatives in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in Georgia under new rules for the coronavirus...

Three Kansas City Council members boycotted a committee meeting Wednesday because Mayor Quinton Lucas has not removed another council member as leader of the committee for what they called racist...

The Federal Reserve adjusted its inflation target to seek price increases above 2% annually, a move that will likely keep interest rates low for years to come. The Fed on...

Winners have been announced in the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors 2019 newspaper contest. The awards were announced on Wednesday during a virtual event held by the Illinois Associated Press...

Centuries-old creaking wood floors. Dark and endless hallways. Secret doors. When the O'Hara family from suburban New York arrives at their massive new manor in the English countryside, it feels...

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Sept. 15 The Dispatch on remembering the importance of unity ahead of a historic presidential election: Americans are nervously awaiting November in anticipation of...

The salted fish, lobster, scampi, patatas a lo pobre and other Spanish delicacies that made La Dorada a hit in Miami will soon be gone. The Coral Gables restaurant, a...

Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Sept. 13 Decatur Daily on preparing to vote well in advance of the November election: The state has begun accepting applications for absentee ballots...

With a splash of Plymouth gin, the U.S. ambassador to Britain officially launched a ship named Mayflower on Wednesday, 400 years to the day after a wooden vessel with that...

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Sept. 16 The Sun Sentinel on allowing ex-felons to vote: The truism that elections have consequences has been proved yet again to dreadful effect...

A bit after sunrise, dozens of Indigenous Tembé men began preparing for the important day ahead. They danced, chanted and donned matching black T-shirts before setting off on motorbikes into...

A historian wants to open a museum focusing on Britain's colonial past. This is a better idea than erasing the country's history, as BLM wants, but his assertion that colonialists...

A historian wants to open a museum focusing on Britain's colonial past. This is a better idea than erasing the country's history, as BLM wants, but his assertion that colonialists...

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock put Norman Bates in a dress, indeed his late mother's dress, the cross-dressing murderer has been a thing. Hitchcock's masterpiece (or mistresspiece) ‘Psycho' is 60 years...

Ever since Alfred Hitchcock put Norman Bates in a dress, indeed his late mother's dress, the cross-dressing murderer has been a thing. Hitchcock's masterpiece (or mistresspiece) ‘Psycho' is 60 years...

The former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri spent more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs, State Auditor Nicole Galloway said...

The former clerk of a tiny town in remote northeast Missouri spent more than $300,000 in taxpayer money on concerts, vacations and other personal needs, State Auditor Nicole Galloway said...

Two cranes collided and at least partially collapsed at a construction site in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, injuring at least 22 people, authorities said. The cranes collided and got tangled...

Two cranes collided and at least partially collapsed at a construction site in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, injuring at least 22 people, authorities said. The cranes collided and got tangled...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Please don't use unreliable sources of information — especially in a crisis like the one Lancaster faces now LNP Sept....

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Please don't use unreliable sources of information — especially in a crisis like the one Lancaster faces now LNP Sept....

Lennar Corporation, one of the largest home builders in the U.S., has exceeded its projected revenues for the 2020 third quarter by 6.1%, with revenues of $5.9 billion. The report,...

Federal and state officials say they have begun investigating the partial collapse of a pier along Seattle's waterfront as workers were demolishing portions of it. The inspectors will investigate the...

The meeting in Sochi between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin may have just decided the fate of Belarus, ensuring Lukashenko is staying. But it has not...

Most directors insist on having final edit approval of their films. Not the creators of “Wireless.” The series on the mobile-platform Quibi employs an ingenious way to tell a story...

Dance troupe Diversity's BLM routine on Britain's Got Talent has received a record number of complaints, showing how much the Right loves censorship, seeks offence and lacks self-awareness. The snowflakes...

Washington's apple crop will be up to 10% smaller than expected because wildfires and extreme windstorms have battered orchards in recent weeks, the Washington Apple Commission said Wednesday. Washington supplies...

The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management in northwest Washington state has provided about 2,000 N95 masks to protect agricultural workers amid the widespread wildfires, officials said. Thick smoke has...

Grain futures were higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. rose .024 cent at $5.39 a bushel; Dec. corn was up .02...

Roving grown-ups tossing candy at kids waiting on lawns. Drive-thru Halloween haunts. Yard parties instead of block parties and parades. Wider paths through corn mazes. The family holiday so many...

They've always had a lot in common. Donald Trump is the playboy real estate magnate who became a reality TV show star. Boris Johnson is the posh boy journalist who...