Politics

More than two dozen major fires were scorching California on Thursday and taxing the state's firefighting capacity, sparked by an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several...

Louis DeJoy, the embattled leader of the U.S. Postal Service, is the first postmaster general in nearly two decades who is not a career postal employee. That doesn't mean he's...

Traffic on some major U.S. toll roads has rebounded from lows reached during the height of the coronavirus pandemic but the range of the recovery varies widely in different parts...

Montana's Democratic governor asked a federal judge Thursday to take swift action to remove the Trump administration's chief steward of public lands, as the former industry attorney hangs onto the...

Washington will apply to join a federal coronavirus program providing an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits, state officials announced Thursday. The Employment Security Department said in a news...

Kansas officials and a granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of Interstate 70 across the state. Mary Eisenhower joined state Transportation Secretary...

More Georgia workers had jobs in July, but the state's unemployment rate stayed level as more people came back into the workforce. The numbers show an economy still recovering from...

Joe Biden is hoping to start unifying divided America as well as the nation's diverse Democrats Thursday night as he accepts his party's presidential nomination in the climax of recent...

The number of Idaho residents applying for unemployment increased 12 percent last week after three weeks of declines, the Idaho Department of Labor said Thursday. The agency said it received...

In a typical Hollywood awards show, it's the orchestra's task to nudge off winners whose acceptance speeches wander into overtime. In a virtual ceremony, the internet could give them an...

The National Transportation Safety Board completed its investigation into a 2018 Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a truck driver when a tunnel conduit fell and smashed through the windshield, and...

A Massachusetts man contracted by several U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to inspect medical gas systems pleaded guilty Thursday to billing for inspections that neither he nor his company...

U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can't guarantee mailed ballots will arrive on time have put a spotlight on the narrow time frames most states allow to request and return...

Larry Walden was earning $900 a week working as a cook at Miller's Ale House in Doral, which was more than enough to cover his monthly $700 rent on his...

The University of Mississippi has put up a barrier to partially obstruct a Confederate monument after football players said they didn't want to see the rebel soldier statue while they...

Two recent incidents involving young children who refused to wear face masks show how airlines are struggling to balance safety with compassionate treatment of all their customers during a pandemic....

“There you go again,” as former president Ronald Reagan used to say. Donald Trump has escalated his tariffs war, this time against Canada, and it's likely to go just as...

A Mississippi woman has been sentenced to a year in federa, prison after pleading guilty to theft or receipt of stolen mail. Senior U. S. District Judge Keith Starrett on...

Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of...

Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are saying they will shut down their California operations if a new law goes into effect overnight that would force both companies to classify their...

A federal appeals court has upheld a court decision against two former University of Delaware volleyball coaches who claimed they were fired based on age and sexual orientation. An appellate...

For five months, no rum has flowed for visitors at Jaime Windon's distillery in Maryland, drying up a crucial part of her revenue stream. Windon's tasting room remains shuttered by...

Many Donald Trump supporters religiously follow the QAnon conspiracy theory, claiming it holds all the keys to 'draining the swamp' and ending the status quo. It's a shameless distraction that...

Ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are saying they will shut down their California operations if a new law goes into effect overnight that would force both companies to classify their...

Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The...

President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow him to block critics from his personal Twitter account. The administration said in a high-court filing Thursday that Trump's @realdonaldtrump...

Toy water guns shouldn't have “toxic” potential if they're loaded with only water. That's why Hasbro recalled 52,900 Nerf Super Soaker XP 20 and Nerf Super Soaker XP 30 Water...

Marketing material for the new film ‘Cuties' depicts sexualized 11-year-old girls dancing suggestively; so, in the iconic words of Chris Hansen from NBC's ‘To Catch a Predator,' Netflix, why don't...

After three rounds of talks with Russia wrapped up this summer, the US is still equivocating on extending the New START treaty limiting long-range nuclear weapons, which will expire in...

Gone, for now, are the days when retirees Bill and Mary Hill could do whatever they please. Since school started for their only grandchild, they're not leisurely reading the morning...

A large fire erupted at an apartment building under construction and spread to three other structures at the construction site Thursday morning near the intersection of Interstate 5 and Interstate...

A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for Manhattan's top prosecutor to get President Donald Trump's tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena...

The Buffalo Bills are settling for simplicity in calling their home field “Bills Stadium” after they were unable to find a new naming rights partner before the start of the...

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home. Across...

At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier's operations, U.S. Rep....

A majority of Japanese companies among almost 13,000 surveyed oppose holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, according to an online study published Thursday. The survey by a Japanese...

Demand for a cash assistance program operated by United Way of Miami-Dade quickly hit capacity, prompting the nonprofit to temporarily close applications. The Pandemic Assistance Program will distribute $20 million...

Just when you might have thought it was safe to venture back into politics, the dastardly duo are back and more radical than ever. But we won't be fooled. Ten...

One week after hitting a pandemic low, new unemployment filings in Florida climbed back up — a sign that the state's economy remains distressed. The U.S. Department of Labor reported...

The ominous case of an American academic shows that anyone who dares to challenge the new race orthodoxy faces an inquisition. The aristocratization of black identity and devaluation of whiteness...