It's expected to cost $20,000 to redesign nearly two dozen doorways at the Rhode Island Veterans Home because they are not suitable for residents with larger wheelchairs, officials say. The...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Feb. 25 The Bowling Green Daily News on a medical marijuana bill facing the Senate: We believe that people who are suffering from terminal...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 23 The Winston-Salem Journal on the most recent court ruling against a bill targeting voter fraud: No means no. As far as...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Feb. 25 The Parkersburg News & Sentinel on the legacy of history-making NASA scientist Katherine Johnson: Though she lived an incredibly full 101...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 25 The Enterprise Journal on a loophole in a law aimed at limiting how campaign donations are spent: A couple of years ago,...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Feb. 25 The Brunswick News on the decision to allow a county commission to decide on changes to a local law enforcement agency: Two...
February 26, 2020
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Feb. 23 The Cullman Times on celebrating National Library Month: This month is National Library Month, set aside to celebrate the value of public...
February 26, 2020
Massachusetts House leaders proposed a 5-cent gas tax hike on Wednesday as part of a larger bill aimed at increasing funding for transportation. The proposal would also increase fees on...
February 26, 2020
Wisconsin election officials plan to debate Thursday how to spend a new $7.8 million election security grant, the second major influx of federal dollars to help local clerks fend off...
February 26, 2020
Federal officials have cited a Georgia-based charcoal manufacturer for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at two Missouri plants. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is recommending fines of...
February 26, 2020
Los Angeles FC lead owner Larry Berg predicts Major League Soccer will surpass Major League Baseball in popularity during the next 10 years and Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas maintains...
February 26, 2020
The safety of inmates and staff at Minnesota's state prisons has suffered due to chronic shortages of correctional officers and a corresponding reliance on having existing officers work overtime, the...
February 26, 2020
The nation's largest retail trade group forecasts that retail sales should grow between 3.5% and 4.1% to more than $3.9 trillion this year despite uncertainty from the lingering trade war,...
February 26, 2020
Bayer AG board chairman Werner Wenning is stepping down from his post at the drug and chemical company, which is facing a major legal battle over its Roundup weed killer....
February 26, 2020
Deputies in Naples, Florida helped with an event in which a British inventor named Richard Browning demonstrated his homemade jet pack. The event took place at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort...
February 26, 2020
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican-authored $250 million income tax bill on Wednesday at an elementary school in Wauwatosa, arguing that the Legislature should instead back his plan to...
February 26, 2020
Lowe's Cos. delivered weaker-than-expected sales for its fiscal fourth quarter and offered an annual forecast that came below Wall Street expectations. The report, issued Wednesday, sent shares down in midday...
February 26, 2020
Kansas lawmakers are looking to encourage training for law enforcement agencies to help address the high rates of murdered and missing indigenous people. The House approved a bill unanimously Wednesday...
February 26, 2020
A Lincoln health care company has been targeted by cybercriminals, but company officials said there's no evidence of any patient data being compromised. NRC Health said it immediately shut down...
February 26, 2020
A plan to build new schools in Rapid City and upgrade other facilities was thwarted Tuesday when a light turnout of voters who braved poor road conditions rejected a $189.5...
February 26, 2020
A top Finnish government member wants the European Union to develop its own computer operating system and internet browser to reduce reliance in the 27-nation bloc on tech giants. Finnish...
February 26, 2020
Grain futures were mixed Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery rose 8.60 cents at $5.4060 a bushel; Mar. corn was off .80...
February 26, 2020
Last week, the US conducted a military exercise which simulated a nuclear exchange with Russia and contrary to traditional practices, the Pentagon put that politically explosive designation out in the...
February 26, 2020
Voters in Mountain Home will decide next week whether to allow the off-premises sales of alcohol on Sundays, as more and more cities and counties consider the loosening of alcohol...
February 26, 2020
Manchester City's legal fight with UEFA was expected, but how the English champion will organize its legal tactics is not yet clear. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday...
February 26, 2020
March 1 1855 — Brownville was incorporated. 1867 — Nebraska was admitted to the Union as the 37th state. March 2 1855 — Territorial Legislature created Johnson and Otoe counties....
February 26, 2020
March 1 1855 — Brownville was incorporated. 1867 — Nebraska was admitted to the Union as the 37th state. March 2 1855 — Territorial Legislature created Johnson and Otoe counties....
February 26, 2020
You expect your car insurance rates to increase after you buy a new vehicle, cause a crash or add a young driver to your policy. But some insurers jack up...
February 26, 2020
The holiday TV ads make us cry. The deli subs make us crazy. The BOGOS make us run and buy. What is it about Publix that makes us happy just...
February 26, 2020
President Donald Trump said he'll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference Wednesday, a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across...
February 26, 2020
Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places - but don't...
February 26, 2020
Second baseman Brian Dozier would get a $2.2 million, one-year contract if added to the San Diego Padres' 40-man roster and would have the chance to earn $1.8 million in...
February 26, 2020
A parent loses the ability to protest a child's adoption by failing to support the child as required by law or judges orders, a divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday...
February 26, 2020
South Africa on Wednesday announced an additional $3.5 billion in government spending for struggling state-owned power utility Eskom and national carrier South African Airways over the next three years as...
February 26, 2020
U.S. sales of new homes jumped 7.9% in January to the fastest pace in more than 12 years, a positive sign for economic growth. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that...
February 26, 2020
A national labor union conducted an audit of its organization in Hawaii and found what it said is excessive spending and a lack of transparency by some staff. The American...
February 26, 2020
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as the market finds its footing following back-to-back drops of more than 3% as fears spread about economic fallout from the virus outbreak....
February 26, 2020
The University of Alaska Anchorage plans to delete, suspend or revise more than two dozen programs to reduce spending and shrink budget gaps, the school said. The university published the...
February 26, 2020
A woman found inside a central Ohio home was shot and wounded by police early Wednesday after she showed a gun, authorities said. Columbus police responded to the home around...
February 26, 2020
In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill operated along the banks of the Deschutes River in Oregon's high-desert country. Today,...
