Politics

Pacific Gas & Electric on Tuesday fended off allegations that it's breaking its promises to the victims of catastrophic wildfires ignited by the utility's outdated equipment in Northern California as...

When Emilio, 51, and Barbara, 46, Hernandez of Coconut Grove boarded the Costa Luminosa cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale on March 5, they had no idea that Jamaica had barred...

The U.S. Coast Guard has determined that crew members on cruise ships and vessels in Galveston present a public health risk of spreading the new coronavirus and urged operators to...

Ben Rogers, a long-time activist with the Boy Scouts of America in Illinois and Iowa, died Tuesday from complications resulting from COVID-19, a fellow scouting activist announced Tuesday. Rogers, 67,...

The former co-host of “Afentra's Big Fat Morning Buzz” on Kansas City radio station KRBZ-FM is suing the station's parent company for alleged discrimination and for retaliating against her when...

The Qatari government said Tuesday it has implemented widespread measures to protect immigrant workers from the coronavirus, after a German documentary highlighted that ongoing construction of World Cup infrastructure raised...

Now that even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing some kind of homemade face mask — like a bandana or other cloth covering you can make —...

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, according to two officials, just hours after he had publicly apologized for a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of...

Pennsylvania smashed its single-day high for reported coronavirus-related deaths, recording 78 more fatalities and nearly 1,600 more cases of COVID-19 as the state Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that every...

A decade after the nation's worst offshore oil spill, dolphins, turtles and other wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico are still seriously at risk, according to a report released Tuesday....

If you're one of the lucky ones who gets to work from home during this coronavirus crisis, you may be able to save some money. And we're not just talking...

President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion economic relief package on the coronavirus, the latest in a series...

While the construction industry in Miami-Dade scrambles to raise safety standards to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, public and private sentiment that the job sites should shut down...

While the construction industry in Miami-Dade scrambles to raise safety standards to prevent the spread of coronavirus, public and private sentiment that the job sites should shut down continues to...

The US, ‘the greatest country in the world,' just can't admit that China succeeded in dealing with the Covid-19 threat while America has failed. Instead of learning from China, it's...

Russian officials on Tuesday flatly denied bribing a FIFA voter with millions of dollars to support the country's winning 2018 World Cup bid, after American prosecutors revealed new details about...

Pressure mounted on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday to make jobless benefits retroactive as the state's newly unemployed continued to be mired in an unemployment system riddled with glitches...

The University of Dayton Research Institute has won a $25 million Air Force contract for weapons research, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The institute received a five-year contract...

English soccer faced warnings on Tuesday that losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic could exceed $1 billion and clubs could go out of business. The financial alarm was sounded by...

Real Salt Lake has announced it will cut the salaries of some employees and furlough others while play is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The team said in a...

South Carolina's coroners are asking the state's top lawyer whether they have to release the names of people who die because of COVID-19 to the public. York County Coroner Sabrina...

North Carolina's elected officials on Tuesday pledged cooperation and prepared for prolonged social distancing restrictions as COVID-19- related deaths jumped by a third statewide. Worries also deepened about the growing...

As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fights the coronavirus in the intensive care unit of a London hospital, the people of his country are wishing him well — and asking...

Facing the difficult economic situation sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, and the need to maintain social distancing to avoid contagion and protect families, many people are having problems figuring out...

Corpses line the streets of Ecuador's city of Guayaquil, as it's struggling to deal with the outbreak of Covid'19. But catastrophe could've been avoided had the political elites not put...

Part of an expansion at an Atlanta hospital will open nearly four months early in order to provide more intensive care beds during the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll...

With its biggest one-day jump yet, New York City's death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. At least...

The trial of a former NASA astronaut charged in a car crash that killed two girls in 2016 is now scheduled to begin in June. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Allen...

There are 44 people in the Social Distance Movie Club's Slack channel, where co-workers at Crooked Media have had discussions about everything from a Dwayne Johnson earthquake film to Faye...

Convicted former drug company CEO Martin Shkreli, known as “Pharma Bro,” wants to get out of prison so he can help research a treatment for the coronavirus, his lawyer said...

Until a month ago, Diana Leticia Hernández sold face cream door to door in Miami. Her husband painted houses. The money fed their family and at least six relatives in...

Apple Book charts for week ending April 5, 2020: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher) 1. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - 9780735224308 - (Penguin Publishing Group)...

A look at coronavirus-related developments in Washington: NUCLEAR RESERVATION The majority of the 11,000 employees at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the largest single employer in eastern Washington, are working from...

Three staff members and a resident at a state hospital that serves people with intellectual disabilities have tested positive for the coronavirus as another outbreak at a nursing home continues...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Churchill Downs has delayed reopening stables at the track and training center to April 28...

The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world is set to end after 11 weeks: Chinese authorities are moving to allow residents of...

Chicago immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. are eligible for all relief programs run by the city amid the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered Tuesday....

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that he has recovered from the coronavirus and has started volunteering at a hospital in his Kentucky hometown. The Republican lawmaker tested positive for...

An explosion at a hydrogen fuel plant in North Carolina has damaged nearby homes but left workers without any serious injuries. News outlets report that the explosion occurred at the...

A Canadian company said Monday that it's started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border, despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay...