When global disasters strike in movies, world leaders often forget political differences to do what's right for the planet. But the response to Covid-19 has been confused, ineffective and self-interested....
July 26, 2020
Nightclubs, bars and beaches — some of Spain's most beloved summer venues — are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots, and some European nations are warning...
July 26, 2020
The world's biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes something like this: If your husband's lost interest in you, if your colleagues dismiss you at...
July 26, 2020
Every week, it seems, Kaila Barker, her husband and their five children change their minds about whether to travel from their home in Connecticut to Florida's Walt Disney World as...
July 26, 2020
South Africa's COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package, as the country with the world's fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases braces...
July 26, 2020
The auctioning off of a Nazi bronze eagle for an expected $26 million has turned the spotlight on the ethics of selling Third Reich artefacts. But it's a booming business...
July 26, 2020
BEIJING — China reported 46 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest daily tally in more than a month, as it took steps to stem recent outbreaks that have infected...
July 26, 2020
David Gortman was hard at work inside the parked RV that takes up a large chunk of his small front yard. The door to the vehicle was open and a...
July 26, 2020
Australia's Victoria state has recorded 10 deaths overnight from COVID-19, its highest daily toll amid a continuing surge in coronavirus cases. State Premier Daniel Andrews said the deaths included seven...
July 26, 2020
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House after he...
July 25, 2020
A retired educator and county Democratic Party chairwoman will serve out the term of former North Carolina state Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield and seek her own two-year term in the fall....
July 25, 2020
The owner of a hydroponic greenhouse operation in Hawaii has announced changes to the farm operation in Lanai, including a new leader and severance from resort operations. Owner Larry Ellison...
July 25, 2020
A Southern California man has been charged with smuggling an ancient mosaic that authorities believe was looted from war-torn Syria and falsely underestimating its value to avoid import duties. Mohamad...
July 25, 2020
The Sinclair Broadcast Group said Saturday it is pulling from the air an edition of its “America This Week” program that discusses a conspiracy theory involving Dr. Anthony Fauci and...
July 25, 2020
The Americans With Disabilities Act was a major turning point in opening large parts of U.S. society to disabled people, but three decades after its passage disabled workers still face...
July 25, 2020
Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from...
July 25, 2020
Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. Holly Davis' sixth-grade daughter will learn online, though the family has not...
July 25, 2020
Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama county where his story began — as a humble man who sprang from...
July 25, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was on every call involving the NFL Players Association and took a significant role in putting in place the return-to-play protocols for training camp....
July 25, 2020
A German cruise ship is gingerly testing the water amid the coronavirus pandemic, setting sail for the first time since the industry was shut down months ago and using strict...
July 25, 2020
Ask a woman if she's been called the B-word by a man — perhaps modified by the F-adjective — and chances are she'll say, “You mean ever, or how many...
July 25, 2020
Florida's top business regulator said Saturday that he planned to set up meetings with bar owners to discuss how they can reopen their businesses again safely, as almost another 12,200...
July 25, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes acknowledges there is “some risk” in returning to the team facility for training camp. But he is comfortable with the protocols established by the...
July 25, 2020
“Somos un circulo.” We are a circle. Karina Barillas' mantra fills nearly every space she occupies. Whether she's in a board room, standing amid a protest or leading a community...
July 25, 2020
Passenger volume at Blue Grass Airport has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus outbreak. So far this year, total passenger volume at the airport is down by 48.8%, or more...
July 25, 2020
News articles don't carry Hollywood-style viewer ratings or trigger warnings. Maybe this one should. But consider this: What if THESE are the good old days? Depressing as that might seem...
July 25, 2020
Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management says will pay $312 million to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy protection. Chatham said Friday that it plans to offer employees at the...
July 25, 2020
Illinois State Police are seeking high-definition cameras and license plate scanners as expressway shootings rise in the Chicago area but some civil rights groups contend that data from the new...
July 25, 2020
Authorities are investigating the death and mutilation of another cow — this time, on rangeland in Eastern Oregon near Fossil. The black Angus cow, a breeding animal worth about $1,000,...
July 25, 2020
The director of the Mississippi Arts Commission says he will retire in at the end of September. Malcolm White is in his second stint as head of the commission. He...
July 25, 2020
South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas says the state Supreme Court was wrong to allow opponents of a proposed cruise ship terminal in Charleston to contest the project. Lucas filed...
July 25, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking the public's feedback on a proposed cleanup of coal ash buried along Lake Michigan that the agency believes is threatening wildlife at the...
July 25, 2020
When the parent of Southern grocery chain Winn-Dixie said that it wasn't going to require customers to wear masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, the response was...
July 25, 2020
An accused co-conspirator called it an “unholy alliance" — dealings between a longtime Ohio politician seeking to restore his power and an energy company in desperate need of a billion-dollar...
July 25, 2020
Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running guide,...
July 25, 2020
By his estimation, Stephen Santa took Pennsylvania's coronavirus lockdown seriously: He pretty much went only to grocery stores and picked up takeout once a week to help Pittsburgh's restaurants. Whatever...
July 25, 2020
Tucker Carlson has been in the headlines a lot recently, more than might seem acceptable for a news journalist. But is the Fox News host really the menace to the...
July 25, 2020
An outdoor living room is under construction in Miami Beach, steps from the South of Fifth neighborhood. Construction started on the three-acre Canopy Park in late July, according to David...
July 25, 2020
Two teams will play at the same soccer ground in England's second-tier Championship next season. Coventry has extended its ground-sharing arrangement at Birmingham's St. Andrew's stadium for the 2020-21 campaign...
July 25, 2020
The entertainment capital of India may be reeling under the coronavirus onslaught, but its celebrity inhabitants are being roiled by troubles of another kind. The suicide last month of a...
