The California Assembly will return to work on Friday from their summer recess to vote on a spending plan that closes the state's estimated $54.3 billion deficit through a combination...
June 26, 2020
Rayshard Brooks didn't hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendy's parking lot — before his name and case would become the...
June 26, 2020
India neared half a million coronavirus cases Friday with its biggest 24-hour spike of 17,296 new infections causing a delay in resumption of regular train services by more than a...
June 26, 2020
Georgians could soon get alcohol delivered to their doorstep under a bill headed to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk. The state House gave final approval to legislation Thursday allowing packaged goods...
June 26, 2020
Conservationists are headed back to court to try to force the Trump administration to protect a rare game bird along the California-Nevada border as the government keeps changing its mind...
June 26, 2020
A presidential campaign that has largely been frozen for several months because of the coronavirus is looking a bit more like those from other years. President Donald Trump and Democratic...
June 26, 2020
With reported cases of the coronavirus surging, Warner Bros. on Thursday postponed the release of Christopher Nolan's “Tenet,” further delaying Hollywood's summer kickoff. The sci-fi thriller starring John David Washington...
June 26, 2020
When Pradeep Kumar's wife was admitted to a government-run hospital in India's capital for treatment of COVID-19, it took two days before she was able to see a doctor. “There...
June 26, 2020
When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didn't wear a mask. He wouldn't let mayors enact extra precautions during one of America's swiftest efforts to reopen. He...
June 26, 2020
NHL MVP candidate Artemi Panarin said Thursday he has concerns about the health and safety of players if the season resumes and about finances beyond that. The New York Rangers...
June 26, 2020
A California judge has ordered a McDonald's in Oakland to stay closed until the court decides whether to order the owner to improve his health and safety practices amid the...
June 26, 2020
Lawmakers in Georgia's House voted Thursday to regulate and tax vaping products, but aren't taking the chance to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The House voted 123-33...
June 26, 2020
Is Southeastern Grocers about to change the name of its Winn-Dixie chain, a chain with roots that go all the way back to Miami and Dixie Highway? Then again, the...
June 26, 2020
Six years ago, Ford made a Texas-size wager on the top-selling vehicle in America, rolling out a radical new version of the F-Series pickup with a lighter aluminum body instead...
June 25, 2020
A longtime conservative donor and former lawmaker was picked Thursday to the state public higher education system's Board of Governors by the Republican-controlled Senate. The 32-15 vote electing Art Pope...
June 25, 2020
Verizon is joining an escalating movement to siphon advertising away from Facebook in an effort to pressure the company into doing more to prevent racist and violent information from being...
June 25, 2020
Some people in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins organizations have tested positive for COVID-19, officials with the teams said Thursday. Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said...
June 25, 2020
A judge on Thursday ordered that the felony securities fraud case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be returned to his home county in North Texas. State District Judge Robert...
June 25, 2020
Florida will give out $240 million in federal CARES Act money to help families hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic pay rent and mortgages, officials announced Thursday. Half of the...
June 25, 2020
Spirit AeroSystems is extending a temporary layoff of about 900 employees as it grapples with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX...
June 25, 2020
Georgia lawmakers came closer Thursday to tighter oversight of tax breaks for television and film production, even as they proposed other new incentives for businesses. Senators moved to award a...
June 25, 2020
A Kansas researcher accused of concealing work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas defrauded the U.S. government and the university, according to revised federal...
June 25, 2020
Illinois residents will be able to go to work, exercise at the gym, dine indoors at a restaurant and see a movie at the theater starting Friday as the state...
June 25, 2020
A 47-year-old Texas man was cited for disorderly conduct Thursday after he allegedly smacked the hand of a San Antonio-area official who was trying to persuade him to put on...
June 25, 2020
Georgia lawmakers have voted to give themselves a one-year pay cut to show they're sharing the pain of the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The state Senate...
June 25, 2020
A judge shut down an energy pipeline in Michigan's Great Lakes on Thursday, granting a request from the state after the owner reported problems with a support piece far below...
June 25, 2020
A spike in reported coronavirus cases has prompted a northeast Kansas community to take a step back in reopening its economy and led the commanding general of a nearby U.S....
June 25, 2020
Tacoma City Council has announced that implementation of a new tax on firearms and ammunition will be delayed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The City Council voted...
June 25, 2020
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that expands an existing school voucher program to allow more lower income families to participate. The bill expands the income level...
June 25, 2020
A revised Los Angeles County budget released Thursday would make cuts in every department to address a projected $935.3 million gap due mostly to sharp revenue declines and expenditures in...
June 25, 2020
Hackers used racist language and anti-Semitic images to disrupt an online meeting of Wake Forest University employees, the school's president said. In a message posted to the school's website, Nathan...
June 25, 2020
Georgia lawmakers say that they've scraped up enough money to prevent state agencies from sending employees home for unpaid furlough days in the coming year, and say K-12 school districts...
June 25, 2020
A battery company plans a $940 million expansion of a manufacturing plant in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Thursday. Kemp's office says in a news release that the expansion...
June 25, 2020
Two Louisiana environmental activists face felony charges for leaving a box of plastic pellets at a lobbyist's home in December. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports that Anne Rolfes and...
June 25, 2020
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday allowed for the return of pro sports in Michigan as long as fans aren't in attendance. The move followed Major League Baseball's decision this week...
June 25, 2020
A government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged Thursday that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S....
June 25, 2020
After months of steady progress, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to near record levels in the U.S. this week. Experts blame a nation that's become complacent, and a new...
June 25, 2020
Jack Abramoff, a once-powerful lobbyist who spent time in federal prison for fraud and corruption, has been charged in a San Francisco court in an investor fraud case involving cryptocurrency...
June 25, 2020
All stand-alone Apple stores in South Florida will be temporarily shut down again due to Florida's surging number of coronavirus cases over the past two weeks, according to reports. On...
June 25, 2020
More South Carolina cities are passing their own rules requiring masks as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in the state. As Clemson and Charleston join Greenville and Columbia in requiring...
