Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins to serve a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in his landmark #MeToo...
March 19, 2020
Major League Baseball is considering skipping its amateur draft this year and putting off the next international signing period as a way to preserve cash while games are affected by...
March 19, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Novel coronavirus closures have hit theme parks, malls, beaches, restaurants and bars. Now, buying or borrowing a book becomes harder as libraries and bookstores close throughout...
March 19, 2020
The number of physical books sold dropped 10 percent from the previous week, the latest sign of the effect of the coronavirus on the publishing industry. NPD BookScan , which...
March 19, 2020
The cash-strapped Kansas City Chiefs were quiet on the first day of NFL free agency with their biggest move Wednesday a restructuring of defensive end Frank Clark's contract in an...
March 18, 2020
The Latest on NFL free agency. Teams can begin making agreements with free agents official as the league's business season begins Wednesday. All times EDT: ___ 7:55 p.m. The Cleveland...
March 18, 2020
Legislation sending just under $400,000 to a state board to use to kill problem wolves in Idaho headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday. The Senate voted 26-4 to approve...
March 18, 2020
Republican senators unveiled their version of Kentucky's next budget at a committee hearing where talk turned to the impact the coronavirus will have on tax collections and spending needs. The...
March 18, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Just last month, South Florida hotels were packed with Super Bowl visitors. Last week, hotel lobbies and pool areas up and down the coast were bustling...
March 18, 2020
Legislation making abortion a crime in Idaho should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing the procedure is headed to the governor's desk on Wednesday. The...
March 18, 2020
Burke Magnus has always had a challenging job as ESPN's head of programming, trying to juggle live events among ESPN's various channels. But Magnus, as well as other programming directors,...
March 18, 2020
Miami-Dade will see an even larger chunk of its economy shutter this week as Mayor Carlos Gimenez plans to order broad closures of shops, salons, malls, private colleges and other...
March 18, 2020
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered two men convicted of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator not to contact jurors from their recently completed trial after learning a...
March 18, 2020
The world's biggest airline, Delta, is cutting even more flights and parking at least half of its airplanes to catch up with a plummeting drop in travel. CEO Ed Bastian...
March 18, 2020
Kentucky's governor on Wednesday extended public assistance eligibility as a short-term cushion for people as the state copes with the economic fallout from the new coronavirus. The state's count of...
March 18, 2020
Faced with a lengthy shutdown due the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters are requesting relief from the U.S. government. The National Organization of Theater Owners, the trade group that represents most...
March 18, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Dozens of crew members and passengers aboard the Costa Luminosa cruise ship are recorded as sick as the ship nears France in hopes of docking there...
March 18, 2020
Washington state health officials reported 13 new deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the state tally of fatalities to 67 – the highest in the country. Also, Gov. Jay...
March 18, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Even as many restaurants, shops and enclosed spaces in South Florida see fewer and fewer people going out to block the spread of coronavirus — making...
March 18, 2020
The Philadelphia School District will not offer remote instruction during the coronavirus shutdown, the superintendent announced Wednesday, citing equity concerns in a city where many students lack computers or high-speed...
March 18, 2020
Leaders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center said Wednesday that physicians and researchers there are working to develop a test for the new coronavirus amid high demand for test...
March 18, 2020
Bidding on federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday was the lowest since gulf-wide sales began in August 2017 — and lower than any sale...
March 18, 2020
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 18 The New York Times on providing cash assistance to Americans because of rising economic turmoil due to...
March 18, 2020
Health officials across Washington state are scrambling to secure hospital beds, staff and critical supplies as the number of people sickened by the new coronavirus continues to grow. Washington has...
March 18, 2020
Unemployment benefit requests in North Carolina surged this week due to the new coronavirus as business activity slowed and a ban on dining-in at restaurants and bars began. The state...
March 18, 2020
Hospital officials said Wednesday that two patients with the new coronavirus have died in a southwest Georgia county, one of the hardest-hit areas outside metro Atlanta from the global outbreak....
March 18, 2020
Major U.S. stock indexes closed sharply lower on Wall Street Wednesday as fears of a prolonged coronavirus-induced recession took hold. The Dow industrials lost more than 1,300 points, or 6.3%....
March 18, 2020
Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and...
March 18, 2020
The NHL has its first known case of the new coronavirus after an Ottawa Senators player tested positive. The team announced late Tuesday that an unidentified player had tested positive...
March 18, 2020
A California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for hacking an Atlanta-based company and trying to extort money in exchange for the return of the...
March 18, 2020
Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. But with the new coronavirus popping up all over the country, a trip to your favorite tap room isn't in the...
March 18, 2020
Miami paywall drop embed Sawgrass Mills, Dadeland and Aventura malls, among others, will close as of 7 p.m. Wednesday due to the spread of the coronavirus, the malls' owner, Simon...
March 18, 2020
Airplanes are grounded. Roads, deserted. The skies are clear and fish swim once again in Venice's canals. Covid-19 has achieved in three short months what Greta Thunberg and her ilk...
March 18, 2020
Penn State University canceled in-person classes for the rest of the spring semester Wednesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic, as state officials announced a nearly 40% jump in the number of...
March 18, 2020
A petition drive for a ballot initiative to bring in $170 million for K-12 education by raising Idaho's corporate tax rate and increasing taxes on those making $250,000 per year...
March 18, 2020
Legislation to cut out the role of pharmacy benefit managers in handling Medicaid prescription drug claims won final passage in the Kentucky legislature on Wednesday. The Senate voted 30-1 to...
March 18, 2020
Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and...
March 18, 2020
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter free agency with expectations of signing Tom Brady and bolstering a defense that will be one of the keys to helping the six-time Super Bowl...
March 18, 2020
The spreading coronavirus canceled several touring performances from A-list musical artists, but those acts have found a new venue to sing: their living rooms. John Legend, Bono, Coldplay's Chris Martin,...
March 18, 2020
Operations at Chicago's Midway International Airport remained limited on Wednesday, a day after federal authorities closed the control tower after technicians tested positive for the coronavirus. The city's second-largest airport...
