Spurred by a voice telling him, “If you build it, he will come,” the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out of his cornfield and...
June 11, 2020
Spurred by a voice telling him, “If you build it, he will come,” the Iowa farmer played by Kevin Costner dutifully carved a baseball field out of his cornfield and...
June 11, 2020
The NHL and NHL Players' Association gave the go-ahead Thursday for teams to open training camp on July 10 in the next step forward toward completing the pandemic-delayed season. The...
June 11, 2020
President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers involved in investigating American troops and intelligence...
June 11, 2020
Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho can move to the fourth and final stage of his plan to return to regular activity during the coronavirus pandemic despite a bump...
June 11, 2020
Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho can move to the fourth and final stage of his plan to return to regular activity during the coronavirus pandemic despite a bump...
June 11, 2020
Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho can move to the fourth and final stage of his plan to return to regular activity during the coronavirus pandemic despite a bump...
June 11, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are perfect brand ambassadors for Black Lives Matter, which poses as a radical threat to the status quo, but, in reality, is one of the...
June 11, 2020
The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, its manufacturer...
June 11, 2020
Never lacking reasons to insert herself under the spotlight, Anita Sarkeesian is once again using her feminist status to cancel a man over allegations of abuse, though in doing so...
June 11, 2020
Grain futures were mostly lower on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery lost 4.60 cents at $5.04 a bushel; July corn was...
June 11, 2020
Former IAAF president Lamine Diack pointed a finger of blame at his son, saying he behaved like “a thug,” as he was quizzed in detail for the first time in...
June 11, 2020
The Hawaii Land Use Commission has held a hearing on a contested plan to expand a Honolulu cemetery onto forested conservation land. The $29 million expansion would add 30,000 burial...
June 11, 2020
Catholic schools have faced tough times for years, but the pace of closures is accelerating dramatically amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, sparking heartbreak and anger in scores of...
June 11, 2020
For much of its seven-year existence, the Black Lives Matter movement has been seen by many Americans as a divisive, even radical force. Its very name enraged its foes, who...
June 11, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Premier League soccer clubs have approved the match protocols for when the competition resumes on...
June 11, 2020
With one swing met with silence, the PGA Tour got back to business Thursday at Colonial. Ryan Palmer was selected to hit the opening tee shot at the Charles Schwab...
June 11, 2020
A coalition of slave descendants in Georgia have started a petition to fight a state bill that would allow the sale of heritage sites, including a former slave plantation house,...
June 11, 2020
About 110,520 new unemployment claims were filed in Florida last week—a sign that the ranks of newly jobless may be leveling off. The new data point for the week ending...
June 11, 2020
Spanish clubs are going to consider more direct swaps of players instead of big transfer payments given the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, the league president says. Javier Tebas...
June 11, 2020
An officer accused of using a racial slur has been fired from a Mississippi police department. Joey Lawn, a K-9 supervisor who had been with the department for more than...
June 11, 2020
Two more Florida theme parks were opening Thursday after being closed since mid-March to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay are opening...
June 11, 2020
In a city famous for its lack of patience, some businesses have jumped ahead on what's supposed to be a slow and methodical emergence from coronavirus lockdown. Stores in parts...
June 11, 2020
History isn't ‘being erased' by the removal of statues. It's been erased over centuries by those in power. The only way to judge the past properly is by teaching ALL...
June 11, 2020
The U.S. government is set to issue its latest report Thursday on the layoffs that have left millions unemployed but that have markedly slowed as many businesses have partially reopened...
June 11, 2020
Five new tenants — most new to South Florida — are set to open in downtown's Brickell City Centre. Coming this summer are restaurants Marabú, Los Chinos and EST .33,...
June 11, 2020
A city in northern Alabama will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its computer system. Florence City Council voted unanimously at an emergency...
June 11, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. JEFFERSON DAVIS STATUE TORN DOWN IN VIRGINIA Protesters toppled a statue of...
June 11, 2020
Companies are falling over themselves to atone for the sin of racism, while using their abasement as a marketing tool. Almost overnight, support for Black Lives Matters has acquired the...
June 11, 2020
Just weeks ago, South Korea was celebrating its hard-won gains against the coronavirus, easing social distancing, reopening schools and promoting a tech-driven anti-virus campaign President Moon Jae-in has called “K-quarantine.”...
June 11, 2020
As looting spread from Center City two weekends ago, the Scurry family became desperate to protect La'Vanter, their women's clothing boutique in North Philadelphia. Ninety percent of sales had disappeared...
June 11, 2020
Alaska Airlines projects a slow recovery from the rapid decline in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and it's preparing to shed as many as 3,000 jobs next year...
June 11, 2020
When Americans couldn't find hand sanitizer, toilet paper and disinfecting wipes on Amazon.com Inc., many assumed the products had run out thanks to surging demand from home-bound shoppers. In fact,...
June 11, 2020
Los Angeles media mogul Byron Allen has ended his high-profile legal battle over alleged racism by cable juggernaut Comcast Corp. after a five-year campaign that reached the U.S. Supreme Court....
June 11, 2020
SAN DIEGO – Illumina has won regulatory approval for the first COVID-19 based on next- generation gene sequencing, which could help track mutations of the virus while delivering high-volume results....
June 11, 2020
For Uber Technologies Inc., the logic of gobbling up food-delivery rival Grubhub Inc. seemed pretty straightforward: reduce the number of competitors, making it easier to charge higher prices to diners...
June 11, 2020
Carbon capture, the fossil-fuel industry's favorite weapon against climate change, has never really caught on because of the expense. That may be about to change. The Internal Revenue Service recently...
June 11, 2020
Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter movement. At the outset of the amateur draft broadcast...
June 11, 2020
Efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus have further delayed the return of cruises along the Mississippi River. American Cruise Lines announced this week that it would resume operations...
June 11, 2020
NASCAR NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from its races and venues on Wednesday, formally severing itself from what for many is a symbol of slavery and racism. The move comes...
