With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as President Donald Trump...
July 13, 2020
New legislation to extend millions of dollars in tax breaks to turn natural gas into fertilizer and other chemicals won approval in Pennsylvania's Senate on Monday, barely hours after the...
July 13, 2020
Texas continued to report more than 10,000 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus Monday as the state tries containing the spread in what has become one of America's biggest hot zones....
July 13, 2020
The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL's Washington Redskins have retired their contentious nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a...
July 13, 2020
A mask mandate and other restrictions took effect Monday in 13 of Mississippi's 82 counties as the state continues to see a rapid increase in cases of the new coronavirus,...
July 13, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 45 cents to settle at $40.10 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for September delivery fell 52 cents to $42.72 a barrel....
July 13, 2020
Pennsylvania's hospital system is not challenged at the moment by a recent rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, and the Department of Health is not considering any new...
July 13, 2020
A truck driver was sentenced Monday to 9 years in prison for causing a highway construction zone crash in Indianapolis that killed a woman and her 18-month-old twin daughters. A...
July 13, 2020
In a season that could end with four trophies, Manchester City's biggest victory hasn't been secured by Kevin De Bruyne or Raheem Sterling. City fans are celebrating a squad of...
July 13, 2020
The winter wheat harvest in Kansas is nearing completion well ahead of last year or the average for this time of year, according to the latest government snapshot About 95%...
July 13, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic led to an overhaul of the baseball schedule, Mike Matheny had an strong suspicion he'd be headed back to St. Louis to face his former team...
July 13, 2020
Stock indexes closed mostly lower Monday after giving up an early gain in another day of roller-coaster trading on Wall Street. Technology companies, which led the market higher in the...
July 13, 2020
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Monday he wants to see if existing restaurant restrictions and a countywide mask order help stabilize the county's alarming COVID numbers before forcing more businesses...
July 13, 2020
Supporters of a 106-foot Christopher Columbus monument in the park at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia have filed suit accusing the park's nonprofit manager of breaking an agreement to maintain the...
July 13, 2020
The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive...
July 13, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep...
July 13, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep...
July 13, 2020
A Navy official said Monday a fire suppression system was inoperable when a blaze erupted aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego. Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck said the Halon...
July 13, 2020
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday blasted the City Council's plan to cut the police department's budget by 50% and instead proposed transferring a list of functions like the 911...
July 13, 2020
The White House has rejected the state of Minnesota's request for emergency funds to help rebuild the city of Minneapolis. The decision was harsh, but right: taxpayers should never be...
July 13, 2020
For the second time this year, Hong Kong Disneyland Park is closing temporarily following the city's decision to ban public gatherings of more than four people because of the coronavirus...
July 13, 2020
eMerge Americas, South Florida's marquee annual tech conference, has been postponed to April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 conference had originally been slated for November. In an...
July 13, 2020
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme": For...
July 13, 2020
A federal judge agreed Monday to suspend a rule that requires women during the COVID-19 pandemic to visit a hospital, clinic or medical office to obtain an abortion pill. U.S....
July 13, 2020
Mass transit systems around the world have taken unprecedented — and expensive — steps to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including New York shutting down its subways overnight and...
July 13, 2020
The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the coronavirus recession exploded while millions of job losses cut into...
July 13, 2020
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright...
July 13, 2020
Garment factories using immigrants as slave labour cannot be tolerated as “an open secret” because of fears about accusations of racism. That's how Rotherham's Asian grooming gangs got away with...
July 13, 2020
General Motors will temporarily lay off a shift of workers at its assembly plant in Wentzville amid coronavirus concerns that have kept some employees home. “We believe, in the short...
July 13, 2020
Polish President Andrzej Duda declared victory Monday in a runoff election in which he narrowly won a second five-year term, acknowledging the campaign he ran was often too harsh as...
July 13, 2020
Millennials, you're taking a big hit — again. And you're not OK, either, boomers. Sometimes at odds, America's two largest generations now have something to agree on: The coronavirus pandemic...
July 13, 2020
With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the...
July 13, 2020
The Left's anger is intense because they were so close to success with their riots, and now they're terrified Joe Biden will lose his election showdown with Donald Trump. I...
July 13, 2020
Amid Americans' national reckoning on racism, a coalition of progressive groups is forming a political action committee to back local candidates who want to redirect money away from traditional police...
July 13, 2020
The US is waging multiple fronts of war against Syria, including brutal sanctions, while claiming concern over the wellbeing of Syrian civilians – the vast majority of whom are suffering...
July 13, 2020
A hospital system in South Carolina is suspending elective surgeries due to increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients that officials say are straining staff and other resources. Effective Tuesday, officials with...
July 13, 2020
Grain futures were mostly lower on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery rose 8.60 cents at $5.36 a bushel; July corn declined...
July 13, 2020
Thousands of young, inexperienced people have become day traders in stocks during the recent pandemic, thinking they'll quickly make fortunes. They won't and they are being duped, manipulated and exploited....
July 13, 2020
HCP Media, a subsidiary of the Miami Herald Media Company, will be closing its doors on July 31. For 20 years, the custom publishing enterprise carved a niche in the...
July 13, 2020
Bassinets shouldn't have spaces into which the infant can fall. That's just one of the problems that caused DaVinci to recall about 3,290 of its Bailey model bassinets in the...
