Politics

On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law, becoming the largest stimulus package in U.S. history and providing $2.2 trillion in much...

North Carolina's chief legislative economist has estimated that state revenue collections could take a billion-dollar hit during the current budget cycle due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state could see...

Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was up 7.20 cents at $5.5140 a bushel; May corn was off...

Utilities cannot charge customers who produce some of their own energy more than other customers, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that strikes down proposed rates from...

Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election year politics as they focus on protecting...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ More than a dozen U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes received reassurance this week when Toyota...

San Marino needed medical masks. Badly. The tiny republic, wedged next to what would be two of Italy's hardest-hit provinces in the COVID-19 outbreak, had already registered 11 deaths by...

When it comes to saving American lives, sanctions are not an obstacle to the provision of life-saving medical equipment. Ramping up sanctions on struggling Iran is okay however – which...

While U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie defends his lone-wolf effort to resist a $2.2 trillion coronavirus-relief package, his primary campaign opponent in Kentucky is pouncing with a new TV ad accusing...

The Premier League was suspended indefinitely Friday following a meeting of the 20 soccer clubs where a series of financial measures were discussed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The English league...

The Tribeca Film Festival, postponed by the pandemic, is moving some elements of its annual New York event online. Tribeca organizers said Friday that much of its programming will be...

An ordinance that would have banned discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation has failed in Daviess County, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports. Commissioners voted 2-2 on the ordinance Thursday...

Philadelphia-based rapper Meek Mill's criminal justice reform group says it's donating 100,000 face masks to some of the nation's most notorious jails and prisons. The celebrity-backed REFORM Alliance announced the...

Los Angeles County transportation officials are taking advantage of light traffic during the coronavirus pandemic to expedite construction subway construction by shutting down a section of a major thoroughfare. The...

Saying they don't know when they'll be able to re-open many of their businesses with the coronavirus spreading, Walt Disney Co. officials announced they will start furloughing some workers in...

Hawaii's largest milk processor is expected to continue operating after its pending purchase by a California real estate investment firm. The parent company of Meadow Gold Hawaii announced Thursday it...

A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic that's all but shut down...

At least 27 long-term care facilities in Missouri have at least one resident or employee who has tested positive for the coronavirus but getting more information is a challenge. Department...

The U.S. lost 701,000 jobs, including 417,400 jobs at bars and restaurants, in March as the economic toll from the coronavirus crisis continues to mount. According to the Bureau of...

A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down...

Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins and allowed to touch dry land on Friday for the first time in weeks, following the removal of 14...

In these strange times, residential sales can — and do — continue. Grab a cup of coffee and join in to hear top Miami-Dade Realtors share strategies that are working...

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...

Sidewalk vendors wearing face masks and gloves sold pork, tomatoes, carrots and other vegetables to shoppers Friday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, as workers prepared for...

Life moves on in South Florida's commercial real estate market, regardless of rain, shine or the coronavirus. Avra Jain, the chief executive officer of the MiMo-based adaptive reuse consultancy firm...

If you've stayed at a local Marriott or sailed on a Carnival Corp. cruise line ship, you have likely seen someone wearing an ICO Uniform. Now, the Miami-based apparel maker...

Warehouse developers and property managers see a storm brewing for the South Florida industrial market in the weeks ahead. The coronavirus pandemic shriveled business for warehouse tenants that serviced restaurants,...

The American job market has been waylaid by COVID-19. Job cuts have been fast and deep. Almost 10 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment insurance over the past two weeks....

As I shelter-in-place in Miami Beach, I find myself with more time to read email. This includes, to a far greater degree than ever before, promotional emails from companies I...

Just when Americans need it most, a U.S. newspaper industry already under stress is facing an unprecedented new challenge. Readers desperate for information are more reliant than ever on local...

The under-construction Athletes Village for the Tokyo Olympics could be used as a temporary hospital for cornoavirus patients. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has been talking about the possibility of occupying...

U.S. employment plummeted last month in the first decline since 2010, offering an initial look at the widespread devastation the coronavirus pandemic has already begun to wreak on the once-strong...

This time last year, General Motors' luxury brand, Cadillac, had just finished moving its headquarters from New York back to Warren, Mich. Cadillac's leaders wanted to be closer to vehicle...

Ford Motor Co. would like the U.S. government to sponsor an automotive stimulus program to help the industry get back on its feet after the coronavirus crisis abates. "We think...

Kari DeHaven has been baking since she was a kid, learning from her grandma. But she'd never tried sourdough until a new work-from-home routine and inspiration from social media convinced...

Almost 300 employees at the Trump International Hotel & Tower were among more than 14,000 layoffs reported to the state in March, most of them related to the new coronavirus'...

Morgan Elise Johnson has been hosting virtual meditation sessions each weekday morning through her digital media company The Triibe, to bring a sense of calm to the audience during the...

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...

I get that Covid-19 means difficult medical decisions have to be made about who gets treatment and who doesn't. But telling the disabled and already sick to sign away their...

Asian stock markets tumbled Friday after soaring U.S. job losses tempered enthusiasm about a possible deal to stabilize oil prices amid anxiety over the global economic decline due to the...