President Donald Trump took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported surprising job gains for last month, seizing on the data to predict that the worst of the...
June 5, 2020
As the George Floyd protests continue, white people are condemning other white people over acts of support for people of colour. So who's applying the white guilt now? If cliched...
June 5, 2020
There wasn't too much social distancing on display in London's Black Lives Matter protests, but for some hardcore lockdown supporters, that didn't matter as it was all in a good...
June 5, 2020
Grain futures were mixed on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery was unchanged at $5.1820 a bushel; July corn was unchanged at...
June 5, 2020
One was a nurse, another a retiree. Others had recently lost jobs with an insurance company and a country club. On a humid day last week, in the parking lot...
June 5, 2020
When Medaria Arradondo was tapped to lead the Minneapolis Police Department in 2017, he faced a public newly outraged by the fatal police shooting of a woman who had called...
June 5, 2020
Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authorities...
June 5, 2020
The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% — still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression — as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns...
June 5, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH ECHOES GLOBALLY Floyd's face has been painted on walls...
June 5, 2020
A Michigan-based furniture maker is announcing the closure of its Mississippi manufacturing plant. La-Z-Boy Inc. on Thursday said would permanently close its upholstery manufacturing facility in Newton. The company aims...
June 5, 2020
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added — a surprisingly positive reading in the midst of a recession that has...
June 5, 2020
Home-schooling is driving professionals out of the house and into shared offices. That helps explain strong pre-leasing activity at Forum, set to open in Coral Gables by late June. The...
June 5, 2020
Yet another apartment building is coming to the already dense corner of Coral Gables surrounding Merrick Park. Coconut Grove-based Alta Developers is planning a luxury apartment building with 18,650 square...
June 5, 2020
TOP OF THE HOUR: — Paris police ban George Floyd anti-racism protest on Saturday. — Twitter blocks Trump campaign video featuring George Floyd. — Islamic State group says protests, pandemic...
June 5, 2020
TOP OF THE HOUR: — Twitter blocks Trump campaign video featuring George Floyd. — South Africa's ruling party launches Black Friday campaign. — Australian protesters say racial inequality not unique...
June 5, 2020
After a flurry of unprecedented actions as the COVID-19 pandemic locked down the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve has been more characteristically quiet in recent weeks. It may have disappeared...
June 5, 2020
Maine's Democratic governor is urging President Donald Trump to watch his tone during a visit to the state Friday to showcase a company that makes specialized swabs for coronavirus testing....
June 5, 2020
The head of a Florida-based charity misappropriated money that was meant to buy cradles for stillborn babies to help grieving families, authorities said Thursday. Lori Marie Esteve, 53, was arrested...
June 5, 2020
A week before Nikola, the electric truck start-up, debuted its shares on the public market, it was time to spin up the hype machine. For some reason its founder and...
June 5, 2020
Ford Motor Co. will unveil the new Ford Bronco SUV this summer. The iconic vehicle, which Ford produced from 1966 to 1996, will have its world premiere in July, Ford...
June 5, 2020
The Cadillac CT4 and CT5 aren't the only important luxury sedans being built in the Great Lakes states this year. Acura has introduced its all-new, 2021 Acura TLX, one of...
June 5, 2020
No more buffet-style food service. Live audiences with face masks. A COVID-19 compliance officer on every set. Those are among the safety protocols recommended by Hollywood union officials and studio...
June 5, 2020
Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closing at its highest level since late February. Investors were awaiting more updates on the U.S. jobless situation Friday after...
June 5, 2020
Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren't coming back. That's the harsh truth facing workers laid off around the U.S. and the world,...
June 5, 2020
The UK's offer of residency to three million residents of “Honkers” is guilt-driven meddling in affairs that are no longer British. Strangely, there is no international outcry at this display...
June 5, 2020
Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authorities...
June 5, 2020
PRAGUE — The Czech Republic is lifting all restrictions on travel to neighboring Austria and Germany and also Hungary. Prime Minister Andrej Babis says the Czechs will be allowed into...
June 5, 2020
California cities and counties cautiously lifted curfews after days of sporadic mayhem were replaced by peaceful protests and pledges by lawmakers to fight inequality. Marches and rallies Thursday in Los...
June 5, 2020
The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to...
June 5, 2020
NEW DELHI: India on Friday registered more than 9,800 new cases of the coronavirus in another biggest single-day spike. The Health Ministry said the total number of confirmed cases touched...
June 5, 2020
The death of George Floyd in police hands has pushed the U.S. military to search its soul and to admit that, like the rest of America, it has fallen short...
June 5, 2020
A phalanx of law enforcement officers and soldiers is positioned on the streets of the nation's capital to keep protesters at bay. Helicopters circle overhead, sometimes dipping low to buzz...
June 5, 2020
America's workers likely suffered another devastating blow in May, with millions more jobs lost to the viral pandemic and an unemployment rate near or even above 20% for the first...
June 5, 2020
Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An...
June 5, 2020
The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his...
June 5, 2020
South Korea on Friday reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus as infections continued to spike after rigid social distancing rules were relaxed. The additional figures released by the Korea...
June 5, 2020
Police officers' badge numbers will be “prominently displayed” following complaints by people protesting the death of George Floyd that black bands obscured the digits, Seattle's police chief said Thursday. Chief...
June 5, 2020
Stocks rallied again on Wall Street Wednesday, and the S&P 500 climbed back to where it was just one week after it set its all-time high earlier this year. The...
June 5, 2020
A Florida appeals court has temporarily granted NBA rookie Zion Williamson's attempt to block his former marketing agent's effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received...
June 5, 2020
A popular Texas cafeteria chain known for its comfort foods announced it plans to sell the company to pay off its millions of dollars in debt. Luby's said Wednesday that...
