A South Carolina state judge on Monday approved a $520 million settlement in a customer class action lawsuit against state-owned utility Santee Cooper over increased rates for a failed nuclear...
July 21, 2020
The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday approved President Donald Trump's choice of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve board of governors on a party-line vote, overcoming widespread questions about her...
July 21, 2020
As an official scorer for Major League Baseball, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic. This season he'll work at home....
July 21, 2020
Top news agency the Associated Press has decided that Black should be spelt with a capital letter and white shouldn't. This is pointless pedantry pandering to the woke left that...
July 21, 2020
Many of the attacks against Pennsylvania's health secretary have little to do with the way she has handled the statewide response to the coronavirus pandemic. As a transgender woman, Dr....
July 21, 2020
Federal safety regulators are moving closer to letting the grounded Boeing 737 Max fly again with changes that Boeing made to the plane after two deadly crashes. The Federal Aviation...
July 21, 2020
A match promoter's lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation for failing to sanction a proposed Spanish league match between Barcelona and Girona in Miami Gardens, Florida, has been stopped by...
July 21, 2020
The powerful Republican speaker of the Ohio House and four other people were arrested Tuesday in a $60 million federal bribery investigation, a person briefed on the matter said, as...
July 21, 2020
President Donald Trump pulled the plug on his freewheeling daily coronavirus briefings when they turned into a political liability this spring, but he was reviving them Tuesday, looking to halt...
July 21, 2020
The recent emotional speech by Kanye West was labelled by many as a sign of mental illness. Take it from someone with mental health issues, this ignorant habit of casting...
July 21, 2020
The British Parliament's Russia report gives no examples of interference by Moscow in UK politics. That alone should reduce it to the risible, but there is much more. The Russia...
July 21, 2020
This week we were told that, in the UK at least, anyone who has had a positive Covid test and who then died – from any illness – would be...
July 21, 2020
CCM Hockey is partnering with former NHL player Akim Aliu to promote diversity and inclusion, while making it easier for disadvantaged children enter the sport. The Montreal-based hockey equipment and...
July 21, 2020
As the BLM campaign continues, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's profile has risen steadily. But those endorsing his militant views seem blind to the hate he is happy to...
July 21, 2020
Washington's NFL team hired TV reporter, anchor and host Julie Donaldson to oversee its broadcast operation and be a member of a three-person radio booth for games. Citing NFL Research,...
July 21, 2020
The NFL is planning to allow players to have decals on the back of their helmets bearing names of victims of systemic racism and police violence. The league has been...
July 21, 2020
The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to authorize spending $86 million from Seattle's emergency reserves to provide additional relief to residents and small businesses struggling to deal with the...
July 21, 2020
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has hired a former assistant U.S. attorney and executive at Goldman Sachs as its chief ethics and compliance officer. Holly Shick will take over...
July 21, 2020
Some current and former employees of a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota filed a lawsuit claiming they are owed wages and bonuses....
July 21, 2020
The current global crisis triggered by Covid-19 is the third capitalist crash in this century. And governments' incapacity to consider non-capitalist solutions threatens to keep deepening this crisis into capitalism's...
July 21, 2020
The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing...
July 21, 2020
Muirfield Village was the toughest test Carl Pettersson has seen in nearly two years, so he was more than satisfied by closing with a 2-under 70. Keep in mind, it...
July 21, 2020
An attorney charged with ripping off $625,000 and a former Miami-Dade assistant state attorney are among the South Florida attorneys on the latest Florida Bar discipline report. Also, amid obnoxious...
July 21, 2020
Nicola Sturgeon has impressed her domestic audience, appalled by Westminster's missteps during the pandemic. Her acknowledgement that this has been a positive for the indy referendum confirms the motivation for...
July 21, 2020
Recently, the department of Homeland Security sent forces to Portland to stop rioters. With news breaking that they'll come to Chicago next, it shows Trump is stepping up where the...
July 21, 2020
Crystal and Chris Martin put off some payments on their home in this blue-collar town near Flint and are pinching pennies to make ends meet until they return to work....
July 21, 2020
The Duchess of Sussex is reported to be the world's most sought after public speaker, but why? She knows how to make everything about herself and rake in cash, but...
July 21, 2020
Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX's first crew flight. NASA's Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated out of the...
July 21, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. EU FINALLY REACHES SUMMIT DEAL To confront the biggest recession in its...
July 21, 2020
Joe Biden wants to spend more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars to dramatically improve care for older Americans, bolster low-income families' tax credits and provide preschool for all 3-...
July 21, 2020
Two ferries that closed due to mechanical issues are expected to reopen this week, officials said. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry, which runs across the Mississippi River connecting Kentucky and Missouri, is...
July 21, 2020
A woman and a former worker at a Florida casino operated by a Native American tribe have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in stealing more than $5...
July 21, 2020
Working from home – a privilege previously off-limits to millions of American workers, but now a necessity – has started to include clerical and administrative workers in traditional industries that...
July 21, 2020
CHICAGO – When employees of Cushman & Wakefield started trickling back into the office Monday, they were given face masks, hand sanitizer and sticky notes. The face masks and hand...
July 21, 2020
The Chinese owner of the popular TikTok video app spent a company record on federal lobbying in the second quarter as it fought allegations that it's funneling Americans' data to...
July 21, 2020
While coronavirus-related disruptions have delayed Amazon's anniversary sale, the company said Monday that Prime Day(s) will still be held at some point in 2020. In India, the sale is set...
July 21, 2020
Black Friday shopping during this first pandemic holiday season is going to be different anyway, but on Tuesday Walmart added a new twist. Walmart is taking the lead among big...
July 21, 2020
Theranos destroyed a data set containing patients' test results, a federal prosecutor claimed Monday during pre-trial proceedings against the defunct Palo Alto blood-testing startup's founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Assistant U.S. attorney...
July 21, 2020
A coalition of industry arts and entertainment unions and organizations, including SAG-AFTRA, backed a bill to remedy a flaw in previous COVID-19 relief that excluded many industry workers. The Mixed...
July 21, 2020
Over the last decade, there's been a marked shift in many office environments in many metro area across the country. Some companies based in spacious suburban offices with ample parking...
