As students make college plans for the fall, some U.S. universities are seeing surging interest from in-state residents who are looking to stay closer to home amid the coronavirus pandemic....
June 6, 2020
The war on cops continues amidst the George Floyd protests, with the latest suggestion from the Left being to end movies and television shows about police in an effort to...
June 6, 2020
SpaceX's debut astronaut launch is the biggest, most visible opening shot yet in NASA's grand plan for commercializing Earth's backyard. Amateur astronauts, private space stations, flying factories, out-of-this-world movie sets...
June 6, 2020
Some Illinois employees have returned to work, but many state offices have not reopened since they closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Secretary of State Jesse White is the first...
June 6, 2020
The shooting of a popular Kentucky barbecue cook by law enforcement has raised new questions about use of force practices after police released videos of the clash this week. Louisville...
June 6, 2020
An Illinois historic preservation group is providing financial help to more than a dozen nonprofit organizations that suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 13 groups selected to...
June 6, 2020
"Vicious dogs.” “Ominous weapons.” Injured police. Gagging protesters. Shattered storefronts. Armed personnel at centers of power and landmarks. Anguish and arson. Taking the measure of these days in the nation's...
June 6, 2020
MADRID — Masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, and Picasso can be enjoyed once again now that the most important art museums in Spain's capital have reopened after almost three months closed...
June 6, 2020
As riots across the US are making clear, rules in America don't apply to black and white people equally. They never have, and the greatest unequalizer since the early 20th...
June 6, 2020
Miami-Dade County this week authorized summer camps to open on Monday, with rules for social distancing and wearing masks, but Kendall resident Ivan Rodriguez said he doesn't feel comfortable sending...
June 6, 2020
Bradley Nelson began preparations early this year. His bar, Bradley's on 7th, sits in the middle of the Tampa Pride parade route, drawing thousands of potential customers to his doorstep...
June 6, 2020
PRO FOOTBALL NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest....
June 6, 2020
At the end of one of his most turbulent weeks in office, President Donald Trump was eager on Friday to boast of a better than expected jobs report to argue...
June 6, 2020
President Donald Trump has always been a big numbers guy. He's proven himself adept at taking even the most grim numbers and giving himself a pat on the back or...
June 6, 2020
NEW DELHI — India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections. The Health Ministry reported 9,887 new cases on...
June 6, 2020
Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a...
June 6, 2020
One of the most unforgettable moments of Quentin Riggins' Auburn football career actually came before he ever suited up for the Tigers. It was Sept. 7, 1985, during his senior...
June 6, 2020
South Korea on Saturday reported 51 new cases of COVID-19, mostly in the densely populated capital region, as authorities scramble to stem transmissions among low-income workers who can't afford to...
June 6, 2020
John Elway says he's no longer staying on the sidelines and is “joining with the players, coaches and our organization in speaking up against racism, police brutality and any injustice...
June 6, 2020
Peaceful protests continued Friday throughout California while lawmakers and even police echoed calls for social justice and an end to police abuses. Crowds ranging from several hundred to thousands thronged...
June 6, 2020
Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a...
June 6, 2020
A golf course that has operated in Elkhart for more than a century auctioned restaurant equipment Friday, the result of financial problems related to a sewer leak. The restaurant at...
June 6, 2020
Oakland Athletics owner John Fisher has decided to pay his team's minor league players after all, saying he made a mistake. Club spokeswoman Catherine Aker confirmed Fisher's plans Friday, when...
June 6, 2020
California released guidelines Friday for the reopening of a range of businesses, including gyms, family entertainment such as bowling, day camps and hotels. Counties can allow the reopening starting June...
June 6, 2020
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encourages them to peacefully protest. One day after 2018 NFL MVP...
June 6, 2020
Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday that her administration will consider using part of Kansas' share of federal coronavirus relief funds to help people struggling to pay their rents or home...
June 6, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the state's police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a neck hold that blocks the flow of blood to the...
June 6, 2020
The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of tear gas as protests continue in the city and nationally over the killing of George Floyd. Mayor Jenny Durkan said in...
June 6, 2020
Players accused teams of “depriving America of baseball games” as part of a money fight set off by the coronavirus pandemic and raised the possibility baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred might...
June 5, 2020
In the days since Saturday's protest at the Country Club Plaza, which included tear gas, fires and injured protesters, police officials have denied that they fired rubber bullets. But Sean...
June 5, 2020
Pharmaceutical companies and large hotel chains snatched up emergency COVID-19 federal loans meant for businesses typically with 500 or fewer employees. In Kansas, however, it appears most of its $4.9...
June 5, 2020
Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and...
June 5, 2020
Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd's death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote over a picture of a banana. A fifth nudged followers to...
June 5, 2020
Utah has suspended defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley for using a racial slur in a 2013 text message. Utes athletic director Mark Harlan said in a statement Friday that he was...
June 5, 2020
More than 60% of Idaho's coronavirus-related deaths are among residents of long-term care facilities like nursing homes, according to numbers released by the state on Friday. The Idaho Department of...
June 5, 2020
Michigan said Friday that it halted payments to 340,000 unemployment benefit accounts — 20% of the state's total — over concerns about fraudulent impostors, though many are legitimate claimants who...
June 5, 2020
The New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers would each save more than $100 million on player salaries as part of management's proposal to start the coronavirus-delayed season...
June 5, 2020
Venezuelan authorities on Friday jailed the last of three local managers of DirecTV under an arrest warrant following the Dallas-based company's abrupt cutoff of services to the South American country,...
June 5, 2020
California will allow schools, day camps, bars, gyms, campgrounds and professional sports to begin reopening with modifications starting next Friday. The state will release guidance later Friday for counties to...
June 5, 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday declared it was “a great day” for George Floyd as he discussed a strong jobs report for the country and efforts to bring about racial...
