Politics

California is poised to take another halting step toward normalcy with Gov. Gavin Newsom expected to announce plans for reopening businesses that were shuttered in July amid soaring coronavirus cases...

When Debra DeAngelo went to sleep, she thought the flames chewing through Northern California wine country were too far away to be dangerous. Plus, she had signed up for all...

President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans Thursday at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused of coordinating...

President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination Thursday on the South Lawn of the White...

Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters said an eastern...

Perry Porikos sat in the street outside one of his five businesses, in a makeshift patio area that didn't exist before the COVID-19 pandemic sent his best customers — University...

The Republican National Convention's final night heard Black Lives Matter falsely accused of co-coordinating violent protests, and President Donald Trump's record distorted on multiple fronts. A look at some of...

A woman whose drug crime sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump says his reforms in criminal justice are “just getting started.” Alice Johnson said Thursday during the Republican National...

The California agency that oversees elections has signed a $35 million contract with a firm linked to Joe Biden's presidential campaign to produce advertising to encourage voters to participate in...

California has launched a $30 million program to provide thousands of parolees with community services after they complete their prison sentences or are released months early because of the coronavirus...

Powell's Books says it will no longer sell on Amazon, declaring that the online retail giant undermines communities by extracting business from the real world and replacing it with internet...

Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by...

Cadaver dogs and an underwater robot helped a search and rescue team at Lake Tahoe recover the body Thursday of a boater who had been missing for days. South Lake...

A federal judge in Washington state is giving the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service 10 days to turn over records and information about service changes that critics say...

Attorneys for Montana's governor urged a federal judge Thursday to uphold an executive order that requires companies to report political contributions if they want to bid on large state contracts,...

Amazon, the company that made shopping from a La-Z-Boy possible, is going into the fitness-tracking business. The company started selling a wrist band Thursday that tracks workouts, sleep and body...

Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has died. He was 63. Van...

The energy industry is assessing damage caused by storm surges and high winds as Hurricane Laura cut a dangerous path across the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana, making landfall early...

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says the Trump administration has purchased 150 million new COVID-19 test kits to be distributed across the country. The White House announced the purchase...

A Northern California couple who helped a sheriff's employee by checking on their rural neighbor only to be attacked by a killer wielding a hunting knife are not entitled to...

Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania's voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November's presidential election...

United Airlines said Thursday that it will furlough up to 2,850 pilots this fall unless the federal government provides more relief to help airlines cover their labor costs during a...

The weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Aug. 26 and also available on the internet at https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/fishreport.phtml: CENTRAL AUSTIN: GOOD. Water lightly stained;...

The S&P 500 ticked further into record territory on Thursday after the Federal Reserve made a major overhaul to its strategy, one that could keep interest rates low for longer....

The sight of Antifa mobs smashing their way through the US' business districts strikes fear into property owners' hearts. But what do they expect when owning property is a near-impossible...

Two nuclear plants in northern Illinois will shut down next year, resulting in the loss of up to 1,400 jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue, the power company...

A federal loan program designed to help mid-sized businesses struggling during the pandemic has, instead, primarily benefited small businesses who already received federal Paycheck Protection Program loans. A Miami Herald...

Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America are asking a federal judge in Delaware to take action to protect survivors of child sexual abuse from being misled or confused by...

A former Emporia State University employee was awarded $64,303 Thursday after she complained the school retaliated against her by not renewing her contract when she complained about racial discrimination. Angelica...

The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases even if they don't show symptoms — a stance that comes after the U.S....

Kansas will apply to participate in a federal program that provides additional benefits to workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday,...

The Los Angeles Rams are opening a lavish new stadium with no fans in it next month. That might not even be the weirdest thing they'll experience in this utterly...

The Tennessee Valley Authority has hired a new independent consultant to take a fresh look into its executive compensation after President Donald Trump earlier this month blasted the CEO as...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell 35 cents to $43.04 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 55 cents to $45.09 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

Washington state continues to see a decrease in both new and total weekly claims for unemployment benefits. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits in Washington last week —...

An overturned tanker truck carrying gasoline closed a road in Yellowstone National Park while another road in the park closed by a wildfire reopened Thursday. The tanker overturned Thursday morning...

After much internal debate at the BBC, instrumental versions of ‘Land of Hope and Glory' and ‘Rule, Britannia!' will be played at the Last Night of the Proms. Rather than...

Florida's jobless claims dropped by more than a third last week from the previous week as officials also reported 139 new deaths from the coronavirus Thursday, bringing the state's overall...

The Latest on Hurricane Laura: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will visit the Gulf Coast this weekend to tour damage from one of the fiercest hurricanes to hit...

One of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. pounded the Gulf Coast with wind and rain Thursday as Laura roared ashore in Louisiana near the Texas border, unleashing...