President Donald Trump is hoping the first launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade will give the nation's spirit a boost after months of battling the...
May 27, 2020
A protester who participated in hanging an effigy of Kentucky's governor at an armed rally on the State Capitol grounds has been fired from his job at an auto dealer....
May 27, 2020
There may have been a point — say, oh, a few months ago? — when we'd have demanded a lot more edge from a movie like “The High Note,” and...
May 27, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Move to yellow a beginning, not an end Reading Eagle May 26 It's unquestionably good news that Gov. Tom Wolf...
May 27, 2020
Dozens of workers at a meatpacking plant in southwestern Idaho have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said. The South Central Public Health District said Tuesday that 44 employees at...
May 27, 2020
The typical pay package for CEOs at the biggest U.S. companies topped $12.3 million last year, and the gap between the boss and their workforces widened further, according to AP's...
May 27, 2020
SeaWorld and Walt Disney World will reopen in Orlando, Florida, in June and July after months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to plans a city task force...
May 27, 2020
Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen raised theatergoers' consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at...
May 27, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reckless push to expand the annexation of Palestinian territory is a gambit to avoid jail over corruption charges. But it could blow up an already...
May 27, 2020
NASA is rolling out the International Space Station's red carpet for Tom Cruise to make a movie in orbit. The space agency's administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said before Wednesday's planned launch...
May 27, 2020
Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women's Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear...
May 27, 2020
Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as it suffers from a sharp drop in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, and more cuts are...
May 27, 2020
Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices is the first woman ever to top The Associated Press' annual survey of CEO compensation: Her 2019 pay package was valued at $58.5 million...
May 27, 2020
President Donald Trump followed the law when he fired multiple inspectors general in the last two months, the White House has told Congress, but the administration offered no new details...
May 27, 2020
It's a day that's shaping up as one for the history books: For the first time, House lawmakers intend to vote by proxy, a move to avoid the risk of...
May 27, 2020
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops...
May 27, 2020
The theme parks are coming back to life. Walt Disney World, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens have announced their plans to reopen during the summer — and have passed the first...
May 27, 2020
The owner of Atlantic City's Showboat hotel plans to build a $100 million year-round indoor water park next to it and will break ground in August, he said Wednesday. Bart...
May 27, 2020
The first word Seattle political consultant Dayna Lurie had that someone filed for unemployment benefits in her name was when her boss called. “Did you quit without telling me?" he...
May 27, 2020
Here are the top paid CEOs by state for 2019, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. The survey considered only publicly traded companies with...
May 27, 2020
The UK has never hesitated to go to war or interfere with other countries, but the delightfully titled #Cumgate shows that, domestically, we're supinely conditioned to be ruled – and...
May 27, 2020
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper replaced the head of the state unemployment benefits office on Wednesday with a former legislator as the agency struggles to address an unprecedented onslaught of...
May 27, 2020
NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Fallon tweeted...
May 27, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The French soccer federation has rejected the league's bid for a 22-team second division next...
May 27, 2020
Coronavirus has conditioned us to social distancing. But we mustn't let it affect our bedroom behaviour in the same radical way AIDS did in the 1980s, and make us afraid...
May 27, 2020
The University of California system has invested more than $68 million in the Thirty Meter Telescope project in Hawaii, a report said. The contributions were divided between the university's private...
May 27, 2020
Is a pandemic the perfect time to launch a new and relatively expensive streaming service? AT&T sure hopes so. The phone company is investing billions in HBO Max, its first...
May 27, 2020
Discount goods retailer Tuesday Morning has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the fifth major retailer to do so since the pandemic. As part of the bankruptcy reorganization, the Dallas-based chain...
May 27, 2020
The Judas trees must be blooming these days out at the Gulghendi Hills, their purple flowers bursting gloriously all over the green slopes. They hold a festival there every year,...
May 27, 2020
Las Vegas casinos plan to welcome tourists again on June 4. South Korea on Wednesday announced a spike in new infections and considered reimposing social distancing restrictions, revealing the setbacks...
May 27, 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 27, 2020
A SpaceX rocket is ready to boost two NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, the first launch of Americans from the U.S. in nearly a decade. Liftoff is set for 4:33...
May 27, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering after Twitter moved a day earlier to add fact checks to two of his tweets....
May 27, 2020
Some residents in a Kentucky nursing home were evacuated to area hospitals after nearly 60 residents and employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The plan to evacuate residents who...
May 27, 2020
Here are the biggest five residential sales in Miami-Dade for the week of May 17-May 23, 2020. The data was compiled by Condo.com and does not include off-market or new...
May 27, 2020
Luxury buyers continue to drop millions on condo living in Miami. The luxury residential 64-story tower Brickell Flatiron at 1000 Brickell Plaza closed on four of its five penthouse units...
May 27, 2020
Even luxury retailers are feeling the pinch. Four stores at Brickell City Centre — Adolfo Domínguez, Emporio Armani, Musart and Stuart Weitzman — have closed permanently, a Swire spokesperson confirmed....
May 27, 2020
AT&T's long-anticipated streaming service, HBO Max, officially launches Wednesday, thrusting the longtime wireless and pay TV provider into a crowded streaming market, perhaps forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
May 27, 2020
AUTO RACING CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott gained a measure of revenge against Kyle Busch on Tuesday night — and then let him know about. Elliott snapped Busch's seven-race...
May 27, 2020
Clamour to ban all of China's wild animal markets is neo-imperialist thinking from self-interested campaigners and would only drive the trade underground. Regulate them better, sure, but drop the ‘we...
