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Kansas City is banning all public events with more than 1,000 attendees as cancellations mounted around the state because of concerns over the new coronavirus. Mayor Quinton Lucas made the...

Miami paywall drop embed The White House announced Wednesday night that it was adding new air travel restrictions for travelers coming from certain European countries. The rules apply to all...

Major League Soccer is shutting down for 30 days because of the coronavirus, delaying the home opener for the expansion team co-owned by former England captain David Beckham. “Our clubs...

The entertainment industry, a business predicated on drawing crowds in theaters, cinemas and concert venues, is bracing for possible shutdown in the coming weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, potentially...

Some Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada may become drive-thru only while others could limit the number of people allowed inside, the company said, one day after the World...

As the death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 30 in Washington state, officials continued to crack down on gatherings and many school children will stay home starting...

Neiman Marcus is ditching the off-price business and focusing on its high-end customers. The privately-held luxury retailer said that it's closing more than half of its remaining 22 Last Call...

Two workers at a Delaware oil refinery were critically injured when a blaze broke out at the facility Wednesday afternoon, the second such fire at the refinery in one year....

The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's affect on sports around the globe (all times local): ___ 2:05 p.m. The Washington Wizards say players, coaches and basketball operations personnel are going...

The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus became more painfully clear. Worries are rising that the White...

Princess Cruises, which had one of its ships quarantined off the coast of Japan last month, is suspending global operations through early May because of the coronavirus pandemic. The cruise...

Just like many other things, fat shaming is now deemed racist and sexist. But with an obesity epidemic looming which will cost us all, tip-toeing around the issue won't help....

Miami paywall drop embed Princess Cruises, which is owned by Miami-based Carnival Corporation, announced early Thursday that it will be temporarily pausing global operations of its 18 cruise ships for...

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The CEO of UPS is retiring after six years in the top job. Board member Carol Tome will take over for David Abney at the end of May. Tome, the...

A passenger on a commercial airline that flew into Palm Beach International Airport tested positive for COVID-19 and other passengers were advised to monitor their health according to Centers for...

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic: Ireland is closing all schools and cultural institutions until March 29, in a major escalation of its response to the new coronavirus. Prime Minister...

Miami paywall drop embed Eight hours after Wednesday night's announcement of three confirmed coronavirus cases, including the first in Miami-Dade, the Florida Department of Health announced three more positive for...

Developers often get top billing. But without construction companies, South Florida's skyline would flatline and architectural designs would remain on the drawing board. We've asked five local construction executives to...

He fought Miami-Dade County's plan to revamp the long-shuttered Coconut Grove Playhouse to a virtual standstill. Now lawyer and arts patron Mike Eidson has announced plans to open his own...

What's South Florida's best rental bargain? According to a new survey from nationwide apartment rental listing company Zumper, that would be Homestead, where median rent for a one-bedroom apartment costs...

Miami residents are competing for housing with foreign and out-of-state buyers, who are often able to pay cash and above asking price, and their ability to keep pace is dwindling...

They had spent months planning their route, a 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) trans-America road trip, a voyage of a lifetime. Just when it was within touching distance, with a flight into New...

People around the world became increasingly closed off from one another Thursday as sweeping travel bans accelerated, walling regions apart as a viral pandemic unfolds and financial markets plunge. It...

"Absolutely illogical." That was Harlen Ward's reaction to hearing that someone else now owns part of his Auburn, Wash., backyard. At a King County auction, someone had purchased a 5-foot-wide,...

Horse-drawn carriages could be pulled from the streets of Chicago if City Council passes an ordinance next week. The city's Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday unanimously approved...

If Congress passes an emergency payroll tax cut, how much would it add to your weekly paycheck? Take your salary and deduct 2% – that's your tax savings. If you...

Pondering the future of this blip of a Gold Rush town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Carolyn Loomis leaned on a well-worn line about its name. "I want Cool to...

Amazon is discussing with local public health leaders how its Amazon Care infrastructure – a medical system that was launched this year for employees in the Seattle area – can...

Bernard Madoff, the New York con man whose $20 billion investment scam collapsed during the last financial crisis, said justice won't be served if prosecutors succeed in keeping him imprisoned...

For years, Rome seemed to have only a high season for tourism given the Italian capital's eternal appeal with foreign visitors. Tourists crowded around the monumental Trevi Fountain from January...

Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dived 4.4% to 18,559.63. Australia's S&P/ASX 200...

Georgia lawmakers are set to meet Thursday for the 28th legislative day of the year, known as Crossover Day. It's a midsession deadline by which bills must generally pass out...

A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick's Day, with no parades. College campuses, with no students. Corporate headquarters, with barren cubicles. The nation snapped to attention on Wednesday...

Residents of a Northern California assisted living facility were under a two-week isolation order after a woman in her 90s died of the coronavirus. Health officials on Wednesday defended their...

Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump sharply restricted passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is...

The escalating coronavirus crisis is presenting President Donald Trump with a challenge for which he appears ill-equipped, his favorite political tactics ineffective and his reelection chances in jeopardy. A rare...

The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's affect on sports around the globe (all times EDT): 12:05 a.m. A Western Athletic Conference women's basketball game between CSU Bakersfield and Grand Canyon...

“Where to find it?” and “Whatever you want” and “What do you need?” These are the names of some of the social media groups catering to thousands of Cubans who...

Wall Street's staggering skid that began less than three weeks ago has pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average into what's known as a bear market. After a string of sharp...