Politics

NEW DELHI — India has recorded another single-day record of new coronavirus cases, reporting 75,760 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Thursday also reported...

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk. In a...

Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans pressed a distorted case Wednesday that President Donald Trump took over a moribund economy from Barack Obama and supercharged it. That's not what...

Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul fell while Shanghai advanced....

NHL players are discussing options to protest racial injustice after the NBA and other professional sports leagues postponed games, according to a person with knowledge of those talks. The person...

The energy industry is bracing for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Oil and gas producers have...

The University of Notre Dame has added security personnel at its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation sites after students were observed leaving the off-campus apartments and hotels in violation of safety...

UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles for breach of contract, seeking damages in excess of $200 million.. Under Armour announced...

Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union, the Seattle Education Association, have reached a tentative agreement on work expectations for this school year, which starts on Sept. 4. Details about...

A Los Angeles utility said Tuesday that one of its natural gas plants is leaking globe-warming methane, prompting calls from environmentalists to abandon plans to extend the life of other...

Dozens of nursing homes evacuated their residents as Hurricane Laura bore down Wednesday, but many others with a choice just stayed put, concluding the risk of breaking their coronavirus lockdowns...

A King County Superior Court judge has ordered the owner of two air-duct-cleaning companies to pay $10 million over deceptive advertisements and robocalls following a lawsuit by Washington state. Attorney...

The Kansas Democratic Party on Wednesday declared that the 19-year-old nominee for a state House seat is “unfit” for office because of “alarming behavior” that includes admitting to circulating revenge...

A transportation agency in Colorado has announced that a transit executive was chosen to become the first female CEO and general manager of the Regional Transportation District. The board voted...

A business in the Los Angeles Fashion District and its owner have agreed to pay nearly $118 million and plead guilty to defrauding the government by undervaluing imported clothing and...

The U.S. government and the state of Mississippi are suing Hattiesburg over alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act, including the release of untreated sewage. A lawsuit filed Wednesday...

A California man who submitted more than $62 million in phony claims to a military medical program is going to federal prison. James Chen of Monterey Park was sentenced Wednesday...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recommended to legislators on Wednesday how to spend the state's remaining COVID-19 federal relief dollars, mainly for public health, K-12 schools and local governments. But...

The Latest on Hurricane Laura (all times local): BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards has activated the entire Louisiana National Guard for Hurricane Laura. That includes more than...

All three NBA playoff games scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, with players around the league choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice. Called off: Games...

Georgia's governor said Wednesday that he's considering creating mobile testing strike teams to deploy to schools and colleges to control COVID-19 outbreaks. Brian Kemp told news outlets the teams could...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that Florida would participate in the enhanced unemployment benefits program offered through an executive memorandum signed by President Trump earlier this month. Floridians who currently...

Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103 years old. Spielberg died of natural causes...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 26 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the police shooting of Jacob Blake: Another horrendous shooting by police. Another...

Technology companies powered stocks higher on Wall Street Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 to another record high. More blowout profit reports from big tech companies spurred the latest gains for...

The Washington Post on Wednesday reported additional examples of workplace sexual harassment inside the Washington Football Team organization, and allegations that owner Dan Snyder was personally involved. The Post reported...

A second rural hospital in Georgia has announced that it will close, and an industry representative says still more hospitals could go out of business in coming months. The Atlanta...

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Aug. 26 The Palm Beach Post housing assistance from the CARES Act: Desperation is mounting for thousands of homeowners and tenants in Palm Beach...

The energy industry is bracing for catastrophic storm surges and winds as Hurricane Laura cuts a dangerous path toward the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Oil and gas producers have...

Democratic fundraiser ActBlue has banned Kansas House candidate Aaron Coleman after a woman accused him of abuse and he admitted to deploying ‘revenge porn' as a tween. But voters in...

Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored...

A task force appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis will recommend that nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Florida begin allowing visitors after more than five months of keeping elderly...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: An uncertain school year begins The Citizen's Voice Aug. 25 A school year full of uncertainty begins today as the...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 4 cents to $43.39 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 22 cents to $45.64 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

California has signed a contract worth up to $1.4 billion with a company to provide a significantly cheaper coronavirus test that will allow the state to eventually more than double...

The Justice Department is seeking data about “orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents,” sending letters Wednesday to the governors of New...

Bal Harbour Shops has filed eviction proceedings against Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the luxury mall's longtime anchor tenants. In the lawsuit filed Aug. 17 in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, Bal...

North Carolina sued the federal government Wednesday to block an attempt at seismic testing off the state's Atlantic coast to measure for oil and gas deposits, saying a U.S. agency's...

Kansas City will receive nearly $51 million to expand its streetcar from downtown to near the Country Club Plaza, federal officials announced Wednesday. The Federal Transit Administration said it has...

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman has issued an emergency rule change that requires county officials to use first-class mail at least 15 days before Election Day when sending ballots...