Retail and distribution giant Amazon is bringing a distribution center to North Carolina, where it will create 200 jobs. Amazon spokesperson Shone Jemmott confirmed via email on Thursday that a...
May 14, 2020
Kate Maehr has never seen anything like it: lines stretching for blocks as people, many with children, inch forward to get boxes of food they hope will last until the...
May 14, 2020
Arkansas regulators on Thursday suspended the alcohol permit for a theater planning to host a concert in defiance of the state's ban on large gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic....
May 14, 2020
Many state and local governments across the country have suspended public records requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic, denying or delaying access to information that could shed light on key government...
May 14, 2020
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search warrant for his cellphone as part of an ongoing...
May 14, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Orlando became the latest NBA team to reopen its practice facility since the coronavirus shutdown,...
May 14, 2020
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed off on plans for Miami-Dade and Broward counties to reopen restaurants and other businesses deemed non-essential, the governor announced Thursday at a press conference...
May 14, 2020
As South Florida maps out plans for a phased reopening after coronavirus closures, Publix has announced it will extend its hours and eliminate reserved shopping time for seniors and first...
May 14, 2020
Darius Leonard works relentlessly at his rural South Carolina home to prepare for another football season. He's also wary of pushing too hard, knowing a minor injury could become a...
May 14, 2020
Sedgwick County will pay $310,000 to a Wichita woman injured when a county employee crashed into her in December 2017. The settlement comes in a lawsuit filed by Matilda Pruitt...
May 14, 2020
Tampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I'm not playing unless I get mine.”...
May 14, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The PGA Tour Champions, which already has canceled eight tournaments because of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
May 14, 2020
A court ruling tossing Wisconsin's stay-at-home order threw communities into chaos Thursday as some bars opened immediately and were packed with customers while other local leaders moved quickly to keep...
May 14, 2020
A court ruling tossing Wisconsin's stay-at-home order threw communities into chaos Thursday as some bars opened immediately and were packed with customers while other local leaders moved quickly to keep...
May 14, 2020
When Suzanne Collins' “Mockingjay” was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at his Manhattan store, with jugglers,...
May 14, 2020
The Supreme Court is siding with fashion brand Lucky in a dispute with a Miami-based apparel manufacturer that owns the “Get Lucky” trademark. The high court ruled unanimously in favor...
May 14, 2020
Waste management officials have started to cleanup trash dumped along rural roads in Kitsap County after receiving several complaints, county officials said. Solid waste division manager Chris Piercy said there...
May 14, 2020
After the Chattahoochee County school district called an early end to the school year, seniors lined up one day last week to complete their graduation paperwork. Students who hadn't seen...
May 14, 2020
The Supreme Court found Adams was detained in prison without a fair trial, but few in Britain will be concerned about this victory for the eccentric Republican figurehead who hugs...
May 14, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. reported first-quarter earnings Thursday that missed analysts' expectations. But the Miami-based company said it is already seeing demand for voyages in the fourth quarter of...
May 14, 2020
President Donald Trump says the coronavirus pandemic showed he was “right” about the importance of U.S. manufacturing and moving supply chains out of China, as he blamed that country anew...
May 14, 2020
Another 221,000 Floridians filed for unemployment benefits last week, even as restaurants and retail shops started re-opening with limitations for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic forced the shuttering...
May 14, 2020
Hammond Ranches has dropped a legal challenge against the federal government, at least for now, to compete for cattle grazing allotments in eastern Oregon it lost last year. The U.S....
May 14, 2020
Nearly 70,000 Kentucky residents applied for unemployment benefits last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to inflict economic damage even as the state gradually reboots its economy. The number of...
May 14, 2020
The basic functions of New York state could soon be “reimagined” under the alliance of Governor Andrew Cuomo and Big Tech personified. Is this the testing ground for a dystopian...
May 14, 2020
Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let...
May 14, 2020
Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let...
May 14, 2020
New jobless claims in Florida last week climbed 47,045 to 221,905, as the state approached the grim milestone of two million claims submitted since the coronavirus crisis began. The latest...
May 14, 2020
Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let...
May 14, 2020
Sales of wine, spirits and other alcoholic beverages have risen during the coronavirus pandemic like foam in a freshly poured glass of beer. Just not for some craft brewers. Craft...
May 14, 2020
Fiction by Ken Follett, Matt Haig and Sue Miller will be among the dozens of upcoming releases excerpted in two free e-book compilations. “Buzz Books 2020: Fall/Winter” and “Buzz Books...
May 14, 2020
The Russian Foreign Ministry has demanded that two of the most prominent foreign newspapers, the New York Times and the Financial Times, retract their stories stating that Russia is concealing...
May 14, 2020
Craig Sherman, Bay Harbor Islands town attorney for 43 years, is being investigated by the FBI. He's also being sued by a man who had been a client for 30...
May 14, 2020
Real estate shoppers with a multimillion-dollar budget continue to shop for homes in South Florida. The 66-story Aston Martin Residences, rising at 300 Biscayne Blvd. Way, went under contract on...
May 14, 2020
The World Health Organization's director-general has faced many challenges during the coronavirus pandemic: racial slurs, death threats, social media caricatures — he was once depicted as a ventriloquist's dummy in...
May 14, 2020
Baseball. In Japan. At the Olympics. For World Baseball Softball Confederation president Riccardo Fraccari, it seems like such a sure home run that he can't even imagine why anyone wouldn't...
May 14, 2020
When Abe Ng, the owner of Sushi Maki, the South Florida Japanese fast-food mainstay, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan from Miami's City National Bank, he was elated. Sales had...
May 14, 2020
While millions are caused real pain by the pandemic, too many well-off metropolitan types are whining about shockingly trivial stuff to show how they're ‘struggling'. They need to get some...
May 14, 2020
In the coronavirus era, stuck-at-home Americans are loading up on more than just bread makers. Take Peter Camardella, the 63-year-old owner of a small appliance store in Pelham, New York....
May 14, 2020
While many regular American grocers are running out of meat, specialty food producers have plentiful supplies – for those who can afford it. Production of luxe varieties like heritage pork,...
