Californians entered the Memorial Day weekend with newly expanded options for beachgoing, barbecue and, of course, retail therapy as stay-at-home restrictions eased across much of the state. Some 45 of...
May 23, 2020
Magan Bynum literally and figuratively pours everything into her business. The owner of Magnolia Soap and Bath, Bynum has grown what had been a small segment of her previous business...
May 23, 2020
Jessica Lee got into the produce stand business back in the 1980s when her grandmother started selling sweet corn from her carport on Gillis Hill Road. That venture grew into...
May 23, 2020
They are calling it the neighborhood left behind. On May 5, Jon Childes, his wife and several of their New Washington Heights neighbors watched in muted chagrin with their phones...
May 23, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, here's what it takes to plant and harvest vegetables and fruits at UGArden that feed about 60 food-insecure families in Athens. JoHannah Biang and her...
May 23, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, here's what it takes to plant and harvest vegetables and fruits at UGArden that feed about 60 food-insecure families in Athens. JoHannah Biang and her...
May 23, 2020
Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted 102-year-old car rental company's business. The Estero,...
May 23, 2020
A ballot initiative backed by business giants Uber, Lyft and DoorDash is now set to go before California voters in November, a multimillion-dollar shot aimed at excluding the companies from...
May 23, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ College football national champion LSU announced it will resume voluntary workouts for players on June...
May 23, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is cutting hundreds of jobs in Washington state and shuttering its U.S. operations for the troubled SpaceJet project, the company said Friday. “Due to the budget directives,...
May 23, 2020
If you're traveling by airplane to or from Seattle this Memorial Day weekend, the airport might look a bit like a ghost town. The Port of Seattle released a report...
May 23, 2020
A recent survey from Poland showing history as the biggest cause of discord with Russia may seem like a ray of hope for future relations. It isn't. The gap is...
May 23, 2020
Millions of Americans are getting ready to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and venture outdoors to celebrate Memorial Day weekend at beaches, cookouts and family outings, raising concern among public health...
May 22, 2020
A U.S. judge on Friday approved moving forward with the sale of Venezuela's prized U.S.-based CITGO refineries, allowing a Canadian mining company to collect $1.4 billion it lost in a...
May 22, 2020
The Illinois General Assembly has approved language that explains the pros and cons of adding a graduated rate to the income tax system. The House on Friday adopted a joint...
May 22, 2020
Two dozen employees at a Vancouver, Washington, food processing company have been sickened with the coronavirus, officials said. It may be the Portland area's biggest workplace outbreak reported thus far,...
May 22, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the state is building a “field medical station" with up to 125 beds to aid a farming region along the Mexican border that...
May 22, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday condemned China's effort to take over national security legislation in Hong Kong, calling it “a death knell for the high degree of autonomy"...
May 22, 2020
Universal Orlando Resort will begin a phased reopening on June 5, nearly three months after closing down because of the coronavirus pandemic, the company announced Friday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
May 22, 2020
The University of San Francisco has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted fraudulent information to get AmeriCorps service grant money, the Justice Department announced Friday....
May 22, 2020
Kentucky's governor will need to cut $457 million from the state's General Fund to offset a dramatic plunge in tax receipts caused by the coronavirus, a panel of economists said...
May 22, 2020
Despite an economy decimated by shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois House is poised to consider a $42.64 billion operating budget for next year, a 6.8% increase over...
May 22, 2020
Workers have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming a Washington state fruit packing company retaliated against those who chose to strike during the coronavirus pandemic. Allan Brothers Fruit employees...
May 22, 2020
The federal Bureau of Prisons will begin moving about 6,800 inmates who have been waiting in local detention centers across the U.S. to federal prisons to avoid jail overcrowding in...
May 22, 2020
Merriam-Webster has updated its entry on “Chinese restaurant syndrome,” a term many Asian Americans saw as antiquated and even racist. The phrase was previously defined as a legitimate illness brought...
May 22, 2020
Economic uncertainty has increased for most middle market companies, with many owners weighing whether to sell their business. Even during this difficult time, some want to sell sooner rather than...
May 22, 2020
In a stunning display of arrogance, ignorance, and hubris, President Trump's new arms control czar threatens to spend America's adversaries into “oblivion” in any new arms race. But the joke...
May 22, 2020
On Friday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez presented Secretary Ben Carson with a key to the city for his role in providing relief aid for Miami renters and businesses. “This is...
May 22, 2020
Construction on a new home for the University of Nebraska's football program has been delayed in part because of the potential financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the school's athletic...
May 22, 2020
A massive fan movement has been vindicated, and HBO is preparing to air the elusive ‘Snyder Cut' of 2017's ‘Justice League'. But a choir of media and checkmarked Twitter users...
May 22, 2020
Top state government fiscal researchers predicted Friday that North Carolina will collect $4 billion less in revenues over a two-year period than previously forecast as the pandemic-related economic slowdown continues....
May 22, 2020
A new Bill Gates-backed project sees coronavirus experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci ‘take over' celebrity social media profiles to encourage a “global response” to the pandemic. But aren't people tired...
May 22, 2020
Oops! Cincinnati's Major League Soccer team posted the wrong photo in its tweet announcing the hiring of former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam. And it wasn't the first time the...
May 22, 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 22, 2020
Jerry Sloan walked up the steps to the stage at the Basketball Hall of Fame to give his enshrinement speech in 2009, almost as if he were dreading what the...
May 22, 2020
The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocketship are classmates and friends, veteran spacefliers married to veteran spacefliers, and fathers of young sons. Together, they will end...
May 22, 2020
Filipino crew members on Royal Caribbean Cruises' Celebrity ships are asking a federal judge to order the company to send them home immediately. In a lawsuit filed in federal court...
May 22, 2020
The University of California system has dropped standardized testing as an admission requirement, an unprecedented move that could spell the end of the SAT and ACT. While achingly ‘woke', it...
May 22, 2020
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit on Friday from a coalition of states, environmental groups and American Indians which sought to revive an Obama-era moratorium against U.S. government coal...
May 22, 2020
Texas bars, bowling alleys, skating rinks and even some strips clubs are set to reopen over the Memorial Day weekend as the state continues to gradually restart one of the...
