Texas surpassed 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day Tuesday for the first time, crossing a sobering milestone rarely seen since the pandemic first hit the U.S. in March....
July 8, 2020
Two separate lawsuits naming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have been filed that seek rulings over orders made in the state during the coronavirus pandemic. One lawsuit was filed in state...
July 8, 2020
Federal investigators said Wednesday they have seized 81 vehicles worth an estimated $3.2 million that were bound for Venezuela as part of a smuggling ring operated for wealthy and politically-connected...
July 8, 2020
A Northern California restaurant server ordered a man to leave after he made racist comments and cursed at an Asian-American family that was celebrating a birthday. The San Francisco Chronicle...
July 8, 2020
Tim Flynn was looking forward to one final year as the mayoral host of training camp for the Dallas Cowboys in Oxnard, California. So much for that. The pandemic forced...
July 8, 2020
The musical ‘Hamilton' is facing a new wave of criticism because of the slave owning past of the titular character. This is Black Lives Matter's second strike against the creators,...
July 8, 2020
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by the...
July 8, 2020
At least 53 Bank of America branches in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties have been temporarily closed. Bank of America has done the same thing in Central Florida, as reported...
July 8, 2020
From a godfather of cinema to Kermit the Frog, the U.S. government's small-business lending program sent money into unexpected corners of the entertainment industry. While legendary names like Francis Ford...
July 8, 2020
Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar international students from staying in the U.S. if they take...
July 8, 2020
The lines snaked around the block. Then they swelled to fill the whole street, before they turned into a raucous mob of men shoving to the front of the line....
July 8, 2020
Britain unveiled its version of the so-called Magnitsky laws, preaching human rights and justice, but then took all the shine off by resuming arms sales for Saudi Arabia's illegal war...
July 8, 2020
Leipzig signed South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan in the latest transfer from sister club Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Hwang, who has made 32 appearances for South Korea,...
July 8, 2020
Leipzig signed South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan in the latest transfer from sister club Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Hwang, who has made 32 appearances for South Korea,...
July 8, 2020
The idea that all white people are unconsciously racist and need training to correct this has gained momentum. But doesn't this colonisation of thought processes take us into dangerous territory?...
July 8, 2020
Cop shows are being canceled & actors are being targeted for saying the wrong thing or playing the ‘wrong' role. These knee-jerk reactionary social justice warriors simply do not understand...
July 8, 2020
Allstate is buying National General Holdings for $4 billion in cash, expanding the scope of its insurance holdings. National General shareholders will get $32 per share that they hold, plus...
July 8, 2020
Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers....
July 8, 2020
While many in the South Florida hospitality industry are reeling from pandemic-related losses, one company is so encouraged by occupancy rates that it is expanding its portfolio. San Francisco-based Sonder...
July 8, 2020
A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Facebook hired the...
July 8, 2020
In mid-June, during her most recent day on the job at a Homestead nursery, Claudia, an undocumented farmworker from El Salvador, was unable to appreciate the scent wafting from the...
July 8, 2020
Scottish nationalists hate me with a vengeance. The separatist movement is on a very vocal rise, and anyone – especially a Scot like me – daring to oppose it, is...
July 8, 2020
Dear future Walt Disney World theme parks visitor, the long-awaited reopenings are near. The next time you go to a Disney theme park, it will look and feel different as...
July 8, 2020
Weeks of protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd have placed renewed attention on police body-worn cameras. Axon and Motorola Solutions recently branched out to commercial sales...
July 8, 2020
It started with baby seats. As parents turned to family bike rides to keep occupied during stay-at-home orders, they are one of the first items that went out of stock,...
July 8, 2020
Big Valley is a living postcard of Pennsylvania. Jet-black buggies hug the shoulders of its long, straight roads and knobby-kneed foals prance in fields so green they look electrified. Most...
July 8, 2020
Sezzle Inc., the Minneapolis fintech firm that's listed in Australia, said Tuesday its e-commerce platform soared in transaction volume and revenue during the spring months as homebound consumers shopped online...
July 8, 2020
Under Armour may be looking to shed MyFitnessPal, its fitness and nutrition app and website, as it scales back during a slowdown made worse by coronavirus-related revenue losses. A potential...
July 8, 2020
Amazon joined several bestselling authors and another book publisher Tuesday in suing an online bookstore that they say sells pirated e-books. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle, alleges...
July 8, 2020
Dodgy businessmen and bureaucrats, and weak unions, have meant the 2000s have brought misery for Britain's working class. Now is the time to stop the exploitation and end the country's...
July 8, 2020
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday as uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic sapped the buying enthusiasm that has been driving prices higher. The selling followed a deeper pullback...
July 8, 2020
Two bitter rivals are heading into a razor's-edge presidential runoff election Sunday in Poland that is seen as an important test of populism in Europe after a campaign that exacerbated...
July 8, 2020
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's daily infection rate dropped below 3,000 for the second straight day, though medical experts caution it may be due to less testing. Barely 21,000 tests for the...
July 8, 2020
Some of California's northern counties, which saw few cases of the coronavirus and were the first to begin reopening their economies, are cracking down again as the state's rising tide...
July 8, 2020
Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic,...
July 8, 2020
At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, highlighting how Washington insiders were both author and beneficiary of...
July 8, 2020
Australia's prime minister says a shutdown of the nation's second-largest city is necessary and promised continuing financial support for businesses that fear they won't survive a second lockdown. The Victoria...
July 8, 2020
Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 190th day of 2020. There are 176 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 8, 2000, Venus...
July 8, 2020
A few weeks after more than 100 people attended her husband's funeral, the widow herself was on the brink of death. Her oxygen levels had fallen deadly low due to...
July 8, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts spent a night in a hospital last month after he fell and injured his forehead, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Tuesday night. Roberts was walking for...
