Politics

Snohomish County agreed to pay $625,000 to settle a fourth discrimination lawsuit filed by an employee who accused a former county prosecutor of inappropriate behavior. The Snohomish County Council authorized...

The first person in Oregon to be diagnosed with the new coronavirus has been discharged from the hospital more than two months after being admitted, the hospital said Tuesday. Hector...

Gov. Brian Kemp warned on Tuesday that a growing coronavirus outbreak is stressing resources in northeast Georgia. Kemp has moved aggressively to allow businesses to reopen even though infections are...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday outlined a five-phase plan for re-opening the state as the threat from COVID-19 subsides, but there were no surprises — the speech with which people...

A beloved San Francisco transit advocate and Twitter employee who was caught in crossfire last week has died of his injuries, officials said Tuesday. Courtney Brousseau, 22, was walking home...

Virgin Galactic on Tuesday reported a first-quarter net loss of $60 million but touted millions of dollars in potential future revenue as more people have put down deposits for the...

Gov. Roy Cooper agreed on Tuesday to ease North Carolina's stay-at-home order, saying COVID-19 cases are generally stable and testing, tracing and health care supplies improving enough to warrant increased...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom scolded two rural counties Tuesday for allowing some businesses to reopen in defiance of his statewide coronavirus restrictions, calling it a “big mistake” and saying they...

Pennsylvania reported another 554 deaths from the coronavirus to pass 3,000 total, while Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that he is not committing to a particular schedule to lift stay-at-home...

The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration and potential price fixing by meatpackers in the cattle...

Texas regulators are relaxing rules about where companies can store oil underground, raising concern among environmentalists about potential groundwater contamination and other dangers. The members of the Railroad Commission of...

The Illinois attorney general's office on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against a developer and two contractors for the release of contaminants during the implosion of a smokestack at a defunct...

Missouri state senators on Tuesday voted to spare colleges and universities from steep budget cuts despite a large decline in state revenue caused by the coronavirus. Senators voted 26-5 in...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday gave Texas hair and nail salons permission to reopen this week and gyms later this month, emphasizing that the state's coronavirus infection rates are...

Professor Neil Ferguson is set to go down in history as the man who made all the wrong calls in the fight against the coronavirus. It's difficult to know whether...

Americans stuck at home staring at fading furniture and wondering what to cook for dinner have been a boon for television networks like HGTV and the Food Network. The Food...

The House of Mouse is struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Disney reported a steep decline in profit as many segments of its media and entertainment offerings ground to a standstill....

The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent $740 million beyond what it planned to last year, state auditors said Tuesday as they urged stronger oversight of how DOT and its...

More than $6 million has been raised by the governing bodies of tennis for a relief fund aimed at helping 800 players deal with the financial effects of the coronavirus...

Every once in a while, social media lights up with photos or video from flights that are nearly full, with passengers clearly violating advice from public health officials about social...

Airbnb says it is laying off 25% of its workforce as it confronts a steep decline in global travel due to the new coronavirus pandemic. It's a serious setback for...

An Alabama doctor has pleaded guilty to prescribing drugs to patients without a medical reason, officials said. Dr. Paul Roberts, 48, pleaded guilty Monday to 12 counts of prescribing controlled...

The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it will begin doling out billions in coronavirus relief funding to tribes more than a week after a congressional deadline and after being...

A bar owner and armed protesters were arrested in western Texas after the bar reopened despite the governor's orders to remain closed as the state continues to combat the coronavirus...

U.S. meat supplies are dwindling due to coronavirus-related production shutdowns. As a result, some stores like Costco and restaurants like Wendy's are limiting sales. As of Monday, U.S. beef and...

The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its...

A government scientist was ousted after the Trump administration ignored his dire warnings about COVID-19 and a malaria drug President Donald Trump was pushing for the coronavirus despite scant evidence...

A Los Angeles councilman says luxury hotels should not be exempt from a program to temporarily move people experiencing homelessness into empty hotel rooms after owners at the city's Ritz-Carlton...

Mississippi legislators will be back at work Thursday to consider proposals to help businesses that have been hurt by the coronavirus outbreak, House and Senate leaders said Tuesday. It will...

As Washington starts a four-step plan to reopen the state's economy, an unofficial revenue forecast shows the state could face a reduction in projected state revenues of $7 billion through...

A Tyson Fresh Meats beef plant in eastern Washington state has reopened with limited production of beef, after closing 12 days ago to test workers for the new coronavirus. Tyson...

Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. CALIFORNIA SUES UBER AND LYFT: California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent...

Why has toilet paper run out during the pandemic? Blame the empty shelves on hoarders who stockpiled the plush paper goods. During a two-day period in March, online and in-store...

Exploration work by a Canadian company hoping to build an open-pit gold mine in Idaho west of Yellowstone National Park was halted following a federal judge's ruling involving its impact...

The US Federal Reserve has claimed the rise of Nazism in Germany was due to the 1918 influenza pandemic– historical revisionism that may seek to absolve the Fed from responsibility...

A bankruptcy filing by New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese freezes sexual abuse lawsuits and could help bury the details of alleged coverups of predator priests and thousands of internal emails...

California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state's new labor law. Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit Tuesday...

President Donald Trump's choice to oversee a significant chunk of the $2 trillion economic rescue law is pledging to conduct audits and investigations "with fairness and impartiality.'' Brian Miller, a...

The chairman of the board of a North Carolina health care system has resigned after reports about his social media posts, including one in which he called stay-at-home orders “tyranny.”...

Gov. Mike Parson is backing a bill that would shield health care providers from lawsuits related to their care for people with COVID-19. The proposal would protect nursing homes, long-term...