Politics

Temporary and contract workers face layoffs and a number of construction projects will be delayed because of a decline in tax revenues resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak, the N.C. Department...

Mike Nutter is surrounded by questions everywhere he goes these days. So the longtime president of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is planning for each scenario he can imagine, one at...

Gov. Jay Inslee will speak Tuesday evening and detail a plan for Washington state's recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. There have been mounting calls for Inslee to ease the state's...

The minor leagues are prepared to agree to Major League Baseball's proposal to cut guaranteed affiliations from 160 to 120 next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The...

Ellen Degeneres, hitherto known as one of the ‘nicest' people in Hollywood (perhaps America), is facing backlash after staff complained they were left high and dry in the Covid-19 crisis,...

Chipotle Mexican Grill agreed Tuesday to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S....

Soccer's international governing body says it will maintain funding for women's soccer despite concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Following the Women's World Cup last year, FIFA President...

Small businesses have, like much of the U.S. economy, been walloped by the coronavirus. In response, Congress created the Paycheck Protection Program to infuse small businesses, which typically have less...

Starbucks is introducing plant-based food and drinks in China as part of a decade-long effort to reduce the environmental impact of its offerings. The Seattle-based coffee chain on Tuesday began...

Five food processing facilities in the state are each experiencing multiple cases of COVID-19 among employees, North Carolina health officials said Tuesday. A news release from state health and agriculture...

Florida's tourism and hospitality industry should reopen from the coronavirus pandemic slowly, focusing first on getting residents to take in-state vacations before branching out to national and international travelers, a...

As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some corporations are taking the first steps toward bringing their...

The streaming service HBO Max will launch May 27, AT&T's WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, signalling that the so-called streaming wars won't subside because of the coronavirus pandemic. WarnerMedia had earlier said...

The University of Kentucky announced plans Tuesday to lay off and furlough some employees in response to a projected $70 million budget shortfall in the coming year caused by the...

The next “Hunger Games” book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins' “The Ballad of...

A huge swath of Florida's workforce continue to be stuck in limbo as state officials establish a new system that would allow gig workers and other independent contractors to collect...

President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida is temporarily laying off 153 workers because of the new coronavirus, according to a notice posted this week to a state website....

Returning to a divisive issue at a time of national crisis, President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because...

Gina McCarthy remembers the way things used to be: Tar balls clinging to her legs after swimming in Boston Harbor. The Merrimack River colored bright blue and green by textile...

We need to talk about the Western media's coverage of Russia's battle with Covid-19. Rather depressingly, it seems many outlets, and hacks, are cheering for the virus against “the Russians.”...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo headed to Washington on Tuesday as he lobbies for federal testing help while Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City will stockpile its own...

Transporting bodies from a hospital to the medical examiner's office in Philadelphia in the back of a pickup truck is “unacceptable,” a city Department of Public Health spokesman said after...

After enduring extended trade disputes and worker shortages, U.S. hog farmers were poised to finally hit it big this year with expectations of climbing prices amid soaring domestic and foreign...

During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea in the fight...

A South Carolina county has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of about 40 former employees after it voted to cut health benefits for retirees in 2015. Beaufort...

Mary Parker is a nurse from St. Louis so caught up in the beach novels of Elin Hilderbrand that she makes an annual trip to Nantucket, the Massachusetts island community...

Secrecy surrounding executions could hinder efforts by a group of medical professionals who are asking the nation's death penalty states for medications used in lethal injections so that they can...

Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last....

The epic 2020 oil crash is the unintended consequence of several factors converging for 30 years: regulatory failure, reckless central-bank money printing, and Wall Street fraud. When central banks nationalize...

A Melbourne roofing contractor already paying two sets of federal fines and with another set in debt collection got its most recent group of fines reduced by $46,749. Turnkey Construction...

Coca-Cola's global volume tumbled 25% in April as the coronavirus pandemic gripped large swaths of the world population. Those volumes made up of bottled drinks and the syrups Coke sells...

An open conflict broke out between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Tuesday over who will pay for the unprecedented year-long postponement. Tokyo spokesman Masa Takaya said the organizing...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday agreement has been reached on major elements of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package for small businesses, including additional help for hospitals...

The Anti-Defamation League, which previously sought to outlaw the OK sign and Pepe the Frog, is now setting its sights on “hate speech” in video games. The gaming community can...

Here are some of AP's top stories Tuesday on the world's coronavirus pandemic. Follow APNews.com/VirusOutbreak for updates through the day and APNews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak for stories explaining some of its complexities. WHAT'S...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The ownership of the Orlando Magic have announced a $50,000 donation to a Central Florida...

The Joplin Globe, April 17 Gov. Mike Parson's “virtual press briefings” — held every day but Sunday — are not legitimate news conferences, though they should be. The format the...

Are you a Social Security recipient who hasn't received a payment and is confused about the process? Can't get anyone at the Internal Revenue Service to help? The simple answer...

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...

Barcelona will sell the title rights to its storied stadium for one year in an effort to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus. The Spanish club's executive board...