Politics

Two weeks after beating COVID-19, Thierry Salamin huffs as his ski boots crunch through Swiss snow near the Matterhorn peak, readying for a downhill run with his mood as bright...

Fans attending an English second-tier match between host Millwall and Derby on Saturday jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In video footage...

Fans attending an English second-tier match between host Millwall and Derby on Saturday jeered as players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In video footage...

An industrial hemp company based in North Carolina has built a new cannabis oil extraction facility in a South Carolina town. Carolina CannaTech built its 2,400-square-foot (223 square-meter) cannabidiol facility...

An industrial hemp company based in North Carolina has built a new cannabis oil extraction facility in a South Carolina town. Carolina CannaTech built its 2,400-square-foot (223 square-meter) cannabidiol facility...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Friday that the Department of Corrections has officially reopened a prison in Floyd County that closed in 2012 after sexual abuse allegations. The former...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Friday that the Department of Corrections has officially reopened a prison in Floyd County that closed in 2012 after sexual abuse allegations. The former...

The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, plans to close the newsroom and offices it has been operating out of since the mid-1940s by the...

The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States, plans to close the newsroom and offices it has been operating out of since the mid-1940s by the...

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been plenty of scheduling adjustments. Here's...

Walmart is opening a new distribution center in South Carolina that officials say will create about 1,000 full-time jobs. The center will be located on the Ridgeville Industrial Campus in...

Walmart is opening a new distribution center in South Carolina that officials say will create about 1,000 full-time jobs. The center will be located on the Ridgeville Industrial Campus in...

Mayor Jenny Durkan said this week Seattle should ban natural gas heat in some new buildings in response to a two-year increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Road transportation accounts for...

Mayor Jenny Durkan said this week Seattle should ban natural gas heat in some new buildings in response to a two-year increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Road transportation accounts for...

Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron...

An Indiana steel mill that was taken offline earlier this year for a planned maintenance project is expected to restart this month. The Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is restarting blast furnace...

An Indiana steel mill that was taken offline earlier this year for a planned maintenance project is expected to restart this month. The Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel is restarting blast furnace...

Community leaders, residents and elected officials in Illinois are working to keep a nuclear energy company from closing its plant. In August, Exelon announced that it would close its Byron...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not object to a revised proposal for a massive flood-control project to pump water from parts of the Mississippi Delta, a regional administrator for...

A New York-based nonprofit that honors first responders has announced it has paid off mortgages on the homes of three Chicago police officers and two Illinois State Police troopers killed...

A New York-based nonprofit that honors first responders has announced it has paid off mortgages on the homes of three Chicago police officers and two Illinois State Police troopers killed...

Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million....

Jed Leiber was an adult before he learned that his family was once part-owner of a collection of centuries-old religious artworks now said to be worth at least $250 million....

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

NFL NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent...

While my country's currently the Dis-United States of America, calls for it to be broken up into a Republican-dominated state and a Democrat-dominated one are so radical that it's difficult...

While my country's currently the Dis-United States of America, calls for it to be broken up into a Republican-dominated state and a Democrat-dominated one are so radical that it's difficult...

Janet Yellen's been nominated by Joe Biden as Treasury Secretary, despite a poor record as Federal Reserve chair. This is typical of the unwarranted confidence placed in the central bankers...

Something has gone seriously wrong in this country, when the police take it upon themselves to intimidate a 14 year-old schoolgirl by making an official record of her innocuous statement...

More Cook County voters participated in judicial retention races this year than in any election in the past three decades, according to an Injustice Watch analysis of election data. Participation...

After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would offer relief for businesses, the unemployed, schools, and...

Striking Chicago-area nursing home workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Infinity Healthcare Management, the union representing the workers announced Friday. Approximately 800 employees of Infinity Healthcare walked off...

Yankees pitchers Zack Britton and Gerrit Cole, free agent catcher Jason Castro, Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor and free agent shortstop Marcus Semien were elected Friday to the executive subcommittee of...

South Korea's capital on Saturday began enforcing stricter distancing rules as the country added nearly 600 new coronavirus cases for the second straight day. The restrictions require large stores, gyms,...

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 8:05 p.m. More than a half dozen Democratic congresswomen have sent an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging him to...

Major League Baseball and all 30 of its teams are suing their insurance providers, citing billions of dollars in losses during the 2020 season played almost entirely without fans due...