Things seem nearly normal at Ivar's Salmon House on this sunny June late afternoon. As always, some lucky patrons arrive at the Seattle dining institution by boat, tying up at...
June 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic – and the economic fallout that has come with it – boosted health insurance enrollment counselor Mark Van Arnam's workload. But he wants to be even busier....
June 15, 2020
It didn't take long for Pete Ternes to learn that a good restaurant does not automatically make for a good takeout operation. His brewpub in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, the...
June 15, 2020
The sales pitch was intriguing and promising. Bottled water was infused with special minerals that were mined from "deep within the Earth's surface" in a secret deposit that's 80 million...
June 15, 2020
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months. Benchmarks...
June 15, 2020
GOLF FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Daniel Berger was playing some of the best golf that no one noticed. Three months away because of the COVID-19 pandemic didn't slow his...
June 15, 2020
NEW DELHI — India's home minister has offered 500 railway carriages for use as makeshift coronavirus hospital wards as the capital New Delhi struggles to contain a spike in cases....
June 15, 2020
As a single dad, Vincent Szwarc wasn't sure what to do about child care for his 8-year-old daughter, Gracie, when Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools closed in mid-March and then switched to...
June 15, 2020
The president and five other board members of the National Book Critics Circle have resigned amid allegations of racism and violations of privacy. Laurie Hertzel, who had served as president...
June 15, 2020
A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shockingly high proportion of...
June 15, 2020
China reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday as the capital Beijing reinstated measures to contain a resurgence. Of the new cases, 36 were reported in Beijing, traced to a...
June 15, 2020
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday on concern over a resurgence of coronavirus cases and pessimism after Wall Street posted its worst week in nearly three months. Benchmarks...
June 15, 2020
An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian...
June 15, 2020
An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president was convicted of libel and sentenced to jail Monday in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian...
June 14, 2020
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Sunday that Jayson Penn, its president and CEO, is taking a leave of absence to focus on his defense in a price fixing indictment. Penn is...
June 14, 2020
The CEO of a cosmetics company issued an apology Sunday after a video was widely shared online showing her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police...
June 14, 2020
Jeremy Jeffress, Jordan Montgomery, Kevin Plawecki could be playing for free this season, earning salaries lower than what they already received as advances. Mookie Betts, George Springer, J.T. Realmuto, James...
June 14, 2020
All 15 of Mississippi's community colleges are planning to have on-campus classes during the fall semester with precautions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The two-year colleges moved to online classes...
June 14, 2020
Playing a home game but not at its famed Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid resumed its Spanish league campaign with a 3-1 win over Eibar on Sunday to keep pace...
June 14, 2020
Playing a home game but not at its famed Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real Madrid resumed its Spanish league campaign with a 3-1 win over Eibar on Sunday to keep pace...
June 14, 2020
Mississippi voters might get a chance to purge a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution and simplify the process of electing the governor and other statewide officials. Legislators are...
June 14, 2020
Mississippi voters might get a chance to purge a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution and simplify the process of electing the governor and other statewide officials. Legislators are...
June 14, 2020
Mississippi voters might get a chance to purge a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution and simplify the process of electing the governor and other statewide officials. Legislators are...
June 14, 2020
More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus. The Miami Herald reports that at least 42,000 workers remain trapped on cruise...
June 14, 2020
An irony of the coronavirus pandemic is that the idyllic beach vacation in Mexico in the brochures really does exist now: The white sand beaches are sparkling çlean and empty...
June 14, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France wouldn't take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures. It was the...
June 14, 2020
Alcohol sales in Mississippi are seeing a big jump during the coronavirus pandemic, the state Department of Revenue says. "Since March 16, we have shipped 932,120 cases, which represents an...
June 14, 2020
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 11 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.16 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that...
June 14, 2020
Rayshard Brooks apparently was drunk, resisted arrest, and took a cop's taser. He lost his life for this, and the officer involved has been thrown under the bus by his...
June 14, 2020
The California Legislature will meet Monday to pass a budget for these uncertain times, without knowing how much money they have to spend and without an agreement with Gov. Gavin...
June 14, 2020
Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales...
June 14, 2020
Large protests in Seattle over police brutality and racial injustice have again caught the nation's eye, but big, unruly demonstrations have been part of the city since shortly after it...
June 14, 2020
This year's ceremony to mark the deaths of nine firefighters in South Carolina killed fighting a blaze at a furniture store in 2007 will be closed to the public. Charleston...
June 14, 2020
The U.S. Congress is once again at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. And as in previous attempts to pass anti-lynching...
June 14, 2020
Not that long ago, Ann Byington had to squeeze into a voting booth with a Republican poll watcher on one side and a Democrat on the other reading her voting...
June 14, 2020
Grand Tower city leaders have approved a $100,000 emergency loan to repair a sinkhole that has been getting bigger and deeper since flooding overwhelmed the Mississippi River in the small...
June 14, 2020
TOP OF THE HOUR: — Italians deface statue of journalist who had 12-year-old Eritrean bride. — French police protest in Paris, saying accusations of racism unfair. — UK police arrest...
June 14, 2020
It's a job that nearly killed him. It's a job that he witnessed kill others. It's a job he loved. But coal mining was more than a job for Martin...
June 14, 2020
Drivers heading down state roads leading to Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are greeted by flashing warnings: “Avoid Large Crowds” and “Don't Gamble With COVID.” Despite having...
June 14, 2020
Hugs from Mickey Mouse are out at Walt Disney World. So is bunching up at Six Flags to snag a front-seat roller coaster ride. But the season won't be completely...
