The Boston area public transit agency has again taken several new rail cars out of service after identifying a potential problem, the agency announced Tuesday. “The new Orange Line trains...
March 3, 2020
A state appeals court refused Tuesday to refund $4.2 million that two airlines paid in Wisconsin property taxes. Wisconsin law grants property tax exemptions for airlines that operate as so-called...
March 3, 2020
An upcoming memoir by Woody Allen is being blasted by daughter Dylan Farrow, who called it “deeply upsetting” and criticized the publishing house for putting it out. Farrow has alleged...
March 3, 2020
As the European Union prepares to unveil plans for a climate law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century, Green members of the European Parliament are already ruing...
March 3, 2020
More than 18,000 Maryland residents without health insurance have sought information about getting coverage by checking a box on their tax returns. Comptroller Peter Franchot released the initial data under...
March 3, 2020
The Dartmouth College Board of Trustees has approved a 3.9% increase in undergraduate tuition for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the college's website. Total undergraduate tuition, mandatory fees, and...
March 3, 2020
The Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a half-percentage point in its first emergency rate cut since the Great Recession in response to the spreading coronavirus. Fed Chair Jerome...
March 3, 2020
The only statewide measure on Tuesday's California primary ballot is a $15 billion bond to repair and modernize aging schools, many of which are more than a half-century old and...
March 3, 2020
California voters are picking through 101 legislative contests Tuesday, from a battle between two Democratic dynasties to nasty infighting among outnumbered Republicans. The top two vote-getters will move on to...
March 3, 2020
Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been awarded the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize for “consistent service to humanity as evidenced by a body of built work,” and for...
March 3, 2020
A Maine committee held a public hearing on a bill that would increase compensation for the governor, lawmakers and judges. The bill would raise the governor's salary from $70,000 to...
March 3, 2020
Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street after the Group of Seven countries held off on giving the global economy new stimulus to help it cope with the coronavirus outbreak....
March 3, 2020
A former Occupational Safety and Health Administration employee has been sentenced in Omaha for faking workplace inspection reports. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that Ricardo Peacock, 38, of Omaha, Monday...
March 3, 2020
Molokai could become the first island in Hawaii where new short-term vacation rentals are banned and old ones are phased out. The Maui County Council approved a measure last month...
March 3, 2020
Paul Byrne, a seasoned broadcast journalist at The Associated Press who has directed reporting on civil unrest, economic instability and other major stories in Latin America, is taking on an...
March 3, 2020
A man north of New York City is hospitalized with the COVID-19 virus, the second confirmed case in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo told Long Island radio...
March 3, 2020
The Kansas City Star, Feb. 28 What the Kansas Catholic Conference might consider giving up for Lent is its official neutrality on a bill that would eliminate the statute of...
March 3, 2020
The Kansas City Star, March 2 The Missouri House has approved a bill exempting private and religious schools from raising the minimum wage for their workers, as state law now...
March 3, 2020
The UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran has more than tripled its supply of enriched uranium in the last three months and now has more than a ton stockpiled, in violation...
March 3, 2020
Noelle Daumeyer and her roommates knew they needed a big, bold art piece to decorate the bland, white walls in the living room of their rented apartment, but they also...
March 3, 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a maker of scientific instrument and laboratory supplies, is buying Qiagen in a deal valued at about $10.1 billion. Qiagen NV is a provider of molecular...
March 3, 2020
Gloves made in China for the popular French brand Lacoste appear to have been sewn inside a factory where ethnic minorities face forced ideological and behavioral re-education, according to a...
March 3, 2020
Attacks by gunmen on security forces near the world's largest gold mine in Indonesia's restive Papua province have killed one police officer and wounded three others, police said Tuesday. Attackers...
March 3, 2020
With a limited supply of entry-level housing for sale, getting your foot in the door you want could be a challenge if you're looking to buy your first home soon....
March 3, 2020
Craving a taste of Miami's food scene? There's hundreds of restaurants to visit, but if you're on a budget, deciding where to eat probably involves more than just a “where...
March 3, 2020
Loyalty is often a good thing, but not in a relationship with your credit card. It's often better to be like the “distracted boyfriend” from the internet meme and use...
March 3, 2020
Seven major economies pledged to use “all appropriate tools" to deal with the spreading coronavirus but announced no immediate actions. The group of major industrial countries, referred to as the...
March 3, 2020
A woman is suing a family entertainment center saying her hair got caught in a machine at the Southeast Portland center for 20 minutes. Ashreana Scott is suing CEC Entertainment,...
March 3, 2020
Target reported strong fourth-quarter profits, though its sales were weighed down weak toy and electronics sales during the crucial holiday shopping season. Target joins a string of other retailers, including...
March 3, 2020
Between the introduction of a token minority Doctor and a BBC head doubling down on woke politics, ‘Doctor Who' has problems. Bad writing is dragging the ratings down as the...
March 3, 2020
With the backdrop of the coronavirus spreading around the world, Mainers are deciding Tuesday whether to nullify the elimination of religious and philosophical exemptions for childhood vaccinations in a referendum...
March 3, 2020
Inflation across the 19-country eurozone slipped back in February largely as a result of lower energy prices, official figures showed Tuesday. Statistics agency Eurostat said consumer prices were 1.2% higher...
March 3, 2020
Widespread power cuts are blamed for pushing South Africa's economy, the continent's most industrialized, into recession, according to official statistics released Tuesday. The South African economy shrank by 1.4% in...
March 3, 2020
SHoP Architects will design a 62-story tower with 1,000 luxury condo units and 200 hotel rooms on the western edge of downtown's Brickell area, according to Michael Stern, founder and...
March 3, 2020
Thirty years ago, Armando Codina launched his first industrial real estate project in Miami. Now, his daughter, Ana-Marie Codina Barlick, is leading the family-owned firm back into the warehouse industry...
March 3, 2020
Target is reporting strong fourth-quarter profits, though its sales were a short of expectations during the crucial holiday shopping season. It joins a string of other retailers, including Walmart, with...
March 3, 2020
More countries are reporting cases of the new coronavirus while more governments issue travel warnings for their citizens and companies urge employees to work from home to prevent infections. These...
March 3, 2020
A bridge over the Green River in Kentucky will be closed for several days starting Friday. The U.S. 60 Spottsville Bridge between Henderson and Owensboro will be closed from 6...
March 3, 2020
Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and million-dollar sports cars. They're all marketed at trade events that are quickly going dark across the globe due...
March 3, 2020
At least two tornadoes touched down early Tuesday in central Tennessee, including one that ripped across downtown Nashville and caused about 40 buildings to collapse around the city, police said...
