Politics

State and local officials around the U.S. are rolling back social-distancing rules again after an abortive effort over the summer, allowing bars, restaurants and gyms to open. Fans are gathering...

A biopic about Madonna has found a uniquely qualified director: Madonna, herself. Universal Pictures announced Tuesday that the studio is developing an untitled film about the pop star that Madonna...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.02 to $38.28 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 92 cents to $40.53 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for...

Putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires on the West Coast is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into cars through air conditioning vents and keeping people already shut away...

The South Carolina Senate passed changes Tuesday to the state budget that would provide a small raise to most teachers and a hazard pay bonus for some lower-paid state workers....

Here are excerpts of editorials that appeared in newspapers around Illinois. Sept. 11, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times As Starved Rock grows crowded during pandemic, why not expand? The number of visitors...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief. “We are committed to staying here until we have an agreement,...

Carnival Corporation will part with a total of 18 cruise ships in the next few months — 12% of its fleet — as it continues to cut costs while cruising...

The LPGA Tour's Portland Classic set for this weekend has been reduced to 54 holes because of poor air quality caused by wildfires that have been burning across the West....

Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey has called for police to be deprived of weapons as mobs run riot across the US. This is immoral and irresponsible. The Democratic Party, for reasons...

The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers' new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association,...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Idaho newspapers: Treasurer Ellsworth can outwit Speaker Bedke The Lewiston Tribune Sept. 13 Memo to: State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth. Subject: Taxpayer stewardship....

California fitness centers have filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom's measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus unfairly target the industry and are demanding they be allowed...

With concerns rising in Pennsylvania that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots will be discarded in the presidential election over technicalities, officials in the battleground state told counties that they...

A financial executive responsible for one of the largest frauds prosecuted out of the nation's financial crisis a decade ago is being released from prison on compassionate grounds after serving...

A Washington state county announced its goal to remove the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River located roughly 42 miles (68 kilometers) southeast of Seattle following the pollution of the...

The left-wing VP candidate might try to dismiss it as a slip of the tongue, but her comment shows what the real scheme is: that she replaces Joe Biden shortly...

Hey West Coast beer lovers, it's pronounced YING-ling. D.G. Yuengling and Son, America's oldest operating brewer, is sending some cold ones your way for the first time since it began...

The cathedrals lie empty. Wrigley. Fenway. Yankee Stadium. PNC Park. Progressive Field. Sure, their lights are on as Major League Baseball tries to squeeze in a truncated 60-game season in...

No band has plugged its guitars into the amplifiers on Wilbert's stage since mid-March, and there's usually an open bar stool or three these days at the music joint just...

From the back patio at Nisei Lounge to the sudsy sidewalks around Murphy's Bleachers, the fight is on. Same for Sluggers, The Cubby Bear and everywhere in between. The goal...

The saxophone guy, the one that plays theme songs from 1970s TV shows for loose change as fans squeeze past on the Roberto Clemente Bridge on their way to and...

The World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal under the rules of the global trade body. The decision...

Lowe's is offering small businesses, particularly those owned by minorities, the “Shark Tank” treatment. The home improvement chain is teaming up with Daymond John, star of ABC's “Shark Tank," to...

The manager stands behind the counter at Ballpark Sports Shop on River Avenue, pinstriped jerseys fully stocked on the racks around him. The inventory is worth hundreds of thousands of...

Toilet paper is back on store shelves. But you may not recognize some of the brands. Demand for toilet paper has been so high during the pandemic that in order...

BNSF's pick to be its next CEO will be the first woman to lead a major North American railroad. BNSF said Monday that it will promote Kathryn Farmer in January...

The Mayflower is taking to the water in Plymouth harbor. It's not the ship that left this southwest England port 400 years ago carrying Pilgrim settlers to America. The sleek...

ViacomCBS will rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount Plus, set to debut early next year with new, original shows. The expanded streaming service has been in the...

Students in Westchester received a cartoon likening police to the KKK as part of an assignment that appeared to demand support for Black Lives Matter. Parents outraged by the image...

HBO Max's new movie Unpregnant is a cinematic dud that preaches to the converted on abortion while going out of its way to target pro-life Christians and appease the woke....

A long Covid-19 lockdown, an economy in freefall and an increasingly authoritarian government are causing mounting resentment among ordinary Colombians. The police killing of an unarmed man was simply the...

The City of Bellingham has acquired 125 acres of land around Lake Whatcom from the Oeser Co. for $1.8 million. The Bellingham Herald reports City Council President Gene Knutson announced...

The City of Bellingham has acquired 125 acres of land around Lake Whatcom from the Oeser Co. for $1.8 million. The Bellingham Herald reports City Council President Gene Knutson announced...

Black actor John Boyega has stepped down from his role as a global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after the company decided to hire a Chinese actor to replace...

The Green River Distilling Co. in Kentucky survived fire, Prohibition, multiple owners and decline and is being revived at its original location in Owensboro, the owners said Tuesday. The distillery...

Lego said Tuesday that it will stop using plastic bags inside its boxed sets and replace them with paper ones. The Danish toymaker said it will start making the switch...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but alert and saying that he was happy to be...

The introduction in Britain of controversial new Covid restrictions has been followed by an official call for people to sound the alert to the authorities if they spot any wrongdoing....

English cricket's governing body is proposing a 20% cut to its workforce in response to the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak which it says is the sport's “most significant...