Politics

A surge in unemployment stemming from the coronavirus shutdown of large parts of the U.S. economy is starting to push some state jobless funds toward insolvency. At least a half-dozen...

A federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit that alleged Texas violated free-speech rights with a law banning government contracts for supporters of a boycott movement against Israel. The ruling...

Missouri's largest city will reopen with significant restrictions next week, as jurisdictions in the state's two urban areas begin to move away from stay-at-home orders that sought to slow the...

Differences between House and Senate funding priorities became clearer and immediate election-related spending looked unlikely Wednesday as North Carolina legislators advanced competing COVID-19 emergency packages. Bills working their way through...

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ April 28 The Orlando Sentinel on Sen. Rick Scott and his opinion on unemployment: To Florida's junior senator, the unemployed are today's welfare queens,...

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Wednesday related to the global economy, the work place and the...

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ April 28 The Index-Journal on being safe during the state's reopening phase: What's the buzz? Well, one buzz heard on Monday morning was...

The Missouri House on Wednesday passed a stripped-down state budget for the upcoming fiscal year in anticipation of plunging revenues because of the coronavirus. House lawmakers slashed core agency budgets...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the federal government's coronavirus social distancing guidelines will be “fading out” when they expire Thursday, counting on states taking charge as they pivot to reopening...

With many U.S. states lifting their coronavirus restrictions according to their own timetables and needs, Americans are facing a bewildering multitude of decisions about what they should and should not...

As the virus-related death toll mounts, the UK is holding its breath for one particular deadline: 100,000 Covid-19 tests per day, promised by the health secretary to be performed by...

The smallest companies seeking coronavirus relief loans were moving to the head of the line Wednesday as the Small Business Administration said that for eight hours ending at midnight Eastern...

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ April 28 The Vicksburg Post on putting furloughed workers to use in other capacities during the pandemic: There are not many cities the size...

The University of California, Riverside, Botanic Gardens have been struck by plant thefts during the lengthening coronavirus shutdown. About 30 large potted plants and additional smaller ones have been taken,...

Your daily look at nonvirus stories in the news: 1. DOZENS KILLED IN SOUTH KOREA FIRE At least 36 people were killed Wednesday when one of South Korea's worst fires...

The Federal Reserve is signaling that it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary efforts to bolster an economy...

A transgender fire chief has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the small Georgia city where she led the fire department for more than a decade, then was fired 18...

Reversing course, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as Democrats seek...

A West Palm Beach company's claims about available N95 masks added up to nothing but securities fraud, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged in a federal court filing on Tuesday....

The UK PM was saved from death by the National Health Service (NHS). Now he needs to have a middle-class crisis, burst his privileged bubble and not send his son...

Commissioner Roger Goodell has reduced his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodell, who makes upward of...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was expected to reveal Wednesday just what he meant when he said the state will be taking “baby steps” to reopening the economy from the coronavirus...

An estimated quarter-million hens were killed when fire struck a large San Joaquin Valley henhouse last week, The Modesto Bee reported. The cause of the April 23 fire at the...

When a small county in the Colorado mountains banished everyone but locals to blunt the spread of the coronavirus, an unlikely outsider raised a fuss: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,...

It's bound to happen to most parents eventually. Your kid will turn a year older while we're all still in social distancing mode. Lots of folks have thrown drive-by birthday...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 479 new COVID-19 deaths, raising the state's overall death toll to more than 2,000. The newly reported deaths occurred over the past...

Musetta Vander has been to several of the most iconic national parks and landscapes in the U.S., capturing herself doing a yoga pose among the Joshua trees, driving on a...

The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is launching the "Miami Shines" campaign in an effort to revive tourism lost during the coronavirus crisis. … Click to Continue »

The United States for the first time added five of Amazon's overseas operations to its list of “notorious markets'' where pirated goods are sold. The e-commerce giant dismissed the move...

On April 27, at around five in the morning, Israel targeted residential areas of southern Damascus, killing three civilians, injuring four and causing significant material damage to homes. The attack...

Beaches and most hotels are still closed. Cruise ships are docked. Nevertheless, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau wants to “keep Miami top of mind as a travel destination”...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Tuition lawsuits misguided Altoona Mirror April 28 During their future career choices and work lives, most of today's college students...

The NFL has renewed its streaming deal with Amazon for Thursday night games for three years. Amazon Prime Video and Twitch also will have exclusive streaming rights to one additional...

The six-year fan campaign for a standalone Black Widow movie was paying off: at long last, a film would put Scarlett Johansson's popular Avenger front and center. And, like many...

A hospital industry group says patients in Washington are being hurt because they don't have access to elective medical procedures that are currently restricted due to the coronavirus outbreak. The...

Manchester United will trial safe standing at Old Trafford after being given approval to install 1,500 barrier seats at the stadium. All-seater stadiums have been mandatory in the top two...

Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was fell 7.20 cents at $5.14 a bushel; May corn was off...

A biotech company says its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test. Gilead Sciences's remdesivir...

Dancer and choreographer Netta Yerushalmy has built a career in movement and community. Both are gone now. Her world is still, isolated — and fearful. “Dancers I know are in...

Amazon has spent years honing the business of packing, shipping and delivering millions of products to doorsteps around the world. Now it has a captive audience. With much of the...