Former Braves owner Bill Bartholomay, who moved the franchise from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966 to become Major League Baseball's first team in the South, has died. He was 91....
March 26, 2020
Broward County issued an emergency shelter-in-place order on Thursday in the face of pressure from city officials, urging all residents countywide to stay indoors except to conduct “essential” business. The...
March 26, 2020
With so much of the U.S. workforce — and their families — now cooped up at home to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, it's not a huge surprise...
March 26, 2020
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to its Division I members in June, $375 million less than had been budgeted this year because the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of...
March 26, 2020
Even during the Covid-19 crisis the Russian scare card is being played in the UK. While flights from virus hotspots continue to land unchecked, the British media is fussing about...
March 26, 2020
Grocery stores across the U.S. are installing protective plastic shields at checkouts to help keep cashiers and shoppers from infecting one another with the coronavirus. At a Stop & Shop...
March 26, 2020
A California winemaker who was convicted in the college admissions bribery scandal has been released early from federal prison because of concerns over the coronavirus. Agustin Huneeus Jr., 54, was...
March 26, 2020
Florida's diagnosed coronavirus cases jumped sharply Thursday, at least partly because testing has become more widespread, and Miami-area hospitals were treating about a dozen crew members from two cruise ships...
March 26, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some...
March 26, 2020
Two earthquakes centered near the same remote area of West Texas rattled the region on Thursday morning. The first tremor registered at a magnitude 3.0 early Thursday. The second was...
March 26, 2020
After bailing out businesses and paying everyone's wages, governments should now commandeer the vacant houses of the wealthy and turn them into emergency hospitals, or accommodation for key workers and...
March 26, 2020
The number of jobless workers in Kansas who filed initial unemployment claims last week was 12 times as high as it was the week before as measures to control the...
March 26, 2020
With record-high numbers of Americans seeking unemployment benefits after losing their jobs because of the coronavirus, Congress is set to significantly enhance the program. The $2.2 trillion rescue package nearing...
March 26, 2020
The Mississippi agency that handles claims for jobless benefits is getting 10 times the usual number of phone calls as people seek help amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Mississippi unemployment claims...
March 26, 2020
The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missile fields at home to war zones abroad,...
March 26, 2020
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol have launched a campaign to encourage donations in the hope...
March 26, 2020
No more Peeps are being hatched for at least a couple of weeks — but it shouldn't affect Easter baskets. The Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Just Born confections company said its production...
March 26, 2020
The White Helmet ‘coronavirus campaign' is a cynical exploitation of the pandemic to weaponize it against the Syrian government. To really help the Syrians they should demand a lift of...
March 26, 2020
Robert Englund, the actor who turned Freddy Krueger into a fearsome household name, say he's looking forward to someone else taking a stab at reviving the “Nightmare on Elm Street”...
March 26, 2020
If you're a Florida property owner who hasn't paid your 2019 property tax and were sweating about Tuesday's deadline, you've got a little more time. Florida Department of Revenue Executive...
March 26, 2020
More than 133,000 people in Washington filed for unemployment benefits last week as government-ordered shutdowns to slow the coronavirus outbreak hit the state's economy. The Seattle Times reports for the...
March 26, 2020
Four German soccer clubs have pledged a combined 20 million euros ($21.9 million) to support other teams struggling to stay afloat after games in the country were suspended because of...
March 26, 2020
Hoping to escape all the coronavirus-caused economic uncertainty by winning a giant lottery jackpot? Think again. Those jackpots are going to shrink as the pandemic tamps down lottery sales. The...
March 26, 2020
North Carolina can now receive additional emergency assistance after Gov. Roy Cooper's request for a major disaster area declaration due to COVID-19 has been approved by the federal government. The...
March 26, 2020
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to canceling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread...
March 26, 2020
Italy's Covid-19 death toll is the highest in the world. Yet a leading Italian newspaper decided to thumb its nose at a shipment of Russian aid, declaring it “useless.” To...
March 26, 2020
A bill allowing Kentucky consumers to have spirits, wine or beer shipped directly to them advanced as lawmakers reconvened Thursday after a weeklong break due to the coronavirus outbreak. The...
March 26, 2020
This is a developing story. Self-employed workers and independent contractors will likely see some financial relief thanks to a bill passed by the Senate last night to boost the economy....
March 26, 2020
Two Costa cruise ships lingered off the coast of Miami Thursday morning, still waiting for permission to dock. The ships — Costa Favolosa and Costa Magica — have around 1,000...
March 26, 2020
The WNBA draft will be a virtual event this year. The league announced Thursday that its draft will still be held April 17 as originally scheduled, but without players, fans...
March 26, 2020
Grain futures were lower Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May delivery was off .80 cent at $5.6960 a bushel; May corn fell 3.20...
March 26, 2020
Art Basel will delay its signature Swiss art fair, originally slated for June, until September, fair officials announced Thursday. Public show dates are now slated for Sept. 17-20, with invitation-only...
March 26, 2020
More than 74,000 Floridians applied for unemployment benefits last week, a tenfold increase from the previous week, as the spread of the novel coronavirus shut down the state's theme parks...
March 26, 2020
Locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nightclubs in the German capital have decided to keep the beat going — at least online. Berlin's nightclubs were closed March 13...
March 26, 2020
The Trump administration will announce indictments against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle for effectively converting Venezuela's state into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug...
March 26, 2020
The morning dawned bright and sunny over Kauffman Stadium, just to the east of downtown Kansas City. The outfield grass was a perfectly manicured ocean of green, the infield dirt...
March 26, 2020
In the first week of economic disruption from the coronavirus, more than 31,000 people said they lost their jobs in South Carolina. The state Thursday released unemployment claims for the...
March 26, 2020
Italy has become the first western developed nation to idle most of its industry to halt the spread of the coronavirus, in a potential cautionary tale for other governments, such...
March 26, 2020
Thousands of vulnerable Britons, including frontline health workers, are being refused tests for Covid-19. But the fact that the heir to the UK throne – and his wife Camilla –...
March 26, 2020
The state of Missouri will waive some requirements for receiving unemployment benefits as it tries to respond to a steep increase in claims during the coronavirus pandemic, state officials said....
