Like a SpaceX rocket lofting a Tesla Roadster into orbit, Tesla stock is on a vertical trip into outer space. Since March, the electric car maker's share price has more...
July 22, 2020
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday, as governments in the region reported surging numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases. Stocks retreated in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney but edged...
July 22, 2020
NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league's plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, a person familiar with the decision...
July 22, 2020
Tensions with local communities, financial difficulties caused by Covid-19 and inherent inequalities are blighting UK universities. But a conference of working-class academics last week provided hope for the future. The...
July 22, 2020
Lebanon's hospitals, long considered among the best in the Middle East, are cracking under the country's financial crisis, struggling to pay staff, keep equipment running or even stay open amid...
July 22, 2020
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia's hard-hit Victoria state reported a record 484 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and health authorities warned that numbers could continue to rise. With Australia's second-largest city...
July 22, 2020
Joe Biden accused Elizabeth Warren last year of holding an “angry, unyielding viewpoint.” She embraced that label and slammed Biden as “naive” for thinking he could work with Republicans as...
July 22, 2020
The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money to reopen schools, prop up small...
July 22, 2020
Just days after South Korean officials hopefully declared the country's COVID-19 epidemic was coming under control, health authorities reported 63 new cases following a dual rise in local transmissions and...
July 22, 2020
Tesla's losses were mounting last summer, massive debt payments were looming, and both Wall Street and federal regulators had run out of patience with the erratic behavior of CEO Elon...
July 22, 2020
Leaders of the nation's largest county on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to address systemic racism and bias in its policies, practices and services. The measure passed by the...
July 22, 2020
The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league's plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The...
July 21, 2020
A new snapshot of the frantic global response to the coronavirus pandemic shows some of the world's largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain: Funding commitments,...
July 21, 2020
The U.S. Bank Tower, one of the tallest buildings west of the Mississippi River and a landmark in downtown Los Angeles, will be sold to the developer of the new...
July 21, 2020
A local public health official plans to close bars and restrict restaurant hours in the state's largest city and the surrounding area until after Labor Day because of a surge...
July 21, 2020
The deadline for receiving $600 in federal unemployment benefits — barring an unforeseen legislative miracle from Congress — hits Florida this weekend. That means nearly 900,000 Sunshine State workers who...
July 21, 2020
A California maker of electronic pull tab machines is suing North Dakota over the suspension of its license in North Dakota. Attorneys for Powerhouse Gaming contend the company was unfairly...
July 21, 2020
The public use the free library computers to surf the internet as well as apply for and update their unemployment status at Hispanic Branch Library in Miami, Florida on Tuesday,...
July 21, 2020
United Airlines said Tuesday that it lost $1.63 billion in the second quarter as revenue plunged 87%, and it will operate at barely over one-third of capacity through September as...
July 21, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The NFL Players Association says 95 players are known to have tested positive for the...
July 21, 2020
Together with his fellow Democrats, Joe Biden's playing a dangerous game of Russia-baiting that lacks any basis in fact, and could lead to a precipitous fracturing of US-Russian relations. The...
July 21, 2020
Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday despite a late stumble that nearly wiped out the market's gains for the day. Banks and energy companies led the gains, outweighing...
July 21, 2020
Leaders of North Carolina's largest public school district agreed Tuesday to stick with only online student learning to start the academic year, marking another system not yet ready to return...
July 21, 2020
Not only can President Donald Trump's niece Mary sell books, she can draw a crowd on television. Her one-hour interview with Rachel Maddow last Thursday reached 5.2 million people, the...
July 21, 2020
Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement. Roberts' endorsement came in a string of tweets in which he praised Marshall without...
July 21, 2020
Ron Esserman's daughter, Dr. Laura Esserman, remembers growing up in a home in Miami-Dade where the rim of the ceilings were lined with some of her father's favorite sayings. “My...
July 21, 2020
Mardy Widman has watched protests against racial injustice unfold in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, for more than seven weeks but stayed away because, at age 79, she feared contracting...
July 21, 2020
A California company and its CEO are facing conspiracy, money laundering and other federal charges for allegedly attempting to illegally export chemicals to a Chinese company with military ties, federal...
July 21, 2020
Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that new federal rules undermine their ability to protect rivers, lakes and streams...
July 21, 2020
Dozens of people squatted, thrusted and lunged Tuesday on the lawn of the Michigan Capitol during a workout intended to highlight the plight of gyms that have been closed for...
July 21, 2020
Florida is moving ahead with plans to dramatically expand its network of electric vehicle charging stations along major interstates and highways. State spending is driving the expansion — even during...
July 21, 2020
I have said this since day one! It is inevitable you'll have those who refuse to take the vaccine, even though President Trump has been promoting one that's on its...
July 21, 2020
Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy says he expects the team's home games this season will have no more than 10,000-12,000 fans, if spectators are allowed at all. The Packers...
July 21, 2020
In seven weeks, the NFL expects to kick off its 101st season with the Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Houston. Emphasis on expects. Still set on conducting a somewhat normal...
July 21, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $1.15 to settle at $41.96 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil for September delivery rose $1.04 to $44.32 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...
July 21, 2020
For hundreds of thousands of Floridians, federal unemployment payments have been a lifeline during the coronavirus pandemic. Those payments are set to expire Saturday. Yet when asked whether Congress should...
July 21, 2020
As a veteran public health worker, Chantee Mack knew the coronavirus could kill. She already faced health challenges and didn't want to take any chances during the pandemic. So she...
July 21, 2020
Facebook has started adding informational labels to all posts about voting by federal elected officials and candidates in the U.S., as it said it would do. But the move appears...
July 21, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed confidence Tuesday that Florida will soon contain its coronavirus outbreak and that hospitals can handle the current influx of patients, putting forward a positive case even...
July 21, 2020
Arkansas State's opener at Memphis on Sept. 5. was still on the schedule as of Tuesday. That much athletic director Terry Mohajir knows. Mohajir has no idea who the Red...
