Politics

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 22 The Boston Herald on comedian Jimmy Kimmel's comments regarding protesters demanding businesses be reopened: It's no secret...

Derided by many economists for years for insisting on a balanced budget and criticized for a health care system seen as bloated and overly expensive, Germany has found itself well...

The tourists and conventioneers who once filled the rooms of The New Yorker hotel are long gone, driven away by the coronavirus, but its lobby is still bustling. The big,...

Reopening Florida's theme parks, among the world's most visited attractions and one of the state's biggest economic engines, could be a long process fraught with logistical and public health considerations,...

A contractor on the I-4 Ultimate highway improvement project got a proposed federal fine halved after safety violations that led to the death of a worker in September from a...

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ April 21 The Palm Beach Post on protesters wanting beaches and businesses to reopen: Social distancing is hard. It is wearing to sit in...

The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it is temporarily banning rallies at the state Capitol and other state facilities because of the pandemic. The change in policy came after...

With Jacksonville beaches now open for limited purposes and more to follow in the coming days and weeks, members of your private residential community may be even less tolerant about...

Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ April 20 The Post and Courier on Gov. Henry McMaster reopening beaches: Even before Gov. Henry McMaster had announced his plan to reopen...

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ April 21 The Dispatch on reducing furloughs: During a work session on April 17, the Starkville board of aldermen discussed possible cuts to its...

Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ April 22 Winston-Salem Journal on observing Earth Day: In the middle of a pandemic that is affecting our health and livelihoods, the search...

Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ April 21 The Brunswick News on Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to allow some businesses to reopen: Gov. Brian Kemp, understandably eager to restart Georgia's...

The Trump administration announced a plan Wednesday to start paying hospitals and doctors who care for uninsured COVID-19 patients, but Democratic lawmakers and health industry groups are likely to press...

The earth's being ravaged by a devastating disease, yet climate activist Greta Thunberg still wants you to feel ashamed for what little of your normal lifestyle remains intact. But now...

Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ April 21 Florence Times Daily on recent unemployment rate data in Alabama: Data released last week produced a mixed review of the local economy....

Former XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully fired by league owner Vince McMahon just before the professional football league shut its doors. The...

Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is boosting its efforts to get voters to cast their primary election ballots by mail, saying it would help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus....

A lawyer for the state of Missouri argued to state Supreme Court judges on Wednesday that the state shouldn't have to pay nearly $114 million to prison guards for alleged...

PG&E Corp. CEO Bill Johnson will step down from his job just 14 months after the nation's largest utility hired him to rescue it from a financial mess caused by...

Congress is sprinting to approve a $483 billion coronavirus aid package this week, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it's time to “push the pause button” on federal spending....

As the world races against time to beat Covid-19, it's crucial that the cure is reasonable, otherwise fear and frustration could snowball into something far more destructive than any pandemic....

From his home in suburban New York, Roger Goodell will handle perhaps his most visible annual chore — announcing draft picks. Visible, but this time virtual. Not since the NFL...

While celebrities and billionaires have announced huge gifts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many charities and nonprofits are still struggling. Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many charities have...

The financial conditions of the government's two biggest benefits programs remain shaky, with Medicare projected to become insolvent in six years and Social Security on track to no longer be...

Two rural Missouri counties are seeing huge spikes in coronavirus cases, including many connected to meatpacking plants. Saline County on Wednesday reported 96 cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by...

Israel continues to occupy Palestine but is falling far short of its international obligations to help the Palestinian people weather the storm of Covid-19. Can we expect the global community...

All employees of a Tyson Fresh Meats beef plant near the Tri-Cities will eventually be tested for COVID-19 and then sent home to self-isolate until test results come back. “This...

Topeka's mayor and city council members have voted unanimously to cut their own pay by 6% as they seek ways to deal with plummeting city tax revenues in the wake...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Maintain vigilance for environment The Citizens' Voice April 22 The Trump administration rolled out an infamously slow response to the...

Facebook said it will label some election-related posts with their geographic origin in an attempt to curb political misinformation by foreign-based pages that mimic legitimate groups and political parties. The...

Qatari soccer and television executive Nasser al-Khelaifi failed in a request to have three prosecutors recused from a case against him in Switzerland that is part of a wider bribery...

Inspections are underway at a Kansas City, Kansas, rehabilitation facility where 25 people have died of COVID-19 and another 91 have contracted the disease. The outbreak at the Riverbend Post...

Magic Leap, the Broward-based tech firm that has raised more than $2 billion, announced an unspecified number of layoffs Wednesday and said that the company would now focus more squarely...

One of the nation's premier luxury retailers has been hit by the economic downturn. The Dallas-based Neiman Marcus Group is expected to file for bankruptcy sometime this week, according to...

The COVID-19 pandemic could have been a fraught moment for U.S.-Mexico relations — two leaders from opposite ends of the political spectrum facing the largest crisis ever confronted by either...

Tyson Foods suspended operations Wednesday at an Iowa plant that is critical to the nation's pork supply but had been blamed for fueling a massive coronavirus outbreak in the community....

Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Kokomo next week to highlight the production of ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic. The former Indiana governor on April 30 will visit a...

Some small businesses that obtained a highly-coveted government loan say they won't be able to use it to bring all their laid-off workers back, even though that is what the...

The Boston Celtics' conference calls have become a star-studded affair, with Mark Wahlberg and LL Cool J talking to the team while it is waiting out the coronavirus pandemic. Also...

In a move that would create a utility with customers from Miami to Pensacola, Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power plan to merge in 2022, their parent company, NextEra...