Politics

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is applying to participate in a federal unemployment assistance program so people currently receiving at least $100 in benefits can be eligible for another $300...

Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Aug. 26 The Daily News on two school districts in Kentucky allowing in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic: Since the COVID-19 outbreak early in...

Viral videos have emerged this week of Black Lives Matter activists abusing individuals for not ‘raising a fist'. BLM is a needed and noble cause, but incidents of intimidation and...

Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Aug. 26 The Daily Citizen-News on mask mandates and some county commissioners in Georgia who did not wear masks at a public meeting: About...

The Rev. Al Sharpton sat quietly in his office in late July, watching the final funeral service for Rep. John Lewis on a wall-mounted television. Instead of flying down to...

The wrong-headed decision to give the activists a victory by ‘toppling' Hans Sloane will not end their campaign, but boost it. These people will not stop until they have destroyed...

A $59 million manufacturing factory is coming to Alabama and will produce battery trays for electric vehicles. The DURA Automotive Systems project, announced Tuesday, will help the state's automotive sector...

A Houston energy firm has dropped a lawsuit against Venezuela's former oil czar, who it had accused of orchestrating demands for a $10 million bribe to approve an asset sale...

Conservation groups have asked a federal judge to reject permits for a proposed $2 billion methanol plant in southwest Washington state. The Columbia Riverkeeper group and several other organizations are...

At the beginning of the pandemic, Tiffany Cordaway's biggest struggle was finding a place to shower. She worked two jobs in northern California, disinfecting medical equipment during the day and...

Failed 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton has told ‘Sleepy Joe' to “not concede under any circumstances” and to mount a “massive legal operation” if Trump wins in 2020. This is a...

Metra says Union Pacific's refusal to send conductors into train cars is costing the Chicago-area commuter rail carrier $1 million each month in lost ticket revenue. Union Pacific, which operates...

Hospitals are urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to extend an order requiring face coverings in public — a directive currently set to expire at the end of this month —...

For decades, the Federal Reserve made clear its readiness to raise interest rates at the earliest signs of creeping inflation. That was then. In a sign of how vastly the...

Grain futures were mostly higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. was up .008 cent at $5.2620 a bushel; Sept. corn rose...

Alaska Airlines hopes to add back four more daily flights from Paine Field, north of Seattle, an airline executive said Wednesday. The airline currently offers just two daily flights from...

Broward County is offering $25 million in assistance for renters whose households suffered a loss or reduction of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of the...

A British historical charity has been attacked for tweeting about some of its artefacts' links to slavery. The Middle England mob can't handle conversation or facts, they just want the...

A West Palm Beach-based wings chain paid $115,966 in back pay to employees it originally stiffed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday. The agency said...

When Belarusians filled the streets to protest what they called a fraudulent election that kept authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko in power, the blunt repressions came first. Police used tear gas,...

The likes of Facebook & Google are spending tens of millions on lobbying and buying up government insiders. We need to call their bluff and bring in controls over their...

An internal investigation by McDonald's of potential misconduct has extended beyond its former CEO who was forced out late last year. McDonald's board of directors has hired an outside law...

Day two of the RNC saw an appearance by Covington student Nick Sandmann, who famously sued major news organizations after getting slandered by them. The pro-Democrat media has learned little...

If there's one thing the pandemic hasn't canceled, it's the search for love. Throughout the health emergency, daters have taken to apps, websites and matchmaking services in search of connection,...

Washington state museums received some encouraging news last week, as Gov. Jay Inslee cleared a path for many to reopen amid the corovirus pandemic. But, The Seattle Times reports Seattle...

Kristin Kitchen, the owner of the Dunns Josephine Hotel in Miami's Overtown, partnered with the Homeless Trust to house folks without a home who are at risk of contracting COVID-19...

When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently. They will still gape up...

When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently. They will still gape up...

An employee who died while working on a bridge on North Carolina's Outer Banks was crushed by a crane, officials said. Emergency responders found the man pinned by a crane...

The tables are set with the usual finery — glasses, plates, napkins, grand centerpieces — and the curtains are drawn, waiting for revelers. But the halls are eerily silent. As...

Miami-Dade's largest business advocacy group is launching an initiative to boost access and opportunities for local Black-owned businesses. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday the creation of GMCC...

After years in the works, the historic Black-owned Dunns Josephine Hotel in Overtown reopened last December to rave reviews. For the first few months, owner Kristin Kitchen could hardly keep...

Forecasters expect Hurricane Laura to rapidly power up into a 'catastrophic' Category 4 hurricane — an even stronger storm than previously expected — as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana,...

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Lexington is now a gigabit city. Construction of a fiber optic network has been completed, making Lexington one of the largest gigabit cities in the country, city officials announced Tuesday...

Certain small businesses in several West Virginia and Kentucky counties can apply for loans as a result of excessive moisture and cold temperatures during April and May. The U.S. Small...

A former North Carolina state lawmaker who acknowledged a scheme to use campaign money to benefit his ailing farm is expected in federal court to discuss a plea agreement. Ex-Rep....

John Olajide wants to "Uberize" home health care. The 39-year-old founder of Dallas-based Axxess Technology Solutions Inc. offers cloud-based technology services to help home health care companies manage their back-office...

Clear Channel Outdoor, one of the world's largest billboard companies, will in coming days roll out technology across Europe capable of letting advertisers know where people go and what they...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a new coronavirus health risk you probably didn't expect: getting slapped, choked or kicked in the workplace by...