The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority has formally accepted the resignation of CEO Phil DeLone. The board's vote on Thursday means its former top executive will receive five months of...
February 28, 2020
Reddit seems to have decided that special rules need to be enforced for the most popular pro-Trump subreddit, the_Donald. Subredditors there claim half their moderators have been purged and new...
February 28, 2020
U.S. markets are heading for their worst week since the financial crisis with the final tally of economic damage from a spreading virus still unknown. That doesn't mean there isn't...
February 28, 2020
An Indiana Senate panel has passed a stripped-down version of a bill consumer and environmental groups have argued could stifle growth in renewable energy such as wind and solar power...
February 28, 2020
A spike in crime on Chicago's rail system and some recent high profile outbursts of violence has prompted the city's police department to put 50 more officers in trains and...
February 28, 2020
The European Union's antitrust watchdog said Friday that it has launched an investigation into a loan of 400 million euros ($440 million) from the Italian government to national airline Alitalia...
February 28, 2020
Little Palm Island Resort and Spa, one of the most exclusive resorts in the Florida Keys and which is located on a private island, will partially reopen March 1, 2020,...
February 28, 2020
Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House has approved a bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The bill would...
February 28, 2020
The Kentucky House voted Friday to create a loan program to provide struggling rural hospitals with cash transfusions lawmakers hope will spark a financial turnaround. Hospitals in counties with fewer...
February 28, 2020
General Motors is adding 1,200 jobs at two Michigan factories to build midsize SUVs and two new luxury sedans. GM said Friday that its Lansing Delta Township plant will get...
February 28, 2020
Health officials reported the first U.S. drug shortage tied to the viral outbreak that is disrupting production in China, but they declined to identify the manufacturer or the product. The...
February 28, 2020
A major Connecticut water district has tentatively agreed to pay about $7.7 million to settle with thousands of suburban homeowners who paid inflated water bills for years because of what...
February 28, 2020
One of the world's leading music studios has set its sights on Miami, with the help of a Grammy-winning Colombian music producer. Abbey Road Studios, where legendary bands like The...
February 28, 2020
A federal appeals court has ruled against a Native American tribe that had been granted sovereign land to build a casino in Massachusetts. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston...
February 28, 2020
Nevada casinos continued a hot streak in January, topping $1 billion in house winnings for the second consecutive month and eighth time in the last year. The state Gaming Control...
February 28, 2020
Imagine being so close to Martin Luther King Jr. as he gives one of the world's most famous speeches that you notice the creases in his face and then realize...
February 28, 2020
The left’s insistence on pushing drag culture on children will only create resentment towards queers
Another day, and another piece of media is circulating the web that depicts a child in an uncomfortable situation. This time a drag queen dances suggestively for a small girl....
February 28, 2020
Police have arrested a couple suspected of selling more than $3,000 worth of Scotch whisky from a Coeur d'Alene storage unit to undercover Idaho Liquor Division agents. Cynthia and John...
February 28, 2020
An international company that manufactures commercial explosives will pay a $2.9 million civil penalty and make substantial improvements to plants in Missouri to settle a federal lawsuit contending it discharged...
February 28, 2020
A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at...
February 28, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak will reduce Chinese travel to Yellowstone National Park, according to tourism officials, but the impact will be small compared to the national effect. “Yes, we would anticipate...
February 28, 2020
The Puna Geothermal Venture power plant is expected to restart operations in the second half of 2020, later than a previous estimate, according to its owner. Ormat Technologies Inc. said...
February 28, 2020
The news that Amtrak will ramp up repairs to its century-old Hudson River rail tunnel while a project to build a new tunnel languishes likely will translate into more headaches...
February 28, 2020
The Iranian parliamentary elections have been marred with low voter turnout and a pending victory for Iran's conservatives. Are the media right to lay the blame squarely on the government,...
February 28, 2020
A group of Native tribes in Alaska started a food and supplies drive for communities struggling with a lack of ferry service, an official said. The Central Council of Tlingit...
February 28, 2020
Janitors who work at Twin Cities commercial buildings are striking as part of a push for higher wages and better benefits in their contracts. The Star Tribune reports more than...
February 28, 2020
A Sturgis motorcycle club is opposing a move by the city to annex some of the club's property on the western edge of the city. Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club President...
February 28, 2020
Having been hit by the Syrian Air Force in Idlib, Turkey has called on NATO's protection, but as much as the alliance would like a fight with Assad and his...
February 28, 2020
Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery declined 10.60 cents at $5.2260 a bushel; Mar. corn was unchanged at...
February 28, 2020
More than a month into the start of the 2020 census in rural Alaska, some workers going door to door have grown frustrated by not knowing when they will get...
February 28, 2020
A Chinese national who admitted stealing trade secrets from a U.S. petroleum company has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Hongjin Tan, 36, pleaded guilty in November to...
February 28, 2020
So now we have NATO's propaganda wing defending Ukraine's neo-Nazi ‘Azov Battalion,' using a piece written by a man who once literally organized rallies to keep the US-led alliance out...
February 28, 2020
Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its worst week since October 2008 during the global financial crisis. U.S. indexes fell 1.8% following...
February 28, 2020
Some 30,000 people were estimated to have seen Greta Thunberg's ‘School Strike for Climate' in Bristol. But with police warnings and the shadow of coronavirus looming over Europe, should parents...
February 28, 2020
Video of a woman with a disability at a Mississippi assisted living facility reportedly shows her being abused by a caregiver. Candaneshia Bass, 23, of Long Beach, was arrested Thursday...
February 28, 2020
Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged, a sign the economy was growing modestly before the threat of coronavirus arose. The Commerce Department said...
February 28, 2020
The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, taking another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that‘s been the basis...
February 28, 2020
Unemployment remained steady in February in Germany, despite overall weakness in Europe's largest economy, the Federal Labor Agency said Friday. The rate sat at 5%, when adjusted for seasonal factors...
February 28, 2020
Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged, a sign the economy was growing modestly before the threat of coronavirus arose. The Commerce Department said...
February 28, 2020
Kosovo's decision to partially lift a 100% tariff on Serbian goods was hailed Friday by the European Union but not supported by the United States, which wants the tariff dropped...
