Politics

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...

A dispute between Saudi Arabia and Russia on oil production levels would have been bad at any other time, but the Covid-19 pandemic made it so much worse. There will...

After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave. Elsewhere,...

Pompano Beach in northern Broward County had the highest rent increase in the country over the past year. Apartment buildings for rent with over 50 units in Pompano Beach in...

Malls may have closed in mid-March, but property managers are working with tenants to attract restaurant orders and virtual shoppers. Tenants are struggling to maintain their businesses at the malls....

My usually morose father, born and brought up in the Soviet Union, is the jolliest he's been in years. It's not schadenfreude, honest — we Russians just love being vindicated...

Toni Dovale has a different routine than most Spanish soccer players during the coronavirus pandemic. While some have been spending their time trying to stay fit or negotiating salary reductions...

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 dire shortage of N95 respirator masks and other medical equipment and supplies due to the coronavirus has some health care providers and states turning to secondary distribution markets –...

Like many of his colleagues in Hollywood, costumer Nickolaus Brown felt helpless when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. He had been working on Netflix's big-budget action movie "Red Notice," making sure...

Just hours after a labor union reported what may be the first poultry worker deaths associated with the coronavirus in the U.S., Vice President Mike Pence urged American food workers...

Leticia Frutos never imagined she'd spend weeks avoiding her month-old granddaughter because of her manufacturing job in Bothell, Wash. The material assistant for Ventec Life Systems is one of more...

If the coronavirus has brought much of the world to a standstill, you wouldn't know it inside the huge Kraft Heinz factory in Champaign, Ill., where production lines are running...

Japan's benchmark advanced but other Asian shares fell Wednesday amid uncertainty over the coronavirus outbreak, which continues to claim more lives around the world. Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 2.1% to...

Just when 500m anxious Europeans could use some coordinated leadership over easing the restrictions over coronavirus, what do they get from Brussels? Silence. As the lockdown continues to take its...

At the construction site in Tel Aviv, Jamal Salman and the other Palestinian workers wore gloves and masks, and their employer provided apartments for them to stay overnight. But his...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. But this is no...

South Carolina's Legislature is trying to meet as quickly and safely as possible Wednesday to assure they can come back after the peak of the coronavirus and figure out the...

Los Angeles has embarked on a massive and unprecedented effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect the most vulnerable residents as the...

Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as...

Ranchers in a southeastern New Mexico community are claiming victory in a legal battle with a potash company over water rights connected to the Pecos River. A state district judge...

The coronavirus has halted many plans in the music industry, from tour cancellations to album pushbacks, but it didn't stop Grammy-nominated DJ-producer Alesso and former One Direction singer Liam Payne...

President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration, including removing the inspector general tasked with overseeing the $2.2 trillion coronavirus...

A Chicago ``L” passenger was killed Tuesday when he was shoved from a Loop business district subway platform into the path of a train, according to police. The attack on...

With the Covid-19 pandemic set to drastically reshape the world order, there are signs that China could see India as the best future ally. Can both countries use this dark...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday he is working with the Legislature on an economic stimulus package for immigrants in the country illegally and others not covered by the federal stimulus...

Earl Graves Sr., who championed black businesses as the founder of the first African American-owned magazine focusing on black entrepreneurs, has died. He was 85. Graves died Monday after a...

JohnMartin's Irish Pub & Restaurant closed its doors with the rest of Miami's restaurants over coronavirus concerns. When the others reopen, however, the iconic Coral Gables spot won't be among...

The coronavirus pandemic has gut-punched global markets, put 6.6 million Americans out of work and raised the likelihood of a recession. But in the Washington lobbying world, business is booming....

They are the first line of defense against the COVID-19 pandemic, but in parts of Mexico, doctors, nurses and other health workers are being harassed to the point that federal...

A North Carolina company that sells communications software to technology firms for conferencing and message applications plans to create nearly 1,200 jobs in the state over the next eight years,...

When a coronavirus outbreak hit a Texas nursing home, Dr. Robin Armstrong reached for an uproven treatment: the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. First, he needed to find a supply. But at...

The cancellation of 75 to 80 percent of American Airlines flights in May due to the coronavirus travel restrictions means a drastic reduction in flying hours available for flight attendants....

President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration, including removing the inspector general tasked with overseeing the $2.2 trillion coronavirus...

A Microsoft engineer who designed an app to track North Dakota State University football fans on their annual trek to Texas for the national championship has taken that concept and...

The Seattle City Council has again decided to consider a tax on large businesses, this time while contending with fallout from the coronavirus. The council voted unanimously Monday to review...

Given all that's going on in the world (hint: coronavirus), maybe no one really cares: But Forbes magazine has nonetheless gone ahead and issued its annual ranking of the world's...

Defending his administration's response to the coronavirus, President Donald Trump falsely asserted that travelers at U.S. airports are being routinely tested for COVID-19, made groundless accusations against a government watchdog...

The city's stay-at-home orders have slashed the number of customers coming through his door, and now Harry Coleman faces a new problem. His mom-and-pop bakery in West Kendall, Empanada Harry's,...

The Yakima Basin water reservoir is about 102% of normal for this time of year, meaning farmers and fish in Washington state are expected to receive a healthy supply of...