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Maj. Brian Minietta's eyes are locked down the barrel of a camera lens. He sways gently back and forth in silence, then his gruff voice belts out, in singsong: "A...

Georgia's reopening is set to continue Monday when movie theaters can welcome customers and limited in-restaurant dining may resume in a loosening of coronavirus restrictions . This comes after other...

Josh Groban, Nathan Lane and Jake Gyllenhaal honored composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Sunday with an online 90th birthday concert that was stuffed with his songs, but delayed by...

THE ARTS Helen Toomer is executive director of Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE). Toomer continues to be executive director of Stoneleaf Retreat, an artists residency and connective space in...

After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump's public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic...

President Donald Trump is exaggerating the availability of coronavirus tests in the U.S. as he urges governors to consider lifting stay-at-home orders and help get the economy moving again. Over...

Today in History Today is Monday, April 27, the 118th day of 2020. There are 248 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On April 27, 2011, powerful...

As India wages war against Covid-19, it is also facing another kind of pandemic – non-stop attacks from Western media determined to offer simplistic portrayals of events despite the country's...

The family of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq last month had to postpone his memorial service because of restrictions on large gatherings in California to slow the spread of...

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...

A Davie construction company paid $38,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit that claimed an applicant for heavy equipment operating jobs was told “We are not allowed to hire women...

A clothing manufacturing plant in Alabama was undergoing a deep cleaning after two employees tested positive for the new coronavirus, and a top executive said the plant is scheduled to...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he can envision baseball games being played without fans...

The coronavirus pandemic does not appear to be delaying the quickly approaching May 10 deadline for Kansas property taxes. Kansas believes delaying property tax deadlines is more of a local...

A man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Hispanics in an El Paso Walmart died after months in the hospital, raising the death toll from the attack to 23,...

After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump's public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic...

Some businesses near St. Louis are reopening with some safety measures in place, after local officials lifted restrictions meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The relaxation of the...

The billions of dollars in coronavirus relief targeted at small businesses may not prevent many of them from ending up in bankruptcy court. Business filings under Chapter 11 of the...

A federal judge in Kentucky has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay more than $1 million in fees and expenses in a lawsuit that accused...

Slot machines are powered down, casinos boarded up and barricaded. Sidewalks are largely deserted and electronic marquees that once flashed neon calls for nightclubs, magic shows and topless revues instead...

Amid growing uncertainty about the fate of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, the key question is who would replace him if rumors about his death are true. There are three foreign...

The Saints and quarterback Jameis Winston are working on a contract proposal to make the former Buccaneers starter a backup to Drew Brees in New Orleans, a person familiar with...

A Fort Lauderdale restaurant's federal class action lawsuit says its comprehensive insurance coverage includes the losses it has suffered during the novel coronavirus restaurant dining shutdown, but the insurer won't...

Former NASA administrator James M. Beggs, who led the agency during the early years of the space shuttle program and resigned after the Challenger disaster killed seven astronauts in 1986,...

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline fell 9 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.93 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that...

State health officials say more than 1,500 deaths in Pennsylvania are now associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The state health department on Sunday also reported an additional 1,116 positive cases...

His mother first fell sick a month ago with an illness she believes she caught at the Iowa egg factory where she works. His younger sister, 22, was next —...

Jamon Jordan could not mourn his mother in the traditional way. At Jacquelynne Jordan's memorial in early April, there were just seven people. No hugs. No traditional dinner where family...

A biochemical research company has opened up a new site in Illinois to sterilize used N95 medical masks with hydrogen peroxide gas as the need for them has increased due...

Ruth Caballero paused outside an unfamiliar apartment door, preparing to meet her new patient. She covered the knob with a plastic bag. Put on a surgical gown, then a heavy-duty...

A few states may have found a way to help slow the spread of the coronavirus in nursing homes by converting some of them into “recovery centers” set aside mostly...

The coronavirus crisis is demonstrating why it's time we replaced a system that exists purely for profits with one that puts public health first. When it comes to the number...

Like many young creative people with a practical bent, Rebecca Saint Pierre held down a day job — at an Aventura Mall cosmetics shop — while she pursued a related...

China on Sunday confirmed 11 more cases of the coronavirus and no new deaths for the 11th day in a row. It brings its official count to 82,827 infected people....

It's early evening on a Friday, a time that signals the end of the workweek in many parts of the world and the middle of the weekend in most others....

Odessa pioneer fathered kids with a slave. Their descendants reunited as family. Descendants of slave owner, slave reunite as family Descendants of owner who fathered kids with slave reunite Michele...

As Italy prepares to emerge from the West's first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe's...

The death statistics being used by supporters of a prolonged lockdown, whatever the costs to our jobs, businesses and health, need careful and sober analysis. They raise more questions than...

When the Japanese government declared an emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month and asked people to work from home, crowds rushed to electronics stores. So...

Hawaii extended its stay-at-home order until the end of May, and California police closed a park because it got too crowded as U.S. states and nations around the world took...