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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page warned area residents Monday that the county is in “crisis mode” as COVID-19 cases keep rising and hospitals strain to treat new patients. Page...

Painter Guy Stanley Philoche, a star in the New York art world, had wanted to treat himself to a fancy watch after a hugely successful gallery show. Then the pandemic...

The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in Northern California forced the team to find a temporary...

Vaccines are a wonder of modern medicine and serious reactions are vanishingly rare, so let's reduce ‘vaccine hesitancy' by guaranteeing help for the few who are affected. “I think vaccines...

Three Idaho gas retailers have reached a settlement agreement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden after Wasden's office launched an investigation into their fuel prices. The retailers — Maverik, Jacksons...

Three Idaho gas retailers have reached a settlement agreement with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden after Wasden's office launched an investigation into their fuel prices. The retailers — Maverik, Jacksons...

President-elect Joe Biden has dug deep into the Obama administration's personnel file, tapping the gaffe-prone Jen Psaki to serve as White House press secretary. Her first post-appointment tweet showed little...

Not only did 2020 bring us Covid-19, but it also brought the world authoritarian government overreach and a complicit “media” who are political advocates rather than arbiters of truth. The...

A consumer advocacy agency has urged state regulators to reject Evergy's proposal to add charges to recover the cost of providing solar energy. The Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, a state...

Nearly 1.2 million people passed through U.S. airports Sunday, the greatest number since the pandemic gripped the country in March, despite pleas from health experts for Americans to stay home...

Washington state on Monday launched a statewide coronavirus exposure app, joining more than a dozen other states that have already enlisted the use of smartphone technology in the ongoing effort...

Spotify has subtly introduced Instagram-style stories, joining the likes of Twitter and LinkedIn on the ‘drown the planet in fetid content' bandwagon. For the love of humanity, this narcissistic stream...

A Washington state auditor has accused the head of the state's unemployment agency of allegedly hindering an investigation into massive fraud resulting in the theft of hundreds of millions of...

Project Fear is alive & well, even as the virus's death rate is well below that of Spring. Its pattern is like a skimming stone on water: the first bounce...

Grain futures were mostly lower on Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. declined .158 cents at $5.8260 a bushel; Dec. corn was off...

As coronavirus cases surge in California, county officials enacted stricter COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, a day after the state broke a record with more than 7,400 coronavirus hospitalizations. Health officials...

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department as well as a slew of liberal...

A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether...

In late October, Matthew Jones was enjoying a rare “bit of normality” at his London barber shop in a year that has been short on that. He was cutting hair...

The Russian track and field federation elected a state rail executive as its new president Monday as it attempts to have its doping suspension lifted ahead of the Tokyo Olympics....

The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too, ready to...

As an elite political fundraiser, Imaad Zuberi had the ear of top Democrats and Republicans alike — a reach that included private meetings with then-Vice President Joe Biden and VIP...

Here's what's happening Monday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden's transition. TODAY'S TOP STORIES: BIDEN'S ECONOMIC PICKS: President-elect Joe Biden is expected in the coming days to name several...

Australia has reacted with fury to a tweet from a Chinese official depicting a child being murdered by a soldier in Afghanistan. Highlighting the West's atrocities is, it seems, still...

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection —...

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection —...

Discount grocer Aldi has opened a third Miami location this month after launching two stores already this fall. The newest store is located in Princeton, north of Homestead, at 11300...

Ballroom-sized events fizzled out during the pandemic, replaced by social-distanced soirées. Still, one Miami event company is growing. Nüage Designs, a Little River-based event furniture company, signed a 47,175-square-foot warehouse...

Art by God, the museum store specializing in furnishings and jewelry made from natural artifacts, has closed on the sale of its Wynwood location. Fittingly, the site is set to...

With many South Floridians working from home, it is important to look at your surroundings with pleasure. An investment in fine art is a straightforward way to elevate your home...

Miami Beach has approved plans for a luxury condo just east of 41st Street after the developer reduced the height by more than a third. The Miami Beach City Commission...

Inmates unhappy about the coronavirus threat at an overcrowded prison near Sri Lanka's capital have clashed with guards who opened fire, leaving six prisoners dead and 35 others injured, officials...

Organizers of the delayed Tokyo Olympics have declined to confirm widely circulated reports in Japan that the costs of the one-year postponement will be about $3 billion. The estimates have...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's Education Ministry has ordered all state schools to close until the start of the next school year in January after a rare local outbreak of...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's Education Ministry has ordered all state schools to close until the start of the next school year in January after a rare local outbreak of...

After months of shadowboxing amid a tense and toxic campaign, Capitol Hill's main players are returning for one final, perhaps futile, attempt at deal-making on a challenging menu of year-end...

Asian shares were mixed on Monday on renewed caution despite a record high finish on Wall Street last week driven by hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine and relief for the...

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what's...

The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect...

The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect...