California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a three-week closure of bars and indoor operations of restaurants certain other businesses in Los Angeles and 18 other counties as the state deals...
July 1, 2020
Pennsylvania state government finished its fiscal year about 9% short of its initial revenue estimate, a result of the state's coronavirus-related shutdowns and delayed tax-filing deadlines, the Department of Revenue...
July 1, 2020
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ June 30 The Wall Street Journal on allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan: It...
July 1, 2020
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ June 28 The Post and Courier on some cities in South Carolina mandating that people wear masks in public spaces, including in restaurants:...
July 1, 2020
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean on Wednesday condemned counter-protesters after she said they used physical violence to interrupt a Black Lives Matter demonstration a day earlier at City Hall. About 1,000...
July 1, 2020
With the viral outbreak worsening and unemployment at Depression-era levels, the government on Thursday will issue what will almost surely be another remarkable jobs report. Hiring in June might have...
July 1, 2020
A struggling trucking company once sued by the Department of Defense is getting a $700 million loan from the U.S. government because it “is critical to maintaining national security," the...
July 1, 2020
The IBM Client Innovation Center in Dubuque will close within four months, the big tech company said Wednesday, taking nearly 350 jobs with it. Word of the closure first came...
July 1, 2020
Prospective attorneys won't have to travel or risk being part of Florida's recent COVID-19 case jump to pass the Florida Bar. This year's Florida Bar exam will be online. The...
July 1, 2020
The Capital Hill Occupied Protest has finally collapsed, having served its purpose as a cautionary tale of a police-free society. But it was arguably doomed from the start, a trap...
July 1, 2020
Mississippi's top tax collector is retiring after four years in that job, and Republican Gov. Tate Reeves will nominate someone to succeed him. Herb Frierson said Wednesday that he retired...
July 1, 2020
Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. said on Wednesday it will build an East Coast campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, developing a $1 billion construction project that's expected to create...
July 1, 2020
Miami-based OPKO Health Inc. has agreed to settle a class action suit alleging a “pump and dump” stock fraud scheme for $16.5 million. The company, helmed by local philanthropist and...
July 1, 2020
German soccer club Schalke plans to slash its future spending because the coronavirus pandemic has piled pressure on the Bundesliga team's already strained finances. Marketing director Alexander Jobst said Wednesday...
July 1, 2020
Keon Lewis, 36, and Monique Messer, 36, owners of Groovin' Bean Coffee Bar & Lounge work from their restaurant in Miami's Overtown neighborhood. … Click to Continue »
July 1, 2020
The largest hospital in Florida's hardest-hit county in the coronavirus pandemic announced Wednesday that it is scaling back elective surgeries and other procedures because of a new surge in cases....
July 1, 2020
The Stop Hate for Profit movement aimed at Facebook has gained a Florida-based supermarket chain — not Publix, but Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, Fresco Y Mas, Harvey's and...
July 1, 2020
When the possession of a white skin – and therefore white privilege – is treated as a form of original sin, anyone can become a target. You don't need to...
July 1, 2020
Geechie Boy Mill, a family-owned operation in South Carolina that makes locally-grown and milled grits, says it will change its name amid backlash from customers. The company said Wednesday it...
July 1, 2020
Two criminal justice bills aimed at helping former prisoners re-enter the workforce have stalled in the Mississippi Legislature after lawmakers couldn't come to an agreement. Democratic Sen. John Horhn of...
July 1, 2020
Kansas State is launching a diversity and education fund amid several other initiatives to address racial injustice after football players threatened a boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by...
July 1, 2020
Federal emergency aid for renters in Pennsylvania hit hard financially during the pandemic is still in the pipeline as Gov. Tom Wolf's ban on foreclosures and evictions nears an expiration....
July 1, 2020
New York City and states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans because of the alarming surge in reported...
July 1, 2020
Kansas State is launching a diversity and education fund amid several other initiatives to address racial injustice after football players threatened a boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by...
July 1, 2020
Businesses inside Miami city limits now risk a minimum 10-day shutdown for violating emergency orders meant to limit the spread of COVID-19. Officials announced the intention to create the tougher...
July 1, 2020
The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology...
July 1, 2020
Two federal court rulings involving the state's ballot initiative process are “judicial activism,” Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little said, and has appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals....
July 1, 2020
In 1933, British journalist Gareth Jones risked life and limb in service to the truth, while in comparison, the journalists of today only care about access to power and towing...
July 1, 2020
Business leaders say the economy has begun to recover as businesses reopened in the past month in nine Midwest and Plains states, but it remains weaker than before the coronavirus...
July 1, 2020
Astronauts performed their second spacewalk in under a week Wednesday to replace old batteries outside the International Space Station. Commander Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken quickly tackled the big, boxy...
July 1, 2020
Grain futures were mostly higher on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery rose 9.80 cents at $4.96 a bushel; July corn gained...
July 1, 2020
NASA has delayed the launch of its newest Mars rover yet again — to the end of July at the earliest — this time for a rocket issue. If the...
July 1, 2020
Charlize Theron says she's making choices as a producer and actor to ensure her “two small, beautiful African American daughters” will feel represented on-screen. The Oscar winner said it can...
July 1, 2020
Protesters against Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial burned their face masks Wednesday as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Anti-vaccine sentiment in...
July 1, 2020
Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account...
July 1, 2020
The Supreme Court elated religious freedom advocates and alarmed secular groups with its Tuesday ruling on public funding for religious education, a decision whose long-term effect on the separation of...
July 1, 2020
Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a...
July 1, 2020
Russia is expected to miss Wednesday's deadline to pay a $5 million fine to the governing body of track and field. Russian track federation president Yevgeny Yurchenko told the Tass...
July 1, 2020
Alaska Airlines says its flight attendants can issue warnings to passengers who refuse to wear a mask which could lead to them being banned from future flights. Starting in early...
July 1, 2020
New figures from the Bank of England show what many of us predicted – that the effect of shutting down the economy would increase wealth inequality and hit the least...
