Politics

Max Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the bandleader for Conan O'Brien's Late Night and The Tonight Show, has been appointed to a local planning and zoning board...

American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller U.S. cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends. The airline blamed low demand during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Airbnb is banning house parties worldwide as it tries to clean up its reputation and comply with coronavirus-related limits on gatherings. The San Francisco-based home sharing company said it will...

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local): 7:50 a.m. Sen. Cory Booker says that “there may be dirty tricks” from President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3...

The government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have declined steadily but remain stuck at a high level with the...

Demonstrators again took to the streets of the Belarusian capital and other cities Thursday, keeping up their push for the nation's authoritarian leader to step down after extending his 26-year...

The penultimate day of the Democratic National Convention made something crystal clear: the Democrats don't know what to do except turn the dial back to 2012, and claim it's racist...

The Miami Herald asked local Black business people what they think is needed to create a more supportive environment for Black businesses and professionals and to encourage greater success for...

Not needing to live close to the office, young city dwellers reassess their priorities as the benefits of living in a town dwindle, with theatres, galleries, pubs and restaurants closing,...

India counted another record high of new coronavirus infections Thursday as it ramped up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The 69,652 new cases pushed India's total past 2.8...

American Airlines said it will drop service to 15 smaller airports in October once stipulations from federal stimulus grants and loans end. American plans to drop service to cities with...

The skyscrapers are mostly empty, the tourists are home and talk of New York's decay is back. For the city's real-estate barons, it's time to put an end to it.A...

After 11 years of seasonal work at Gebbers Farms in Okanogan County, Wash., Mexican guest worker Ernesto Dimas was accustomed to the rigors of the cherry harvest. He would rise...

Big budget cuts at some major metropolitan police departments, along with movements to defund departments, are putting a dent in orders for some law-enforcement vehicles, hitting Ford Motor Co. the...

SEATTLE – The companywide email from CEO Mike Grady struck a sour chord with many at Coldwell Banker Bain, the Bellevue-based residential real estate brokerage. Bain executives "fully support peaceful...

Asian shares slipped Thursday after sobriety set in on Wall Street, and the U.S. Federal Reserve minutes laid out challenges for the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Japan's benchmark Nikkei...

In the winter of 1964, Makhluf Abu Kassem was born in this agricultural community newly created at the far end of Egypt's Fayoum oasis. His parents were among the village's...

NEW DELHI — India has recorded another record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as it ramps up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The...

When Joe Biden steps to the podium Thursday night as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, he will offer himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm — and as a...

On Joe Biden's big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard. Trump, in what can only be described as piece of campaign trolling,...

In some of the most explosive accusations in recent Mexican political history, the former head of the state-owned oil company directly accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto and his treasury...

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 20, the 233rd day of 2020. There are 133 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On August 20, 1964, President...

In some of the most explosive accusations in recent Mexican political history, the former head of the state-owned oil company directly accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto and his treasury...

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

Former President Barack Obama warned Wednesday night that American democracy may not survive if President Donald Trump is reelected, a damning assessment of his successor intended to jolt Democrats into...

Former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says Joe Biden can hold his own on having a plan for nearly every policy challenge, large and small. The Massachusetts senator said Wednesday night...

The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month....

The neoconservatives have a new party. It's called Democratic, and it's every bit as warmongering and interventionist as the Republicans were during the Reagan era or that of the Bushes....

North Korea will hold a rare ruling party congress in January where leader Kim Jong Un will announce a new five-year plan to develop the country's dismal economy ravaged by...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the supporters of QAnon, a convoluted, pro-Trump conspiracy theory, and suggested he appreciates their support of his candidacy. Speaking during a press conference at...

Crews worked in blistering heat Wednesday to beat back wildfires that ignited across Northern California, sending thousands of people from their homes into smoky air, briefly halting traffic on an...

As Miami-Dade County experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases in July, hotels were allowed to stay open but not all guests were welcome. Short-term renters were barred from booking weekend...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded Wednesday to an Associated Press report that his state's coronavirus death toll in nursing homes could be a significant undercount, saying it makes sense...

The NBA is into the postseason without having any confirmed coronavirus cases among players inside the bubble at Walt Disney World. The league and the National Basketball Players Association announced...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, state legislators scrambled to authorize relief programs, review emergency protocols and rebalance their budgets amid plummeting revenue projections. In California, they passed emergency measures to...

Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive aimed at preventing future outbreaks of measles and other preventable diseases. Alex Azar, the...

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Drydene 311 Site: Dover, Delaware Schedule: Saturday, race, 4 p.m. (NBCSN) Track: Dover International Speedway Race distance: 311 laps, 311 miles Last year: Martin...

Barack Obama will issue a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump in Wednesday's Democratic Party convention, accusing his successor of unleashing America's “worst impulses” and treating the presidency as a...

As if the pandemic and economic recession weren't bad enough, millions of Californians are now facing recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation's most populous...

Airbnb on Wednesday filed preliminary paperwork for selling stock on Wall Street, undaunted by a global pandemic that has taken some wind out of its home-sharing business. The San Francisco-based...