Politics

Stocks and bond yields fell sharply Thursday as fears about fallout from the virus outbreak sent more shudders through markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 969 points, or 3.6%...

South Carolina lawmakers have rejected all bids to buy or manage state-owned utility Santee Cooper and the state House and Senate appear to disagree on what to do next. The...

Business groups and Kansas' Republican attorney general are pushing for a state law that could prevent cities, counties and local school districts from suing big corporations such as opioid and...

A school district north of Seattle with 22,000 students will close for up to two weeks because of coronavirus concerns and state officials issued an order to waive fees for...

If a Statue of Liberty replica appeared on the sands of South Beach, it might say something like, “Give me your huddled masses, yearning to party free.” Amid coronavirus fears...

A pair of brothers injured when a tour bus crashed in western Pennsylvania earlier this year allege in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the driver behaved recklessly before the wreck...

A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than...

Art Van Furniture will close all company-owned stores in at least five states as the retailer heads toward liquidation after more than 60 years in business. Liquidation sales are expected...

Missouri lawmakers are stepping up the state's efforts to try to stop fake phone calls. Legislation passed Thursday by the Senate would prohibit “call spoofing,” in which telemarketers mask their...

California's top election official says Los Angeles County should mail ballots to its 5.5 million registered voters at least 29 days ahead of the November general election to avoid the...

NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. The name was...

Republicans in the Oregon Legislature who are boycotting the 2020 session over a climate change bill said Thursday they would show up on its last day this weekend to pass...

The Chicago Cubs scratched right-hander Yu Darvish and second baseman Jason Kipnis on Thursday because of illness. In a series of tweets in Japanese, Darvish said he had a cough...

Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell's upcoming “My Dark Vanessa” after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. "Ultimately...

Children younger than 2 would have to be strapped into rear-facing car seats whenever traveling in Missouri, if a bill passed Thursday by the state House becomes law. Supporters said...

A businessman who admitted to providing bribes as part of a pay-to-play scandal that led to the downfall of St. Louis County's former top elected official was sentenced Thursday to...

Marseille is the latest club facing UEFA punishment for breaking Financial Fair Play rules. UEFA said Thursday a judging panel will rule on whether the French club breached an agreement...

Philadelphia's mayor proposed a $5.2 billion budget on Thursday that contains no tax increases. Jim Kenney's spending plan also has proposed spending increases for education, including a program to make...

Hard surfaces, easy-to-clean floors and separate heating-and-cooling units in each room: The amenities offered by the suburban EconoLodge motel may not be fancy, but they were just what Seattle-area officials...

If the talk about bubble teams and NCAA Tournament bids was just about the number of wins and losses it would be a simple conversation. But the Division I Men's...

Spike Lee isn't the only fan who has decided to no-show Knicks games. The Knicks drew their smallest home crowd in nearly 13 1/2 years Wednesday night, falling more than...

One of Pennsylvania's largest gas drillers pulled out of settlement talks aimed at resolving its $5 million lawsuit against a resident whose drinking water was contaminated and who has spent...

The NFL Players Association sent ballots to members Thursday for voting on the proposed collective bargaining agreement, giving the union a week to either ensure another 11 years of labor...

A major political donor has been found guilty of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his business. A federal jury convicted insurance...

The Georgia Senate unanimously passed legislation on Thursday to restrict practices by pharmacy benefit managers — companies that run prescription drug coverage for insurers and other groups — just a...

A top Georgia legislative leader is throwing his support behind a plan to lengthen health insurance for mothers of newborns, trying to prevent maternal deaths. Georgia's state-federal Medicaid insurance plan...

Exxon Mobil plans to reduce the number of oil rigs operating in an oil-rich region in the Southwest and may cut planned capital expenditures as the spreading coronavirus saps energy...

In a state that's constantly looking for new things to bet on, New Jersey lawmakers are moving forward with a proposal to authorize wider wagering on competitive video game tournaments,...

Right-hander Collin McHugh agreed Thursday to a $600,000, one-year contract with the pitching-needy Boston Red Sox, a deal that allows him earn up to $4.25 million. Boston ace Chris Sale...

The Pennsylvania Senate is hiding thousands of detailed explanations about its expenses from official records it provided under public records requests about how it spends taxpayer money, news organizations reported...

Despite bullying and threats from Trump, the ICC will investigate war crimes including cruelty, sexual violence and torture by US and Afghan soldiers and intelligence services during the nearly 20-year-long...

On the principle that it's never over until the fat lady sings, the anti-Huawei choir have struck up again over the British government's unexpected decision to proceed with Chinese involvement...

The billionaire chairman of a ski manufacturer won support Thursday in the race to become president of the International Ski Federation. The British member federation of FIS, known as GB...

The Democrats have promoted a long list of pretenders to the throne, like Beto, Buttigieg and Bloomberg, only to watch each one flame out spectacularly. Has all the empty hype...

Grain futures were mixed Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was unchanged at $5.2220 a bushel; Mar. corn was up .60 cent...

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral...

Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he conspired with others at the union to embezzle more than $1 million. Gary...

And back down goes the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of...

Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, erasing 2% from major indexes, a day after surging 4% as the mood swings back to fear. European markets quickly lost early...

Political YouTuber Carl Benjamin, better known as Sargon of Akkad, recently saw his new daily news channel Akkad Daily demonetized. This is not the first time Benjamin has been punished...