Politics

The Iowa women's volleyball program was placed on probation for one year and must vacate 33 wins over two seasons as part of its penalties for violations committed by former...

A North Dakota construction company favored by President Donald Trump has received the largest contract to date to build a section of Trump's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Republican...

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What happened to Ashley Arzaga is disgusting – she's clearly the innocent victim of a violent crime. But to call it ‘incel terrorism' is woke madness. Ashley Arzaga didn't die...

Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan, where the governor warned that Dow Chemical Co.'s hometown could end up under...

North Carolina's Republican senators on Wednesday pledged bipartisan fiscal management reforms within Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's transportation agency following a recent audit that found it overspent by $740 million last...

A former Green Beret and his son were arrested Wednesday in Massachusetts on charges they smuggled Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box while he...

The US has counted on Australia's government and PM as minions in its long-running conflict with China. Now, for Canberra's dubious services, Australian farmers are reaping a bitter harvest from...

Democrats on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration's moves to roll back environmental regulations during the coronavirus crisis, with one senator saying a "pandemic of pollution'' has been released. The Environmental...

America's meddling in Venezuela has no boundaries. After a failed coup attempt, trying to install a bogus president, and imposing crippling sanctions, will it ever be held to account? Venezuela...

Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved Wednesday to give the GOP-controlled Legislature's leaders the final say over how federal coronavirus relief funds are spent. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to include...

At a time when millions of married couples around the world are feeling the strain of being holed up together due to the pandemic, the United Nations has decided to...

A measure to tax the wealthiest residents and the biggest businesses in Portland, Oregon, to raise $2.5 billion over a decade to address homelessness sailed to victory as final ballots...

Albanian artists on Wednesday defied lockdown restrictions to hold a new, peaceful protest over the demolition of the capital's crumbling National Theater building, demanding the government rebuilds it along the...

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ May 20 The Greenwood Commonwealth on how the Mississippi Legislature should distribute virus relief funds: The $1.25 billion Mississippi has received in coronavirus relief...

Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ May 20 The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer on Gov. Roy Cooper's reopening plans for North Carolina: Gov. Roy Cooper is...

Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ May 18 The Daily Independent on trusting input from scientists: In a single day, you might turn on the lights, make coffee, watch the...

Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ May 20 The Savannah Morning News on the appointment of a local judge to preside over the Ahmaud Arbery case: Overnight, Chatham County Superior...

The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for NASA flew to Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight. It will be...

The Illinois General Assembly prepared to convene in Springfield Wednesday for the first time in 10 weeks, with hopes of completing a spring-session's worth of work in three days. The...

The Democrat front-runner for the White House is considering Governor Gretchen Whitmer as his vice-presidential pick. But why would she – a victim herself – endorse a man with questions...

Tulsa's iconic Golden Driller statue is joining the effort to lure automaker Tesla to build its new U.S. assembly plant in Oklahoma's second-largest city. The 75-foot tall statue in the...

Sheltered at home like most of us during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs has spent the past two months working on a puzzle with moving parts. Think...

Employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota where a coronavirus outbreak infected over 800 people were greeted at work Wednesday with thank you signs, cheers and waves...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: We're using a machete to fight the coronavirus, when a scalpel might be better Harrisburg Patriot News/Pennlive.com May 16 Dr....

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ May 19 The Washington Post on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' plan on governing how schools and colleges handle sexual...

Oregon faces an 11% drop in revenue from the previous biennium as the coronavirus pandemic triggered a shutdown order and a consequent drop in tax payments, state economists reported Wednesday....

Washington's unemployment rate shot up to a record 15.4% in April and the state's economy lost 527,000 jobs last month as a result of the economic downturn from the coronavirus...

Kansas softened its quarantine guidelines for meatpacking plants after industry executives repeatedly pushed state officials to allow employees who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus to keep working, text messages...

Gov. Brian Kemp says he plans to announce new guidance soon about Georgia businesses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with WSB-TV, Kemp said that state officials...

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ May 19 The Post and Courier on creating incentives for employees to return to work if their unemployment benefits were higher than their...

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ May 19 The Orlando Sentinel on Gov. Ron DeSantis stating user error may be one reason why Floridians haven't received their unemployment benefits: As...

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported a $1.4 billion loss, $6.91 per share, in the first quarter of 2020, the company announced Wednesday, compared to a profit of $249.7 million, $1.19...

Vice President Mike Pence visited central Florida to meet with tourism officials Wednesday as the region's biggest tourist destination — Walt Disney World — began reopening a shopping and entertainment...

Work on Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium has resumed after an undisclosed number of workers tested positive for the coronavirus, temporarily halting work on the construction project. Montgomery-based Caddell Construction Company, the...

Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several U.S....

An Environmental Protection Agency report provides details about how federal government dams in the Snake and Columbia river system raise summer water temperatures, hurting endangered salmon runs. The report made...

The NFL is taking baby steps toward full reopenings for its teams. It has no other choice. No long throws downfield. Mostly halfback dives into the line. There are so...

With soccer clubs losing revenue during the pandemic, one industry leader said Wednesday the idea of creating multi-nation leagues will be revived. Many clubs risk bankruptcy because of the short-term...

With an eye toward getting back on the field during a pandemic, the NFL is working on a helmet face guard that might provide the same sort of protection as...