Politics

The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide...

Years before he became commissioner of the Alaska Baseball League, Chris Beck pointed to the 6-foot-7 slugger in the Anchorage Glacier Pilots' uniform and told his son to say hello....

A locked-down pandemic-struck world cut its carbon dioxide emissions this year by 7%, the biggest drop ever, new preliminary figures show. The Global Carbon Project, an authoritative group of dozens...

Richard Sherman said it will likely take a “miracle” for him to return to the San Francisco 49ers next season because of the team's tight salary cap situation. Sherman is...

The Major League Soccer Players' Association says nearly 20% of the league's players tested positive for the coronavirus over the course of the season. Bob Foose, executive director of the...

A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill was delayed Thursday after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to the measure, casting the next steps in doubt and raising the...

As Illinois prepares to receive the first doses of vaccine to combat the coronavirus pandemic, state officials on Thursday urged residents to take the shots when they become available. Outside...

Could Facebook be forced to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram? That's what the U.S. government is seeking in a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit filed Wednesday, the same day dozens of states...

President-elect Joe Biden's historically challenging transition to power is suddenly becoming even more complicated. A federal investigation into the finances of Biden's son, Hunter, threatens to embolden congressional Republicans, who...

A congressional monitor of federal pandemic aid is raising the possibility of a link between President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a $700 million relief loan to a struggling...

The Walt Disney Co. unveiled a galaxy's worth of new streaming offerings on Thursday, including plans for 10 “Star Wars” series spinoffs and 10 Marvel series that will debut on...

Lakeland Industries Inc. (LAKE) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $9.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Decatur, Alabama-based company said it had net income of $1.14. The...

The Southeastern Conference's signature mid-afternoon Saturday game will move from CBS to ABC starting in 2024 as part of a new 10-year contract with ESPN and the powerhouse football league...

Industrial and communication services companies helped push stocks mostly lower on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market's losses from a day earlier. The selling followed a report that showed 853,000...

Federal authorities have indicted 40 people in what they say is South Carolina's largest racketeering conspiracy case in history, stemming from four state inmates orchestrating hits and trafficking drugs by...

Mastercard and Visa said Thursday they would block their customers from using the credit cards to make purchases on Pornhub following accusations the pornographic website showed videos of rape and...

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.32 billion. On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $2.93. Earnings,...

A beleaguered California agency's attempt to stem an unemployment benefits scam potentially exceeding $2 billion while reducing a frustrating backlog is failing, two state lawmakers from opposing political parties said...

A beleaguered California agency's attempt to stem an unemployment benefits scam potentially exceeding $2 billion while reducing a frustrating backlog is failing, two state lawmakers from opposing political parties said...

Quanex Building Products Corp. (NX) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $22.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis,...

Pennsylvania is temporarily halting school sports and other extracurricular activities, ordering gyms, theaters and casinos to close and banning indoor dining at restaurants as state officials respond to the worsening...

Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $1.17 billion. On a per-share basis, the Issaquah, Washington-based company said it had net income of $2.62. Earnings,...

A passenger on Royal Caribbean International's Quantum of the Seas ship who tested positive for COVID-19 aboard the ship on Wednesday tested negative on Thursday, the Singapore ministry of health...

National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $47.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.01. The...

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (PLAY) on Thursday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $48 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Dallas-based company...

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $2.44 billion. On a per-share basis, the Redwood City, California-based company said it had net income of 80 cents. Earnings,...

Oil and gas leases on federal public lands in California were put up for auction for the first time in eight years on Thursday, drawing protests from environmental organizations on...

It's been hard enough for Scott Frost to find success at Nebraska. Sustaining it has been harder yet. The last three times the Cornhuskers have won, they lost their next...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that residents can expect diminished health care if hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients and the state has to initiate crisis standards of care. The...

Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday named Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers as Kansas' next state treasurer, and he said he hopes to expand state programs designed to help farmers and prospective...

A former middle Georgia coroner has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty in November to defrauding people of money paid to him in advance to...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $1.26 to $46.78 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for February delivery rose $1.39 to $50.25 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for January...

Corporations spend millions on ‘preserving' forests so as to carry on polluting and pretend they're green & carbon-neutral. The reality is the only thing being 'offset' is facing up to...

The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID...

Jordan Duncan was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina when he joined a group organized by a fellow U.S. Marine who used a neo-Nazi internet forum to recruit members...

Boris's trip to Brussels this week gave Remainers yet another chance to insist disaster awaits Britain and Brexit is responsible, ignoring the Covid-19 pandemic's trail of destruction and the fact...

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders said on Thursday they've found a solution to address the potential loss of $30 million in federal coronavirus relief funds...

President Nicolás Maduro has cemented formal control over all major institutions of power in Venezuela with authorities reporting Monday that his political alliance easily won a majority in congress. Yet...

The University of New Mexico has filed a complaint against one of its biggest donors as part of a naming rights dispute, alleging the company breached its contract. The university...

Ultraconservative fanatics in Arizona also cite Rambo as they seek to overturn the election result & vow to either ‘live for nothing... or die for something'. Has the GOP turned...