A third defendant has been convicted in the kidnapping and beating death of a man at a Burlington apartment complex. Des Moines County court records say a jury found Stanley...
March 4, 2020
You're not the only one noticing the empty aisles at your local Walmart, Publix or CVS. Shoppers are stocking up on supplies like it's hurricane season — except now they're...
March 4, 2020
Toyota is adding 1.1 million vehicles to a major recall in the U.S. to fix possible fuel pump failures that can cause engines to stall. The company said Wednesday that...
March 4, 2020
From Baby Yoda to eco-friendly stacking rings, toymakers displayed an array of goods last week that they hope will be on kids' wish lists for the holiday 2020 season. The...
March 4, 2020
Canada's central bank cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday because of the new coronavirus outbreak. The Bank of Canada said in a statement the virus represents a...
March 4, 2020
Services companies grew at a faster pace in February than the previous month, an indication that the economy was still expanding immediately after the first cases of the coronavirus were...
March 4, 2020
Sunday, March 8 On this date in 1882, The Phoenix Herald reported that saloons were soaking their spittoons in the same irrigation ditches where many residents got their drinking and...
March 4, 2020
It's been announced that pornography titan Pornhub will be hosting ‘Shakedown,' a non-porn documentary about black lesbian strippers. This seems like a move that's meant to distract from recent controversies....
March 4, 2020
Brazil's economy expanded by 1.1% in 2019, marking a third straight year of frustrating activity following a massive recession, according to data released Wednesday . The 1.1% growth in 2019...
March 4, 2020
Fiat Chrysler's head of U.S. sales is leaving the company after a bumpy career that saw him file a whistleblower lawsuit over a scheme to pay dealers to report fake...
March 4, 2020
Stocks are surging in early trading on Wall Street, led by health care stocks after Joe Biden scored a number of Super Tuesday wins. Investors see him as a more...
March 4, 2020
Forget Where's Wally, what we really want to know is where are the Skripals? It's exactly two years to the day since the Russian spy and his daughter were novichoked...
March 4, 2020
The Hawaiian island of Molokai could have its first movie theater in 12 years if the project is approved by local regulators. The owners of the RWH Chen Building in...
March 4, 2020
Investor Warren Buffett's company plans to hold its annual meeting on May 2 regardless of the status of the ongoing virus outbreak that began in China. Berkshire Hathaway said in...
March 4, 2020
A plan to reroute Alaska highway traffic during summer construction is expected to cause disruptions that one official said will seem like a monster. “It's going to be ‘Carzilla,' ”...
March 4, 2020
Sanford Health has a $209 million plan to build two new clinics and an orthopedic hospital over the next three years. The health care system announced Tuesday it's plans include...
March 4, 2020
Missouri is denying severely disabled children full access to services and failing to prevent unnecessary placements in institutions, according to a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday on behalf...
March 4, 2020
A Wichita man who admitted to creating a nonprofit, depositing fake checks and then withdrawing $2,000 in real money has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison. The Wichita...
March 4, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came to the defense of his interior minister on Wednesday, after several civil servants accused Home Secretary Priti Patel of bullying. “The home secretary is...
March 4, 2020
U.S. businesses added 183,000 jobs last month, a solid gain that shows the economy was largely healthy when the coronavirus outbreak spread further around the globe. Large companies added roughly...
March 4, 2020
ALTERED EXPECTATIONS: General Electric Co. General Electric believes the viral outbreak could have a negative impact of about $300 million to $500 million on its first-quarter industrial free cash flow....
March 4, 2020
SUVs are among the most popular vehicles on the road today, and their sales growth has come at the expense of the traditional four-door sedan. Many shoppers are attracted to...
March 4, 2020
A bond issue for one new western Iowa county jail was approved Tuesday, but votes for jail bonds in another county fell short. Woodbury County voters approved a $50.3 million...
March 4, 2020
It may be cold outside, but spring is just around the corner. A recent NerdWallet survey found that 33% of Americans plan to travel for spring break vacation this year....
March 4, 2020
An employee for a North Carolina aerospace and defense company was charged this week with making repeated threats to bomb his workplace, according to federal prosecutors. Kidarryl Phillips, 23, was...
March 4, 2020
After a rough run and even some mainstream media criticism in therapeutic doses, Joe Biden won big on Super Tuesday. His former boss Barack Obama is rumored to be behind...
March 4, 2020
Portuguese authorities conducted extensive raids Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected tax evasion in soccer transfers. The attorney general's office said in a statement that 76 searches were...
March 4, 2020
In its heyday, the Deauville Beach Resort ushered in Beatlemania to Miami Beach — hosting the Beatles' second U.S. TV performance on the “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. Nearly...
March 4, 2020
What do luxury single-family home buyers want in Miami? It may be simplicity. An ‘Old Florida'-style home sold for $1.46 million on Friday. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 1,581-square-foot home...
March 4, 2020
As the new coronavirus continues spreading, South Korea is hopeful it can curb its outbreak but struggles to find enough hospital beds and companies worldwide halt business travel These are...
March 4, 2020
It seemed a straightforward proposition. Coral Gables' respected historic preservation officers asked the city preservation board to grant protection as a historic and architectural landmark to a relatively simple 1930s...
March 4, 2020
The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The Louvre did not open as scheduled on Wednesday, and several hundred people who lined up outside were greeted...
March 4, 2020
The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, may have just admitted to the last thing that someone inheriting the massive franchise should admit to. That he didn't...
March 4, 2020
Dozens of countries are voting Wednesday in a pivotal phase of an election to choose the next head of the U.N.'s intellectual property agency, a contest for a key post...
March 4, 2020
Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of...
March 4, 2020
Lego said its earnings rose last year and that it has so far avoided major damage from the new coronavirus and plans to keep opening stores in China, the epicenter...
March 4, 2020
A former U.S. Postal Service worker in West Virginia has been sentenced to six months in prison for selling marijuana along his mail route, officials said Monday. U.S. Attorney Mike...
March 4, 2020
Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street sank despite an emergency U.S. interest cut aimed at defusing fears the virus outbreak might stunt global economic activity. London opened...
March 4, 2020
Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law — the basis of the European Union's Green Deal aimed at...
March 4, 2020
Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday is set to accept the resignation of the nation's prime minister and reshuffle the Cabinet after six months on the job. Members of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's...
