Illinois reported more than 900 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus Wednesday, the highest one-day total since early June. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, meanwhile, said the state is rolling out 12...
July 8, 2020
Vanderbilt has laid off at least two people with six more forced to re-apply for their jobs as the Southeastern Conference's lone private school works to merge its athletics communications...
July 8, 2020
United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is...
July 8, 2020
Missouri school districts will be allowed to have students attend every other day and learn remotely on alternating days, helping schools avoid fund penalties related to attendance. The State Board...
July 8, 2020
Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed...
July 8, 2020
Shepard Smith, who abruptly quit Fox News Channel last October amid the ascendancy of opinionated programming, will bring a nightly newscast to CNBC this fall. CNBC announced Wednesday that Smith...
July 8, 2020
Stocks closed higher Wednesday, as more gains for big tech companies helped make up for weakness elsewhere across Wall Street. The S&P 500 had its sixth gain in seven days....
July 8, 2020
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled House of Representatives moved Wednesday to ensure that it can block Gov. Tom Wolf's effort to impose a price on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants as part...
July 8, 2020
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose 28 cents to settle at $40.90 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for September delivery added 21 cents to $43.29 a barrel....
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: For new police oversight commission to work, Philly must learn from its past The Philadelphia Inquirer July 8 After weeks...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ July 7 The Fayetteville Observer on how the musical ‘Hamilton' can be used in education: In the wake of nationwide protests over the...
July 8, 2020
Four-year college athletic teams eliminated because of budgetary cuts or school closures associated with the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by The Associated Press through Wednesday, July 8. (x-denotes school...
July 8, 2020
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army on Wednesday in a scathing...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ July 8 The Courier Journal on the need for a mask mandate in Kentucky: Stop wagging your finger at the commonwealth, Gov. Beshear, urging...
July 8, 2020
The Buffalo Bills have hired Jason Sinnarajah as senior vice president of business administration. From Toronto, Sinnarajah has sports-related experience in previously working at Google, where he managed the company's...
July 8, 2020
The Buffalo Sabres dropped their lawsuit against the federal government after immigration officials reversed course by approving the team's strength and conditioning coach's petition for a green card. “The matter...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ July 6 The State on a law requiring people to wear face coverings in Columbia, South Carolina: It's now been 10 days since...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ July 6 The Florida Times-Union on the Affordable Care Act in Florida: There is no debate about this statistic: Florida is the most popular...
July 8, 2020
The maker of the popular Whac-a-Mole arcade game hopes its newest offering will help users smash a new target: the coronavirus pandemic. Holly Hill-based Bob's Space Racers recently rolled out...
July 8, 2020
Brooks Brothers, the 200-year-old company that dressed nearly every U.S. president, filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, the latest major clothing seller to be toppled by the coronavirus pandemic. Founded in...
July 8, 2020
President Donald Trump's meeting with Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico on Wednesday was billed as a celebration of economic ties and the new North American trade agreement, but critics...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ July 7 Savannah Morning News on former President Jimmy Carter and his wife celebrating their 74th wedding anniversary: Finding good news in these dark...
July 8, 2020
The father of a former Kansas Republican Party chairwoman who is seeking to unseat freshman Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids from her seat representing a Kansas City area swing district has...
July 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ July 8 The Times-News on communicating back-to-school plans with Alabama families: Usually, this time of the year is filled with back-to-school plans and last-minute...
July 8, 2020
It sounds insane to say, but the party that once rallied against gay conversion therapy is coming shockingly close to promoting it themselves. All under the guise of supporting the...
July 8, 2020
The world will have to wait three more months for the first cruise ship with a roller coaster on top of it. Carnival Cruise Line's 5,200-passenger Mardi Gras ship, the...
July 8, 2020
A whale watching group believes a humpback whale struck by a Washington state ferry is unlikely to have survived, while the state asked residents to watch for a wounded animal....
July 8, 2020
For America, international law has no meaning. In Washington's view, it applies to other countries, but not to them. Sadly, this well-reasoned UN declaration is simply an exercise in frustration...
July 8, 2020
Seth Waugh knows how a Ryder Cup is supposed to look and how it should sound. In his first week as CEO at the PGA of America, Waugh was in...
July 8, 2020
A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic...
July 8, 2020
Kanye West says he will run for presidency of the US. His actual chances are around zero, but you know what job he could take? Vice president to the re-elected...
July 8, 2020
Here are excerpts of editorial opinions from newspapers throughout Illinois. July 7, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times Trump runs foreign students out of the country in a desperate move to return to...
July 8, 2020
With coronavirus cases rising fast, California is planning to keep open several makeshift hospitals that have seen few patients but cost a bundle — in one case more than $4...
July 8, 2020
Once again, an opportunity has presented itself, with the arrest of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, to punish those who willfully took advantage of minors. The US justice system cannot be...
July 8, 2020
A surge in coronavirus cases is proving worrisome in the popular southwestern Missouri tourist destination of Branson. Confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, have more than...
July 8, 2020
Renters are nearing the end of their financial rope. People who rent have largely been able to survive the initial months of the pandemic helped by unemployment and federal relief...
July 8, 2020
Pennsylvania will again seek to auction a mini-casino license on Sept. 2, under orders from state lawmakers in search of cash for a treasury starved of tax collections from shutdowns...
July 8, 2020
Frontier Communications Northwest will pay $900,000 to Washington state after an investigation by the attorney general's office found the company charged customers undisclosed fees and misled them about the speed...
July 8, 2020
A recent article in the newspaper described skyscrapers as “upward-thrusting buildings ejaculating into the sky.” No wonder the woke left wants to cancel comedy when it is literally publishing punchlines...
July 8, 2020
United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the...
