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Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday. Microsoft Corp., down $11.99 to $158.18. The software giant said its personal computing segment won't meet revenue forecasts because of the...

Baseball and basketball played before empty stands. Soccer leagues delayed matches. Clubs left out of Asian competitions or matches were forced to relocate. And the rapidly spreading virus that has...

Users of ride-hailing services, taxis and limousines in Georgia would pay a tax of 50 cents per ride under a measure moving forward in the state Senate. The Senate Finance...

If Ohio State reaches a settlement with the men suing over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss, the chairman of the university's trustees will be empowered...

The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is taking action to block the planned merger of two major Philadelphia-area health systems, saying it would reduce competition and harm patients. The...

An Indianapolis asset financing and fleet management company has told the state it plans to close its Indianapolis facility, eliminating 199 jobs. 19th Capital Group filed a notice with the...

A bill to consolidate how business licenses are issued in South Carolina into one place instead of about 240 cities and counties unanimously passed the House this week. The proposal...

Wheat for Mar. declined 11 cents at 5.2925 a bushel; Mar. corn lost 6 cents at 3.6450 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 5.25 cents at $2.7350 a bushel; while Mar....

Police searched a home on Milwaukee's north side Thursday as they hunted for clues about why an employee at one of the nation's largest breweries gunned down five co-workers before...

Flames engulfed a large building under construction just outside Savannah's historic riverfront Thursday as firefighters with hoses blasted the burning building and police closed down nearby streets in city's busy...

J.C. Penney Co. dumped more bad news on investors Thursday, estimating that sales for the current year at established stores would be down more than Wall Street expected. The disappointing...

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour has some strange ideas about democracy and journalism, believing her colleagues to be above elected officials – but only if they have the correct politics and...

A company that owns a suburban Houston chemical plant jeopardized public safety when it failed to remove dangerous chemicals ahead of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, resulting in a blaze that...

Guests on Magic Kingdom's Jungle Cruise ride at Walt Disney World got a little more wet than they expected when their boat sank into the ride's shallow “swamp” waters on...

Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday continued her push for expanding broadband internet access in the state. She said that some rural communities do not have access to high-speed internet and...

The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest (all times local): 3 p.m. Elizabeth Warren wants to create a special adviser to the president on border communities who will...

A dispute over late-night noise in Wynwood has snowballed into a fight over the future of the red-hot district: Can the funky, art-splashed neighborhood, with its buzzy nightclubs and open-air...

One month after a gas tanker leak triggered fires and explosions that killed 30 people in the Peruvian capital, traumatized survivors and relatives of victims are still waiting to know...

With worries growing about the new coronavirus in the U.S., state officials are ramping up efforts to prepare for a possible outbreak while simultaneously trying to assure the public that...

An emergency medical services crew in New Jersey has been issued an $108,000 fine for sending an unlicensed ambulance to 90 emergencies. Shamong Medical Services, which is part of the...

A South Carolina senator threatened with a vote to toss out almost 200 of his amendments to a bill overhauling public education said Thursday he was removing about half of...

Local governments would have more latitude to raise tax revenue to meet demands for services under a proposed constitutional change advanced by a House panel Thursday. The measure, if added...

Rocker Billy Idol is the face of an anti-idling campaign launched Thursday in New York City. “Billy never idles, so why should you?” the '80s MTV star growls in a...

Voters in Columbia Falls, Montana will see a resort tax proposal on their primary ballots in June targeting tourist-related items, alcohol, restaurant meals and other non-essential goods. The 3% tax...

Matt Steele and his wife have imagined buying land for their kids so they can one day “live the Alaskan dream.” He says he sees a proposal by Republican Gov....

Walmart is confirming that it's developing a competitor to Amazon's juggernaut Prime membership program. The company declined on Thursday to offer details, but a spokeswoman said it will be called...

An electricity distributor in New Hampshire is cutting its winter rates mid-season because of mild weather and low prices. The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative will cut its electricity supply rate...

One by one, more and more countries are reporting cases of the new coronavirus. Governments and doctors on the front lines are scrambling for solutions and everyday life around the...

Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discussed selling a concept for a healthcare computer application to a state vendor, an investigation by a TV station finds. The Republican Duncan discussed but...

An assisted living facility in Brunswick County has been ordered closed, and the director and several employees are facing criminal charges, officials said. Shallotte Assisted Living Community, owned by a...

A party-line vote Thursday on a proposal that would require employers to check the immigration status of new hires is the latest sign that the Republican-dominated Legislature is moving toward...

Israel's Supreme Court ruled against a surrogacy law Thursday that critics said discriminated against same-sex couples and which sparked uproar in the LGBT community when it was passed. In a...

Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole. Scientists reported Thursday that the blast came from a black hole in a cluster...

A managing editor and the publisher and editor-in-chief are leaving the Chicago Tribune, joining a growing number of journalists who have departed since a hedge fund with a reputation for...

This week's big sell-off on Wall Street suggests stocks have finally caught up to the bond market, where fear of an economic slowdown has been evident for months. Signs that...

U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined this week as growing concern over the economic impact of China's viral outbreak spurred a steep downturn in global stock markets. This week Last week...

The Dominican Republic prohibited more than 1,000 cruise passengers on the Fred. Olsen Cruise Line Braemar ship from disembarkarking in La Romana Thursday, fearing several people aboard with flu-like symptons...

Want to save money while you grocery shop? Here are some of the deals you can take advantage of at Publix, Winn-Dixie and Sedano's supermarkets in South Florida this week....

The Pennsylvania Legislature is concealing with whom lawmakers and staff met, and why, in records on how it spends its roughly $360 million annual budget, two news organizations reported Thursday....

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is warning six unnamed communities in the state that if they don't quick;y upgrade outdated computer systems that are susceptible to hacking, they will publicly scold...