Ford wanted to show what an electric car can do, so it created the all-electric Mustang Mach-E 1400. At 1,400 peak horsepower, this track monster should show quite a bit....
July 24, 2020
The official numbers have begun to confirm what many Americans feel in their bones: the economy is buckling once again. Despite assurances from the Trump administration that better times are...
July 24, 2020
Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines, Boeing's largest customer for the 737 Max, said Thursday that while he hopes the plane will fly in passenger service in late December, "given...
July 24, 2020
George Ahearn had heard about farmers in Eastern Washington who were giving away potatoes and onions and wanted to know if someone had a truck he could borrow to haul...
July 24, 2020
The scramble began in March. Offices shut down, then schools and day-care centers. Parents who could work from home struggled to stay productive while keeping toddlers entertained and teens focused...
July 24, 2020
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's Health Ministry announced Friday it has confirmed four new cases of the coronavirus, all members of a Cambodian military force that had been stationed in...
July 24, 2020
Worsening China-U.S. friction, worries over aid to Americans and U.S. businesses and a stumble on Wall Street combined to push shares in Asia lower on Friday. Shanghai led regional declines,...
July 24, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says there's enough scientific evidence that two rare plants in Nevada's desert could go extinct to warrant a year-long review of whether to list...
July 24, 2020
Joe Biden wants to address health care disparities, toughen gun control, overhaul policing, provide free community college, erase student loan debt, invest in green energy and improve the nation's infrastructure....
July 24, 2020
Federal prosecutors recently answered the question about whether Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, the nation's longest serving statehouse speaker, is a subject of a criminal investigation into influence peddling to...
July 24, 2020
A look at what's happening around the majors Friday: BIGGER PLAYOFFS Baseball may be embarking on a smaller regular-season schedule, but the postseason just got bigger. Major League Baseball and...
July 24, 2020
A Delaware judge presiding over a shareholder lawsuit against a managed care company with prison health care contracts around the country has quashed subpoenas issued against rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation...
July 24, 2020
The White House says President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina on Monday to tour a business that is participating in work on a COVID-19 vaccine. The White House said...
July 24, 2020
Three California men were charged with running a phony securities scheme that defrauded investors around the world out of more than $10 million, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Mancuso, John Black,...
July 23, 2020
A southern Illinois judge on Thursday extended a temporary restraining order barring a nursing home from executing its closure plan until it has fulfilled all its obligations to residents. When...
July 23, 2020
An Illinois man who claims his 2012 divorce prompted him to go on a binge that included alcohol, prostitutes and giving a woman his corporate credit card used to finance...
July 23, 2020
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday he is tightening restrictions throughout the state in restaurants and bars, for weddings and funerals, and at gyms in a further effort to stem...
July 23, 2020
Environmental groups reacted with mixed responses Thursday to a Trump administration plan to create critical habitat for a small, flowering plant found only in southwestern Idaho that was listed as...
July 23, 2020
The global pandemic and U.S. protests are forcing a pullback by advertisers on Twitter, but it's also led to an unprecedented surge of users. Average daily user growth spiked 34%...
July 23, 2020
Two major airlines reported huge second-quarter losses Thursday, and their leaders warned that the new surge in U.S. coronavirus cases has stalled the recovery in air travel and added to...
July 23, 2020
Major League Baseball and the players' union agreed Thursday to expand the playoffs from 10 teams to 16 for the pandemic-delayed season, a person familiar with the deal said, a...
July 23, 2020
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday, undercut in part by a discouraging report showing that layoffs are picking up across the country along with confirmed new coronavirus cases. The...
July 23, 2020
The world's supposedly most powerful military just retreated from the streaming platform Twitch after a campaign by social justice activists. If only it could be so stunning and brave when...
July 23, 2020
An independent investigation into complaints of sexual harassment against Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Herman Jones found them to be unsubstantiated, the governor's office said Thursday. Gov. Laura Kelly also announced...
July 23, 2020
The NFL team formerly known as the Redskins will go by the Washington Football Team for at least the 2020 season, giving the organization time to choose a new, full-time...
July 23, 2020
Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger's racism and support for eugenics have always been inextricable from its mission. Removing her name from their NYC clinic is a (belated) start, but without...
July 23, 2020
A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, “Jaws” set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide....
July 23, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 83 cents to settle at $41.07 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for September delivery fell 98 cents to $43.31 a barrel....
July 23, 2020
HARD COVER FICTION 1. “The Order” by Daniel Silva (Harper) 2. “Peace Talks” by Jim Butcher (Ace) 3. “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) 4. “28 Summers” by Elin...
July 23, 2020
New weekly claims for unemployment insurance in Washington state decreased last week, but that's probably not a sign of real recovery for the battered job market. For the week ending...
July 23, 2020
South Carolina appears to be finishing last budget year with a little extra money in its bank accounts even after the economic shutdown from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economists who...
July 23, 2020
Denver Broncos first-round draft pick Jerry Jeudy has agreed to terms on a four-year, $15 million contract that includes an $8.6 million signing bonus. The former Alabama receiver was the...
July 23, 2020
Ohio's $60 million corruption, bribery case – that has ensnared the House speaker and four others – has also embroiled the nuclear power industry, which is at the heart of...
July 23, 2020
A diversity report for racial and gender hiring in the NBA found more people of color serving as general managers and more women filling team management roles. Thursday's report card...
July 23, 2020
A genealogy website used to catch one of California's most wanted serial killers remained shut down Thursday after a security breach exposed the DNA profiles of more than a million...
July 23, 2020
The cutout crowd at Dodger Stadium will be getting a little ruff. The Los Angeles Dodgers are selling fan cutouts for dogs at $149 each. There will be a special...
July 23, 2020
Mirroring their Democratic colleagues, House Republicans on Thursday launched an effort to repeal a nuclear bailout law and “sanitize” legislative activity as a bribery scandal unfolds over the law's passage....
July 23, 2020
Delta Air Lines will provide at-home coronavirus tests for some employees and Southwest Airlines will tighten its rule on face masks by ending exceptions for medical reasons. “We're simply seeing...
July 23, 2020
Florida's failure to curb the spread of COVID-19 is hurting South Florida's hometown airline, Spirit. The Miramar-based company reported a second-quarter loss this week of $144.4 million, or $1.81. per...
July 23, 2020
As the coronavirus began its deadly march through the world, two well-respected American doctors identified a possible but seemingly unlikely remedy: Pepcid, the heartburn medication found on drugstore shelves everywhere....
