Brace yourself for what's expected to be the first U.S. presidential election conducted mostly by mail. It's likely to be a wild ride. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, voting by mail...
August 8, 2020
Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from...
August 8, 2020
Roger Holloway was 17 years old when he joined the U.S. Army. It was May 17, 1950, and little did he know, he would become one of the last living...
August 8, 2020
Getting her job back should have been a relief for Leesa Huddleston. A kitchen worker at an Indiana casino, Huddleston returned in June after a three-month furlough caused by the...
August 8, 2020
Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions and will be forced to stop production of its own most advanced chips,...
August 8, 2020
Democrats are pinning their unusually high hopes for winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas for the first time in almost 90 years on a retired doctor and former Republican...
August 8, 2020
It was a week of relentless attacks by President Donald Trump and his allies on mail-in voting for the November election, and truth took a beating at every turn. Fearing...
August 8, 2020
A Venezuelan court has sentenced two former U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years in prison for their part in a failed beach attack aimed at overthrowing President Nicolás Maduro,...
August 8, 2020
Two employees of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Saturday. That brings to three the number of employees of the committee who have tested...
August 8, 2020
The Australian state of Victoria recorded 466 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths, including another man in his 30s. The figures were released as the city of Melbourne remained...
August 8, 2020
The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has declared a “state of environmental emergency” after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime Minister...
August 8, 2020
Ditched as a policy by Marine Le Pen, the idea of a French referendum on EU membership has been seized by a new political movement, Generation Frexit, and is winning...
August 8, 2020
The plane swayed violently as it approached a hilltop runway drenched in monsoon rain, and moments later the special return flight for Indians stranded abroad by the pandemic skidded off,...
August 8, 2020
A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in disappointment at week's end, making it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will mean...
August 8, 2020
NEW DELHI, India — India has recorded 933 COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours as fresh infections surged by another 61,537 cases to reach nearly 2.1 million. The Health...
August 8, 2020
On Wednesday afternoons, April Jones' neighbors, friends and often a few strangers park their cars along School House Road. They run their hands over fresh tomatoes, eggplant, squash, bulbs of...
August 8, 2020
Scottsburg-based farmer Doug Krieger said that in more than two decades of selling at southern Indiana farmers markets, he's never had a year like this one. “It will go down...
August 8, 2020
Federal employees overseeing Boeing and other aircraft makers say they face pressure from the companies and fear retribution from their own bosses if they raise too many safety concerns, according...
August 7, 2020
A central Illinois barbershop that became the target of protests by racial justice activists has closed, owner of the property where the shop leased space revealed Friday. The News-Gazette in...
August 7, 2020
An off-duty Mississippi state trooper was shot to death early Friday while working a part-time job with the U.S. Postal Service. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation confirmed the death of...
August 7, 2020
Following an investigative report the paper of record has revealed that business owners who were stuck in the Capitol Hill Organised Protest ‘aren't so sure about abolishing the police'. No...
August 7, 2020
A technical glitch that has plagued the data system the state relies on to make decisions about reopening businesses and schools has been fixed but it could take up to...
August 7, 2020
The Miami businessman accused of being the mastermind behind a massive fraud case involving foreign investors' money in Vermont developments is expected to plead guilty next week in a plea...
August 7, 2020
A local investor bought one of the few remaining pieces of land at Miami Worldcenter. Sankesh Abbhi, the founder of the Coral Gables-based Abbhi Capital, spent $24 million on 1.15...
August 7, 2020
The overpass juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro. It's meant for a very special sort of pedestrian: golden lion tamarins,...
August 7, 2020
Stock indexes on Wall Street closed mostly higher Friday, extending the S&P 500's win streak to a sixth day. The benchmark index has now notched a weekly gain five out...
August 7, 2020
The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling tons of fuel. Prime...
August 7, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic that is strangling many businesses, Grace Piney has found a way to reinvent herself. “Times of crisis are also good times because they are...
August 7, 2020
Fans can watch September's NASCAR race at Darlington in person and have a four-course meal while watching a medieval jousting tournament thanks to exceptions granted to South Carolina's rule banning...
August 7, 2020
A false report claiming five Ukrainians had died after taking an American-made coronavirus vaccine spread in just a matter of days from a small Kremlin-friendly website to an audience of...
August 7, 2020
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social...
August 7, 2020
After accusations of bullying on The Ellen Degeneres Show, celebrities have been quick to defend its host. This not only shows a lack of empathy but reinforces a culture of...
August 7, 2020
President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security,...
August 7, 2020
A former employee of the consultant who authorities say ran a widespread college admissions bribery scheme that embroiled dozens of wealthy and famous parents has agreed to plead guilty, federal...
August 7, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that public health officials may issue fines to Illinois businesses where employees or patrons aren't wearing face coverings to slow the spread of the coronavirus....
August 7, 2020
When he leaves for work as a security officer at the Metrorail, Henrique Lopez's 11 and 10-year-old children tell him to stay safe and to wear a mask. Lopez doesn't...
August 7, 2020
The San Francisco 49ers have signed defensive lineman Dion Jordan to a one-year contract. The Niners announced the deal Friday to add another former first-round pick to their talented line....
August 7, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 73 cents to settle at $41.22 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for October delivery fell 69 cents to $44.40 a barrel....
August 7, 2020
A resurgence in COVID-19 cases didn't shut off the American job creation machine last month — but it did slow it down. Employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, slightly...
August 7, 2020
Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate, businessman and close ally of President Donald Trump, was guided by his Christian faith in politics, business and his personal life, his pastor...
