Politics

With theaters closed and streaming numbers booming thanks to Covid-19, extra attention is being paid by social justice warriors to Netflix's ‘Extraction', and they're now slamming the B-picture as a...

The head of a government agency combating the coronavirus pandemic is alleging that he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump...

A tornado strike at a critical parts supply plant in South Carolina may not disrupt auto production as badly as feared. Both Toyota and Fiat Chrysler said Thursday that they...

Iowa's governor said the state's $26 million contract to increase coronavirus testing was reached after she acted on a tip from actor Ashton Kutcher, a revelation that increased skepticism about...

Forget federal aid, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has suggested states file for bankruptcy to combat an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. High unemployment numbers and a lag...

The Port of Kalama has filed a claim against the owners and operators of a container ship it believes is responsible for damaging the marina and boats when it passed...

A former sheriff's department security officer in Washington state entered negotiations with county officials over a $10 million wrongful termination claim. Eric Salverda worked in the Yakima County Sheriff's Office...

The coronavirus outbreak is hobbling the U.S. economy. Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American...

Layoffs are occurring as the struggling western U.S. coal industry contends with diminished electricity use during the coronavirus pandemic. Seventy-three workers at the Spring Creek mine in southeastern Montana and...

There is a special kind of hypocrisy in advocating for catastrophic unemployment in the same breath as railing against poverty. Yet that's what novice politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did in demanding...

One of Georgia's largest school districts is likely to be led by the former leader of New York City's school system. The DeKalb County school board members on Thursday named...

Cruise lines Cunard and P&O Cruises are extending cancellations through the end of July. The lines, both owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, made the announcements Thursday. They join other Carnival...

While the majority of Americans have no choice but to put up with the shortfalls of their government amid the coronavirus crisis, the US's super-rich are seeking refuge in New...

The widow of a Florida physician who died in an October plane crash is suing a central Indiana city, its airport and an airport employee, alleging that the worker put...

Opposition lawmakers in Venezuela quietly agreed to pay themselves $5,000 a month when they approved special $100 bonuses for doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus — a large payout for...

The NCAA is moving closer to allowing Division I athletes to earn money from endorsements and sponsorship deals they can strike on their own as early as next year. Recommended...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suspended a nationwide program used to approve oil and gas pipelines, power lines and other utility work, spurred by a court ruling that...

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

With legions out of work, Republicans across the critical battleground states are trying to lay blame for the economic wreckage of the coronavirus outbreak on Democratic governors, ramping up a...

Sir Richard Branson is a predator who'd scalp you if dandruff had a going rate. Now the hippie-turned-billionaire – the 565th richest person on earth – is plotting to borrow...

Severe weather blew through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado,...

Commercial fishermen are protesting an order by California wildlife authorities to close the Dungeness crab fishery in mid-May to protect whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in fishing gear....

As fear and uncertainty swirl around the Covid-19 epidemic -an invisible evil potentially lurking anywhere- protective measures like masks have taken on a talismanic quality, and a religion built on...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Thursday announced a plan for restoring normal activity in Idaho and recovering from the economic pain caused by the coronavirus, but warned the process will...

A North Carolina-based health system is enacting furloughs, reducing salaries and cutting employee benefits at its hospitals because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Vidant Health said in a news release on...

The Alabama Legislature will not resume the legislative session until early May because of the coronavirus outbreak. Legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will push back the date for restarting...

More than $1.4 billion in unemployment benefits have been paid out in Washington since business closures and layoffs related to the coronavirus pandemic started mid-March, and state officials said Thursday...

Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds...

An Idaho Falls school district has voted to host high school graduation ceremonies at a drive-in movie theater as the coronavirus pandemic keeps school campuses closed. The District 91 Board...

In a story April 20, 2020, about Florida's unemployment claims, The Associated Press incorrectly said that Luis Perulero was furloughed by Delta Air Lines from his job as a ramp...

President Donald Trump's blunt disapproval of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to let certain businesses reopen in limited ways is only complicating the decisions of many owners, workers and customers...

The leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday that he has ordered his forces to potentially target the U.S. Navy after President Donald Trump's tweet the previous day threatening...

With oil no-one needs spilled everywhere, the Colossus of corrupt crony capitalism has slipped on its feet of clay. It's never getting up – to prosper in this new world,...

Unions representing Topeka's police officers and firefighters have rejected the city's proposal that those city employees accept a temporary 3% pay cut to deal with plummeting city tax revenues in...

Elton John is “still standing” and maybe “even better” than he ever was. That's what critics of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour have been saying. But even pop's Rocket...

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when they send dirty water on an indirect route to rivers,...

A nearly $500 billion measure helping businesses and hospitals cope with the coronavirus' devastation edged toward House passage Thursday, as lawmakers' face masks and bandannas added an eerie tone to...

A Texas-based oil field services company laid off more than 30 workers in Louisiana this month, citing “challenging market conditions." Halliburton announced April 14 that it was permanently closing its...

It started in late March with a self-professed high school “news junkie” and a lone 3D printer. Georgetown Day School senior Jonah Docter-Loeb was transfixed by television footage of the...

Best-Selling Books Week Ended April 18th. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Masked Prey” by John Sandford (G.P. Putnam's Sons) 2. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 3. “The Boy, the Mole,...