The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.1% in the final quarter of last year, but damage from the spreading coronavirus is likely depressing growth in the current...
February 27, 2020
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods dipped in January, pulled down by decreased demand for cars, auto parts and military aircraft. The Commerce Department said Thursday that orders...
February 27, 2020
The owner of a Bend microbrewery is facing federal charges after authorities say he used his brewing company to defraud customers out of more than $800,000. Matthew Mulder, 48, is...
February 27, 2020
Questions were raised Thursday about a Chinese newspaper report that the country is planning to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of ducks to help Pakistan combat a massive locust infestation. The...
February 27, 2020
Americans have widespread concerns about the security and integrity of elections, with few saying they have high confidence that votes in the 2020 presidential election will be counted accurately. A...
February 27, 2020
The Timken Co. is planning to move auger production to Clinton from across the Mississippi River in Fulton, Illinois. Timken Drives, a subsidiary of North Canton, Ohio-based Timken, last week...
February 27, 2020
The WikiLeaks co-founder, wanted in the US for ‘endangering national security,' now faces extradition to America as the Democrats and Republicans are prepared to use him as an expendable pawn...
February 27, 2020
Still reeling from the effects of major flooding just a few months ago, Venice faces a new emergency: the threat of a new virus outbreak across Italy that is worrying...
February 27, 2020
The “last call” for alcohol in South Beach will come earlier than usual this spring break. The Miami Beach City Commission voted Wednesday night to roll back the hours that...
February 27, 2020
A bird's eye look at the Florida Keys is all it takes to understand that little stands between the chain of islands and the sea. A new federal study all...
February 27, 2020
Few US presidents have brazenly confessed the underlying motives of American foreign policy like Donald Trump has. But are we getting the full picture, and what's missing from Donald Trump's...
February 27, 2020
Another company is bidding goodbye to Brickell traffic and heading to Coral Gables. Earlier this month, real estate development and asset management firm BAR Invest Group bought a 4,000-square-foot office...
February 27, 2020
A Dubuque-based furniture manufacturer is considering moving some production of a signature product to Mexico and Asia. Flexsteel Industries Inc. CEO Jerry Dittmer told the Telegraph Herald the possible change...
February 27, 2020
A businessman allegedly linked to the slaying of an investigative journalist in Slovakia has been sentenced to 19 years in prison in a separate case of forgery. Marian Kocner was...
February 27, 2020
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUE TO SPIKE IN ASIA As the worst-hit areas in...
February 27, 2020
Small, mostly private companies that are the engine of China's economy are back to operating at one-third of normal levels after anti-virus controls shut factories, shops and restaurants, regulators said...
February 27, 2020
Britain published its opening demands for trade talks with the European Union on Thursday, delivering a blunt threat to walk away from the table if there is no progress within...
February 27, 2020
A Kentucky sunglasses provider is expanding with a $400,000 investment and plans to add 38 full-time jobs. S. Rays Inc., which is headquartered in Simpsonville and operates under the name...
February 27, 2020
People addicted to opioids will soon be able to get free public transit to West Virginia treatment centers under a new health department initiative announced Wednesday. The West Virginia Department...
February 27, 2020
A judge has scheduled a meeting with attorneys in advance of a trial for a former council president in Delaware's largest city accused of using his government position to secure...
February 27, 2020
Britain's Court of Appeal is preparing to publish its decision in a case that could stall the 14 billion-pound ($18 billion) plan to expand Heathrow Airport amid concerns about climate...
February 27, 2020
Meharry Medical College in Tennessee and health care provider Remote Area Medical are offering free dental care at an event this week. They will provide free cleanings, fillings, extractions and...
February 27, 2020
Tunisia has a new government at last, after four months of arguing among rival parties in the young North African democracy. After a 15-hour debate, the Tunisian parliament voted 129-77...
February 27, 2020
Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. was stepping up its efforts to combat the virus outbreak that began in China, as the number...
February 27, 2020
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in a lucrative, years long scheme that sold her self-published children's books to nonprofits and foundations to promote her...
February 27, 2020
The Maine Senate has approved a law change that would stop insurance companies from imposing waiting periods before they cover tooth decay treatment in children. The Senate approved Democratic Sen....
February 27, 2020
For Antonina Palomo Cross, Japan's occupation of Guam started with terror at church. The then-7-year-old was attending Catholic services with her family when the 1941 invasion began, setting off bomb...
February 27, 2020
A Georgia Senate bill backed by Republicans aims to take on the tall task of limiting lawsuits in state courts, citing high legal costs faced by businesses. Senate Bill 415,...
February 27, 2020
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that a widespread U.S. outbreak of the new respiratory virus sweeping the globe isn't inevitable even as top health authorities at his side warned Americans...
February 27, 2020
A black corrections officer in southeastern New Mexico faced constant harassment and was eventually fired after he called in sick and was later spotted at a high school basketball game,...
February 27, 2020
Former New Mexico Tourism Secretary Rebecca Latham has been named CEO of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails. The group said this week that Latham succeeds longtime CEO Peggy Sanchez...
February 27, 2020
A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus...
February 27, 2020
The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that would allow on-the-farm sales of raw milk so long as farmers have a label on their containers stating that the product is...
February 27, 2020
Medicaid officials made a calculation error that has resulted in upward of a $100 million shortfall in payments to Florida hospitals this fiscal year for caring for poor, elderly and...
February 27, 2020
The Democratic National Committee has warned its presidential candidates to be cautious after Bernie Sanders' campaign reported that an “impersonator” with a domain registered overseas had posed as one of...
February 27, 2020
The Arizona House has voted to ban cities and counties from enforcing new national fire code standards requiring large restaurants and nightclubs that serve alcohol to install fire sprinklers. The...
February 27, 2020
Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus. The social network said it is removing ads that feature a...
February 27, 2020
The Alaska House on Wednesday passed a spending package to cover additional current-year expenses, including Medicaid and firefighting costs. House Finance Committee co-Chair Neal Foster said the bill reflects requests...
February 27, 2020
The U.S. Forest Service has been working with states and other partners to treat more acres every year in hopes of reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire, but Forest Chief...
February 27, 2020
The proposed Virginia state budget continues to increase funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and includes an amendment to extend rail and bus service in Northern Virginia. The...
