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The Supreme Court delivered a setback Monday to Montana homeowners who are seeking additional cleanup of arsenic left over from years of copper smelting. The court said the homeowners cannot...

The University of Rhode Island's business school has received a $6 million gift from a couple who graduated in 1974, the school announced Monday. The gift from S. Kent Fannon...

The Dallas Morning News. April 17, 2020 Texas oil regulators consider curtailing production in the name of preserving a competitive industry Forgive us if you will, but in talking about...

After more than a week suffering a cough and fever — potential signs of COVID-19 — Maria do Espírito Santo went to a hospital in Manaus, Brazil's biggest city in...

Grain futures were mixed Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery advanced 26 cents at $5.5820 a bushel; May corn fell 6.40 cents...

Protesters began gathering outside the state Capitol on Monday to demand that Gov. Tom Wolf reopen Pennsylvania's economy even as new social-distancing mandates took effect at stores and other commercial...

Boeing this week is restarting production of commercial airplanes in the Seattle area, putting about 27,000 people back to work after operations were halted because of the coronavirus. The aerospace...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The family that owns the Minnesota Vikings has increased its donations to COVID-19-related causes to...

Ja'Wuan James, a current Denver Broncos player, listed his home in the gated community Hawks Landing for $850,000. The 2,740-square-foot home at 126 Swan Ave. includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms,...

Italians increasingly regard China as a “friendly nation” thanks to its Covid-19 aid deliveries – and unsurprisingly, the news has prompted some concerned head-scratching from Western think tanks. A poll...

EDITOR'S NOTE: On April 20, 2010, a well blew wild under a BP oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers were missing that day, and would later be...

After insisting it was up to governors to ramp up coronavirus testing in their states, the Trump administration is finally acknowledging their pleas for help. Vice President Mike Pence will...

Here are some of AP's top stories Monday 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...

More than 6,000 people are stuck at sea on ships, some of which set off as late as last month. Now there are criminal investigations and lawsuits underway, accusing blundering...

A former Miami Dolphins defensive tackle listed his home in Plantation on Thursday. Ja'Wuan James, a current Denver Broncos player, listed his home in the gated community Hawks Landing for...

Real estate webinars this week highlight the retail and residential market, and how volunteering may boost business activity during uncertain economic times. Key to Re|source newsletter signup April 20 ▪...

A miniature donkey named Mambo is getting some online love in North Carolina, where a farm is getting in on the idea of having animals spice up tedious virtual meetings...

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid newspapers because of what they call “distorted, false or invasive” stories. Meghan and Prince...

Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus are still shifting by the day — and so are responses by investors, developers, builders, banks and buyers. To track the impact in...

In the current pandemic, the real estate crash of the Great Recession may seem like a blip. But those were grim times, with nearly 40% of all residential mortgages underwater....

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 caravan of jobless workers in Florida protested the state's unemployment application system Sunday, as many say they continue to struggle to file unemployment claims in the state. Workers with...

You have been diligently working, saving and investing for retirement. You put in 40 or even 60 hours a week for almost 50 years. At long last, you get to...

Early next month, Trident Seafoods vessel-operations manager Tod Hall will bid his wife goodbye, then leave home for the start of a six-month season catching and processing fish off Washington...

The coronavirus is touching all levels of society and increasing tensions as governments start to ease restrictions that health experts warn should be done gradually to avoid a resurgence of...

Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes just wanted to do the humane thing, After so many frail and elderly nursing home residents had been held in seclusion from their loved ones...

NFL prospects hoping to dazzle scouts at pro timing days or win over general managers and coaches during team visits in advance of the draft were forced to rely on...

College sports programs are already being cut and more are likely on the chopping block. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered fears of an economic meltdown on campuses around the country....

Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation's worst offshore oil spill, gulf waters...

Jamie Margolin had not expected to be sitting in her bedroom right now. The high school senior had prom and graduation coming up, but so much more: A multi-state bus...

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China cut a key interest rate to help cushion the impact of the pandemic on its economy. Benchmarks rose Monday in Hong...

Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person — a...

The Trump administration and Congress expect an agreement Monday on an aid package of up to $450 billion to boost a small-business loan program that has run out of money...

President Donald Trump is falsely assigning blame to governors and the Obama administration for shortages in coronavirus testing. For much of the week, he was pretender to a throne that...

As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there was little sign of trouble...

The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation's emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers reducing spending...

Badly unprepared for the havoc that could be wreaked by a major surge in Covid-19 cases, India has taken this deadly pandemic as an opportunity to begin mending its inadequate...

Thousands of Los Angeles city workers must take 26 furlough days — the equivalent of a 10 percent pay cut — over the course of the next fiscal year as...

One day after a federal judge struck a blow against Gov. Laura Kelly's executive order limiting religious services to 10 worshipers, a Kansas pastor spoke to three times as many...

Five northern Illinois mayors have asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker for the authority to reopen businesses next month, urging local control over restrictions and “common sense modifications” to a statewide stay-at-home...