Politics

The Mississippi Gaming Commission said Thursday that casinos in the state can start reopening May 21 — more than two months after the commission closed them because of the coronavirus...

The Reds are laying off less than 25% of their staff and reducing pay for others on June 1 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cincinnati made the announcement on...

Lawyers for the baseball players' union asked Major League Baseball to submit a slew of financial documents that detail the industry's finances, a person familiar with the request told The...

South Florida's tourism leaders expect the industry to trickle back slowly over the coming months as the area relaxes COVID-19 restrictions. But they don't expect anything resembling normalcy before Art...

Should runners wear a face mask outdoors? It depends. You won't always need a face covering while jogging or riding a bike if you're exercising with no one around, but...

Seattle-based cruise line Holland America said Thursday it will lay off, furlough or reduce the hours or pay of all of its employees based on shore because of the ongoing...

In one part of the country, LSU coach Ed Orgeron smiles and mentions a “light at the end of the tunnel” as he discusses his assistants' recent return to work...

The Portland, Oregon FBI field office and an obscure federal agency seem to think pineapple pizza has everything to do with foreign election meddling. Thing is, their watch for divisive...

Everyone in Los Angeles must bring face coverings with them when they go outdoors and wear them anytime they''re around people from outside their households, a stiffening of prior rules...

Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to ban the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel. The GOP-led House approved the measure 95-40 on Thursday, the day...

Federal regulators have reached settlements with two agricultural storage and supply businesses to resolve alleged violations of clean air regulations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a news release...

New unemployment claims have leveled off somewhat in Alabama, according to numbers released Thursday, as a record 470,000 people applied for job loss benefits during the coronavirus outbreak. The Alabama...

As calls grow nationwide for mandatory coronavirus testing in nursing homes, New York facilities are sounding alarms about the state's ambitious new demand to test roughly 185,000 workers twice a...

When many were rushing to rewatch “Contagion,” the eerily prophetic 2011 Steven Soderbergh film about the outbreak of an easily transmitted virus, I was searching for more comforting escapes. I...

The reopening of Oklahoma businesses will continue Friday with stand-alone bars, funerals, weddings and organized sports activities resuming, according to Gov. Kevin Stitt. “We continue to have that downward trend...

Republican Rep. Matt Shea is being billed $4,700 for the cleanup of olive oil he intentionally poured on the steps of the state Capitol in March following an earlier demonstration...

Atlanta's zoo plans to reopen soon as more Georgia businesses attempt to get back to normal amid the coronavirus outbreak. Outdoor areas of the zoo will reopen to the public...

The US Navy is on the cusp of conducting confrontational freedom of navigation operations in the Arctic that threaten Russian economic and national security interests. The recent resumption by the...

House Republicans are agitating for some say in how Illinois reopens for business during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging majority Democrats who have called a long-delayed legislative session to add it...

The big budget musical “Frozen” will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. The Disney show opened...

The election director for Georgia's most populous county said Thursday that technical issues have prevented officials from processing absentee ballot applications sent in by email, causing a backlog of thousands...

So-called “experts” are too narrow in their focus and too often wrong in their judgments to be able to decide the sorts of life-and-death issues a nation's political leaders are...

Idaho is ready to move to the second stage of a four-stage plan to return to regular activity and recover from the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov....

Some agricultural workers in Yakima County are continuing to protest what they consider unsafe working conditions at several fruit warehouses during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that on...

Large swaths of central and northern New York state that appear to be at low risk of a COVID-19 surge are poised to start to reopening Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo...

U.S. health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns. The Centers for Disease Control...

A man from Marshall, Texas has died in a possible industrial accident while performing an inspection on a railroad tank car in southeastern New Mexico, company officials said. Oil refining...

Barack and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey have joined the ranks of famous Chicagoans who are reading children's books in videos posted online by the Chicago Public Library to engage...

In a newsletter to members, the Florida Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning alluded to an upcoming Phase 2 reopening of the state to begin Monday, May 18. But at a...

The increasingly heavy-handed restrictions used by the likes of Facebook and YouTube are backfiring. Their suppression of Dr Judy Mikovits' ‘Plandemic' film has simply made her books soar to No....

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday allowed the vast majority of counties in the state to reopen in a first phase affecting restaurants, bars, hair salons and many other businesses,...

Because of an increase in attempted “impostor fraud” applications for weekly unemployment benefits during the ongoing coranavirus pandemic, officials in Washington state said Thursday they will be holding all payments...

Indie films and drive-in theaters don't usually go together. Drive-ins need the big movies, the ones with superheroes and superstars, to draw substantial audiences. So it was a little surprising...

The head of the World Trade Organization said Thursday that he will leave his post a year early, a “personal decision” that sets the stage for a succession contest at...

Carnival Corp. announced Thursday a series of layoffs and furloughs that will affect more than 1,300 workers at its Florida offices. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

Conservative Christian leaders sued North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday to get thrown out his latest restrictions on indoor religious services during the COVID-19 pandemic. They argue the limits,...

Privacy watchdogs say that the popular TikTok video app is violating a children's privacy law and putting kids at risk. A coalition of 20 groups, including Campaign for a Commercial-Free...

Almost 75% of small businesses applied for help from a federal loan program designed to keep workers employed during the coronavirus pandemic, but only 38% of small businesses received any...

The Arizona Coyotes confirmed Thursday that they are parting ways with president and CEO Ahron Cohen. Cohen has been with the Coyotes since being hired in 2015 as chief operating...

Mississippi legislative leaders said Thursday that they expect Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to sign a bill that will create grants for small businesses by using part the state's coronavirus relief...