As if trips to the grocery store weren't nerve-racking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing...
May 30, 2020
Four-year college athletic teams eliminated because of budgetary cuts or school closures associated with the coronavirus pandemic, according to Associated Press research through Friday, May 29 (x-denotes school closure) :...
May 30, 2020
Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company. Forecasters put the odds of...
May 30, 2020
One southwest Georgia county is giving its small fleet of 12-year-old ambulances a big makeover. Commissioners in Lee County are paying an Atlanta company to upgrade the county's five ambulances,...
May 30, 2020
Woody Allen deserves an apology. Years of unfounded demonization have failed to crush his creativity
Legendary director Woody Allen has battled claims of sexual assault for years and appears resigned to accepting his legacy will forever be tarnished. Now he is being given the floor...
May 30, 2020
An outdoor amphitheater in southwestern Indiana that pays homage to Abraham Lincoln's childhood years in the region has moved all of its 2020 performances to next year because of the...
May 30, 2020
President Donald Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences this past week as the social media giant flagged the president's tweets for spreading false information and potentially inciting violence....
May 30, 2020
Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company. Forecasters put the odds of...
May 30, 2020
Oregon officials disclosed Friday that a Hood River County pear-packing company is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak connected to the agriculture industry. Six employees of Duckwall Fruit have...
May 30, 2020
ESPN's documentary exposes former cyclist Lance Armstrong to be petulant, bitter, self-pitying and entirely incapable of self-reflection, which makes him exactly like the media that catapulted him to stardom in...
May 30, 2020
Tom Prescott, Executive at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, says the hotel will open back up on Monday in Coral Gables on Friday, May 29, 2020. … Click to...
May 30, 2020
The rampage at a Virginia Beach city government building was the latest in a string of high-profile mass shootings nationwide, between the high school killings in Parkland, Florida, and the...
May 30, 2020
Chicago officials are turning to texting and a roving van providing Wi-Fi access to encourage participation in the U.S. Census. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the programs on Friday. The coronavirus...
May 30, 2020
Cook County is expanding its ability to shelter animals thanks to $8 million in grant money for two suburban Chicago facilities. In a news release, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's...
May 30, 2020
It was during the Great Recession when Catoosa County first shortened its school year, from 180 to 175 instructional days, as it began years of furloughs due to budget cuts....
May 30, 2020
The massive scale of the protests sparked by the police killing of a black man in Minneapolis bares the roots of American discrimination – economic woe and ‘legal' ruling-class looting,...
May 30, 2020
Jose Medina, 31, wielded a green disinfecting spray gun in a suite at the 250-room Biltmore Hotel. Meanwhile, Hilda Castillo, 62, busily scrubbed the concierge desk in the legendary hotel's...
May 30, 2020
For the first time in weeks, kids played in the church cemetery. Nearby, a group of men in their 20s reflected on what it meant to gather again during the...
May 30, 2020
Have сensorship of scientists, alarmist messaging and conspiracy theory smears all been used to reinforce the ‘official' narrative on coronavirus? Can these distortions ever be justified? One of the problems...
May 30, 2020
The warning by a senior health chief that the NHS won't be the same as before, raises concerns that we're being conditioned to accept a service which no longer meets...
May 30, 2020
Before a surveillance flight to count wading birds around water conservation areas south of Palm Beach, ecologist Mark Cook was hoping to see signs that recent rains in South Florida...
May 30, 2020
In the seven weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to protect people from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of eviction cases have stacked up...
May 30, 2020
President Donald Trump has announced that he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization, end Hong Kong's special trade status and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of...
May 30, 2020
Grim employment and spending numbers darkened the prospects for a speedy recovery in the U.S. as the economic devastation from the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, even as states moved...
May 30, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...
May 30, 2020
Justin Heideman flicked through YouTube searching for more videos. His search intensified, as each video he passed excited him. Every video he had flirted with before and he could recall...
May 30, 2020
When Greenwood drummer Will Thompson isn't tapping out drum grooves, you might find him in his workshop at home, crafting steel into knives. He has to watch his step around...
May 30, 2020
Forbes magazine, which once declared Kylie Jenner a billionaire on its cover, says she no longer deserves the title, but Jenner is pushing back. Forbes said in a story posted...
May 30, 2020
California prison officials said Friday that they suspended multiple employees who made racist jokes about the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, a disclosure that...
May 30, 2020
A southwestern Idaho newspaper on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against the state Department of Health and Welfare if the agency doesn't turn over the names of long-term...
May 29, 2020
The Arizona Diamondbacks have laid off or furloughed about one-quarter of the team's employees because of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organization made the moves on Friday....
May 29, 2020
Meatpacking plants that had to briefly close due to coronavirus outbreaks have been back up and running for weeks, but production backlogs are forcing farmers to euthanize thousands of hogs...
May 29, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Illinois residents on Friday to remain vigilant even as the state began to loosen restrictions intended to curb the deadly coronavirus, and he expressed gratitude for...
May 29, 2020
Five insurance companies were awarded contracts worth nearly $8 billion a year to manage most of Kentucky's Medicaid business, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. Landing the contracts were Aetna, Humana,...
May 29, 2020
California voters in November will decide whether to increase property taxes on commercial and industrial land to raise up to an estimated $12 billion annually for public schools and city...
May 29, 2020
Chicago police is no longer using facial recognition software developed by a firm that was sued by a civil rights organization this week over privacy concerns. The American Civil Liberties...
May 29, 2020
Gov. Andy Beshear reported an upswing in coronavirus cases across Kentucky on Friday, but cautioned that it's too soon to reach any conclusions about the sudden surge. The governor announced...
May 29, 2020
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social...
May 29, 2020
On one side of this fraught moment: the president of the United States, facing multiple crises less than six months before the election. On the other: Twitter, the social media...
May 29, 2020
Developments across the United States in connection with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody: ___ DENVER — Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called for calm and unity Friday...
