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California staved off another round of rolling blackouts but faced a renewed threat Wednesday from a searing heat wave, raging wildfires and even a chance of thunderstorms and flooding in...

Dubai again has loosened laws governing alcohol sales and possession of liquor as the sheikhdom tries to claw its way out of an economic depression worsened by the coronavirus pandemic....

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after the S&P 500 logged a fresh all-time high. Markets in Hong Kong were closed due to a tropical storm. Japan's Nikkei 225 index...

The Latest on the 2020 primary elections (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Alaska time Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan advanced to the November election, emerging unopposed from his primary Tuesday....

NEW DELHI — India reported 1,092 new fatalities from COVID-19 on Wednesday, its highest single-day total. India has the fourth-most deaths in the world and the third-most cases, with over...

Secret talks and quiet ties: That's what paved the way for last week's deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations. Touted by President Donald Trump as...

An unexpected travelogue connected as a television event during the second night of the Democrats' virtual convention, livening up a show that so far is struggling in the ratings. The...

Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump's new postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes to mail delivery that critics blame for...

For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it's a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That lifeline is now under...

A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames — the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon's dry season that ultimately saw...

Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released a "final reopening framework” that gives specifics on how much time each grade will spend daily learning remotely as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The...

The Latest on the 2020 primary elections (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Florida Lakeland City Commissioner Scott Franklin defeated U.S. Rep. Ross Spano in a Republican primary in Florida on...

The teams that didn't get invited to Walt Disney World now have instructions on how they can get back to basketball — in their own bubbles. The NBA and National...

Pedro J. Garcia, the first-elected Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County who has held the position for nearly 12 years, seemed to stave off a challenge by one of his own...

A Black member of the Harlem Globetrotters said two white news anchors threw fruits, including a banana, at him while he was performing basketball tricks on an Alabama news show...

Los Angeles FC President Tom Penn is leaving his job to move into private business. LAFC made the surprising announcement Tuesday. Penn will remain an executive consultant for LAFC, but...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday proposed punishing cities that cut police funding by freezing property tax revenue, the main funding source for local government services including schools, roads and...

The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airline flights that each other's airlines can operate between the countries, from four to eight per week. The...

A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West, despite the White House saying...

A year ago this month, the forest around the town of Novo Progresso erupted into flames — the first major blazes in the Brazilian Amazon's dry season that ultimately saw...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that the state is seeking to provide out-of-work people with an additional $300 per week in unemployment assistance for a short time through a...

About 540 furloughed workers at a West Virginia casino have been permanently laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The employees' final day was Sunday at the Hollywood Casino at...

A widely used coronavirus test is under scrutiny this week after federal health officials warned that it could deliver inaccurate results if laboratory technicians don't follow the the latest updates...

The former chief financial officer of a Mississippi city is accused of embezzling nearly $290,000. Agents from the state auditor's office arrested Milton Rawle Jr. on Monday, according to a...

A state appeals court has overturned its own ruling and decided "bikini latex clubs” are sexually oriented businesses that are subject to a $5-per-patron state tax. The Houston-based 1st Texas...

A coalition of six environmental advocacy groups asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block a new Trump administration rule to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a new...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Alabama will allow about 20% capacity for games at Bryant-Denny Stadium this season. The university...

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high Tuesday as Wall Street clawed back the last of the historic, frenzied losses unleashed by the coronavirus. The benchmark index's milestone caps...

It's apparently fine for female journalists to sexually objectify the vice-presidential candidate's spouse, labeling him the Democractic Party's ‘DILF'. But imagine if men did this to a male candidate's wife....

Here are excerpts of editorials published in newspapers in Illinois. August 15, 2020 (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald Jim Thompson, the last governor to get things done The state of Illinois...

Preliminary estimates show that viewership for the first night of the Democrats' virtual convention was down compared with the opening of Hillary Clinton's nominating party four years ago. An estimated...

Ozuna is living large. The reggaeton artist just plunked down major coin for a styling house in Coconut Grove. Lourdes Alatriste of Engel & Völkers, which held the listing, confirmed...

With the Trump administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around the country are hoping to bypass the Postal Service by installing lots of ballot...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery was unchanged at $42.89 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for October delivery rose 9 cents to $45.46 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for...

An attorney representing the state of Florida told a federal appeals court Tuesday the state can legally require felons to fully pay all fines, fees and restitution before allowing them...

Having already brought in some of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, Aussie police are well on their way to turning Victoria into an Orwellian surveillance state. The Antipodes...

The attorneys general of Washington and Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that they are leading states suing to block service changes at the U.S. Postal Service, even as the postmaster general reversed...

Months after his brother was indicted in one of the largest public corruption cases in Mississippi's history, federal authorities are trying to seize the $1.5 million Madison home of former...

A North Carolina bail bond company should not lose the bond money it put up for a defendant who missed a court date because federal immigration agents had already taken...

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer, a Hollywood power player, is leaving the entertainment company after revealing he received threats of extortion following a settlement with a woman with whom he...