San Francisco will pay $369,000 to a freelance journalist who whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report into the...
April 1, 2020
Nearly 60 patients and staff members of a Southern California nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus and two residents have died in what may be the state's largest...
April 1, 2020
Amazon fired a worker who organized a walkout at a New York warehouse to demand greater protection against the new coronavirus, saying the employee himself flouted distancing rules and put...
April 1, 2020
California regulators on Tuesday set new rules about how much water can be taken from the state's largest rivers, angering water agencies for restricting how much they can take and...
March 31, 2020
The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion rescue package...
March 31, 2020
Sick people on board the Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships fear they are dying as they steam toward South Florida. But Broward County and Carnival Corporation have yet to agree...
March 31, 2020
Citing the coronavirus pandemic, South Florida PBS has withdrawn its bid with the Miami-Dade County school district to manage WLRN, South Florida's only public news radio station. The company announced...
March 31, 2020
The new owner of large tracts of Montana timber land does not intend to break longstanding access agreements allowing people to use the lands for hunting and fishing, officials said....
March 31, 2020
Kevin Durant and Trae Young will lead a 16-player field of NBA players in an NBA 2K20 tournament airing on ESPN. The NBA, the players' association and 2K announced the...
March 31, 2020
Supermarkets, pharmacies and other “essential businesses” in Miami Beach will be required to limit their capacity by half, keep employees and customers six feet from each other at all times,...
March 31, 2020
"Providence” by Max Barry (Putnam) A crew of research scientists makes first contact with an alien species of creatures that look like salamanders and it all goes horribly wrong. The...
March 31, 2020
It has become a grim ritual outside New York City's hospitals: workers in protective gear loading the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated trailers. A surge in deaths in the...
March 31, 2020
Instead of watching their own finances crater, shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show “Let's Make a Deal” in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial...
March 31, 2020
Mexico has started taking tougher measures against the coronavirus after weeks of its president hugging followers and saying religious medals would protect him. Some experts warn the sprawling country of...
March 31, 2020
California power regulators are weighing a recommendation to back off plans to fine Pacific Gas and Electric an additional $462 million for igniting a series of Northern California 2018 deadly...
March 31, 2020
Looking to capitalize on his leadership post during the coronavirus crisis, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is launching a campaign ad in his home state that touts his role in...
March 31, 2020
The first N95 medical masks to reach the U.S. since February are arriving by plane and ship this week, with trucks standing ready to speed them to coronavirus hot spots...
March 31, 2020
New Chargers tackle Bryan Bulaga voices his disappointment Tuesday over how many fellow players decided not to vote on the new labor agreement with the NFL. The CBA was approved...
March 31, 2020
The owners of the New Jersey Devils of the NHL have made a six-figure donation to the state's largest health care system for medical equipment for health care workers and...
March 31, 2020
Editor's note: This story originally published in the Miami Herald print edition on March 16, 2020. More than 3 million salmon have been born in Miami-Dade County. They are swimming...
March 31, 2020
Billy Gillispie said he had other opportunities to get back in NCAA Division I basketball during a successful stint as a Texas junior college coach. The West Texas native accepted...
March 31, 2020
A look at virus-related developments in Washington: STIMULUS MONEY Washington state is set to receive nearly $3 billion from the federal stimulus bill passed to help with the economic hit...
March 31, 2020
Gov. Henry McMaster has ordered the closure of non-essential businesses in South Carolina, his latest in a stair-step escalation of measures aimed at quelling the new coronavirus outbreak. The order,...
March 31, 2020
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have carved out an exemption allowing a northern Idaho lawmaker's faith-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation center to treat teenagers...
March 31, 2020
Benchmark crude oil rose 39 cents to settle at $20.48 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell 2 cents to close at $22.74 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...
March 31, 2020
The NFL is gearing up for a normal season and playoffs — with two additional wild-card teams in the Super Bowl chase. NFL team owners voted Tuesday to expand the...
March 31, 2020
Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Tuesday, ending the first three months of the year with a decline of 20%, the market's worst quarter since the dark days of the...
March 31, 2020
State auditors warned Gov. Ron DeSantis last year that Florida's unemployment website was still suffering major problems, including glitches, error messages and other problems that thousands of Floridians are now...
March 31, 2020
Stocks are down in subdued trading Tuesday, as Wall Street's wraps up its worst quarter of performance since the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P 500 is down in afternoon trading...
March 31, 2020
North Carolina's restaurant and hotel operators pleaded Tuesday for state financial aid and tax deadline relief as closings and minimal travel from the new coronavirus have thrown more than 370,000...
March 31, 2020
The coronavirus has dealt a financial blow to millions of Americans and now April's bills are coming due. The good news is there is help available. Reach out immediately to...
March 31, 2020
At a former open pit copper mine filled with billions of gallons of toxic water, sirens and loud pops from propane cannons echo off the granite walls to scare away...
March 31, 2020
Here are editorials from newspapers around Illinois. March 29, 2020 The (Champaign) News-Gazette Sausage Making at its worst In a time of national despair, Congress rushed to pass an economic...
March 31, 2020
The NHL has extended its guideline for players and staff to self-quarantine until April 15 and it is possible the coronavirus pandemic could push that back even further. Deputy Commissioner...
March 31, 2020
The five 3D printers at NASCAR's Research & Technology center – two delivered in February and installed less than two weeks ago -- are typically focused on composite parts and...
March 31, 2020
Gerrit Cole, Mike Trout and other veteran major leaguers will receive $4,775 per day in advance pay for the first 60 days of the season during the stoppage caused by...
March 31, 2020
There are cooking shows hosted by celebrities, some of whom may know a fricassee from a frittata, and shows that feature arrogant chefs and bad cooks. There's an upcoming digital...
March 31, 2020
With flood concerns already high in the Midwest, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning that many levees on the Missouri and Kansas rivers that were damaged during devastating...
March 31, 2020
Budget negotiators will present Kentucky legislators with only a one-year state spending plan, reflecting financial disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, key lawmakers said Tuesday. Lawmakers traditionally pass a two-year...
March 31, 2020
Facing a grim reality of surging coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump is making premature assertions about relatively low death rates in the U.S. and revising history about how seriously he...
