An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said. The decision prioritizes public...
June 19, 2020
An abandoned bus in the Alaska backcountry, popularized by the book “Into the Wild” and a movie of the same name, was removed Thursday, state officials said. The decision prioritizes...
June 19, 2020
Australia is under increasing cyberattack from a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor,” the Australian prime minister said Friday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison would not name the state, and he said he...
June 19, 2020
Texas schools will be safe for students to return to in the fall, the state's education commissioner predicted Thursday despite the recent spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the...
June 19, 2020
Think you'll be able to find a hotel on Miami Beach hotel for July 4 weekend? Good luck. In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic that brought travel to...
June 18, 2020
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have canceled their fall schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the New York City Ballet called off its annual holiday...
June 18, 2020
Vile historical revisionism and the destruction of monuments and memory are threatening to unravel the entire international order set up by the victorious allies in World War Two, Russian President...
June 18, 2020
American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to...
June 18, 2020
The company that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. uses to process crew payments, Wirecard, said Thursday that auditors cannot locate $2.1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, raising concerns among...
June 18, 2020
Georgia's jobless rate fell to 9.7% in May from 12.6% in April as nearly 150,000 workers reported being back on the job. The state's unemployment rate is still sky-high compared...
June 18, 2020
Several civil rights organizations said Thursday that they want to see signifiant changes at Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center after allegations resurfaced of racial discrimination and demeaning treatment of...
June 18, 2020
An Austin-area school district is considering offering more than $60 million in tax incentives to attract a proposed Tesla “gigafactory” to Central Texas, Tesla revealed Thursday. The Del Valle Independent...
June 18, 2020
Federal regulators have fined Enbridge $6.7 million for allegedly failing to quickly fix pipeline safety issues. Enbridge said Thursday that the Alberta, Canada-based company has settled with the U.S. Environmental...
June 18, 2020
A bill that would impose a flat tax of 50 cents on trips in Georgia taxis, ride-hailing services and limousines is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk for...
June 18, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx are cutting pay and staff due to the financial...
June 18, 2020
The North Carolina House agreed overwhelmingly on Thursday to let voters decide whether the state should borrow $3.1 billion for public school, higher education and road construction. Legislation putting the...
June 18, 2020
A solar project expected to be the largest of its kind in Montana will provide power to thousands of electric cooperative customers. The Basin Electric Power Cooperative contracted to use...
June 18, 2020
A senior State Department official said Thursday that the United States was disappointed by China's attitude at a meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a top Chinese diplomat...
June 18, 2020
Fifty members of the National Guard started training on Thursday to help clear a backlog of unemployment benefit claims in Washington, and an additional 50 soldiers will join them in...
June 18, 2020
Dalvin Cook logged off last week from virtual team activities with the Minnesota Vikings, no longer willing to participate until he has secured a new contract. Cook's situation is the...
June 18, 2020
State officials said Thursday that new unemployment claims dropped 8% last week to 3,631 when compared to the week before that. The Idaho Department of Labor also said that the...
June 18, 2020
Weta Digital, the Academy Award-winning visual effects company that made “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar” possible, is making original animated content for cinemas and streaming for the first...
June 18, 2020
Hertz has scrapped a plan to sell $500 million worth of stock, a move coming a day after the car rental company in the throes of bankruptcy reorganization disclosed that...
June 18, 2020
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly higher Thursday as caution about rising coronavirus infections in hotspots around the world put a damper on hopes for a coming economic recovery. The S&P...
June 18, 2020
Facebook has removed campaign ads by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners,...
June 18, 2020
The Navy announced Wednesday that the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier will come to Bremerton for an overhaul in 2021. The Roosevelt made worldwide headlines earlier this year after being...
June 18, 2020
Colgate, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth are the latest brands reckoning with racially charged logos. The soul-searching comes in the wake of PepsiCo's announcement Wednesday that it's renaming its...
June 18, 2020
Joella Roberts Age: 22 Lives: Washington, D.C. Country of origin: Trinidad and Tobago Joella Roberts was 4 when she came to the U.S. with her mom and brother in 2001....
June 18, 2020
A California company wants to build and operate a compact fast nuclear reactor in Idaho. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that it has accepted a license application submitted...
June 18, 2020
Juneteenth commemorates when all enslaved African Americans learned they were free 155 years ago. Now, with support growing for the racial justice movement, 2020 may be remembered as the year...
June 18, 2020
Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, leaving them and management 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. As part of the...
June 18, 2020
Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, leaving them and management 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. As part of the...
June 18, 2020
The plight of Kentuckians still in limbo in seeking unemployment benefits has become a major political headache for the state's Democratic governor, opening him up to criticism Thursday from Republican...
June 18, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Beale Street Music Festival, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and other Memphis in May events were canceled Thursday due to the new coronavirus outbreak in...
June 18, 2020
California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible under a statewide order issued Thursday. “Science shows that face coverings and masks...
June 18, 2020
Atlanta's police department reassured residents Thursday that it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charged with murder...
June 18, 2020
On Wednesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said police would be ramping up enforcement of COVID-19 rules for reopened businesses, pointing to an increase in coronavirus case totals and a...
June 18, 2020
As Donald Trump prepares for his first political rally in months, Liberals are hand-wringing over the event, saying it will be a coronavirus “super spreader.” Where were such fears just...
June 18, 2020
A Missouri commission is suing a company that makes guardrails, saying its equipment is defective. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Committee, a six-member board that governs the Missouri Department of...
June 18, 2020
A divided Senate has approved the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a top federal appeals court, despite Democrats' objections...
