Stocks slumped and bond prices soared for the second day in a row Tuesday as fears spread that the widening virus outbreak will put the brakes on the global economy....
February 25, 2020
Utility examiners in New Mexico backed a plan to close a coal-fired power station. The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that examiners recommended the state Public Regulation Commission should approve the...
February 25, 2020
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced to five months in prison Tuesday for trying to cheat and bribe her daughters' way into school as part of a...
February 25, 2020
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a pair of Republican bills that would ban most late-term abortions and threaten prison for doctors who don't try saving the life of infants born...
February 25, 2020
West Virginia Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a sweeping Republican tax overhaul that was expected to slash county budgets. Democrats voted to reject the plan, which required a two-thirds majority...
February 25, 2020
A South Dakota Senate committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to legalize industrial hemp. It will now be considered by the full Senate before it can head to Gov....
February 25, 2020
New cell towers and communications gear will be built and installed in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials said. The National Park Service plan would designate locations for cellular...
February 25, 2020
The Walt Disney Co. has named Bob Chapek CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective immediately. The surprise announcement Tuesday makes Iger executive chairman. Chapek was most recently chairman of Disney Parks,...
February 25, 2020
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday: Home Depot Inc., down $2.32 to $237.38. The home improvement retailer reported surprisingly good financial results and raised its dividend. MasterCard...
February 25, 2020
Legislation imposing a one-year, statewide freeze on property taxes headed to the Idaho Senate despite dire warnings from city and county governments that the effects could be devastating. The state...
February 25, 2020
The California lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education and spent $720,000 on food and travel expenses without considering cheaper options, the state auditor said...
February 25, 2020
Seattle's expansion NHL franchise is trying to make it easier for fans to get to its games in the traffic-clogged city. NHL Seattle announced Tuesday that it will fully subsidize...
February 25, 2020
Samsung said Tuesday that a “technical error” caused its website to display other customers' personal information. The technology company said the error affected only its U.K. website at http://samsung.com/UK and...
February 25, 2020
A North Carolina county board of commissioners has voted to begin investigating whether a white commission member made racist remarks to a black county manager. In a Feb. 11 letter,...
February 25, 2020
Nebraska appears poised to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals with sneaker companies, car dealerships and other sponsors after a measure cleared a major hurdle Tuesday in the state...
February 25, 2020
Wheat for Mar. rose 2.75 cents at 5.39 a bushel; Mar. corn was up .25 cent at 3.7250 a bushel, Mar. oats was off 1 cent at $2.85 a bushel;...
February 25, 2020
Nebraska authorities refused to say Tuesday whether they're involved in a new, multi-state investigation into the marketing and sales practices of e-cigarette maker Juul. The 39-state coalition is led by...
February 25, 2020
Newly empowered Democratic lawmakers in Virginia appear poised to extend collective bargaining rights to at least some public workers, a historic change backed by labor unions and opposed by business...
February 25, 2020
South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a proposal to stop schools from requiring students to get vaccinations. A House committee heard emotional testimony from parents on both sides of the...
February 25, 2020
The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and is eventually expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the world,...
February 25, 2020
Georgia lawmakers could change how vehicle tax revenue is split among cities, counties and school districts. House members voted 157-1 on Tuesday for House Bill 779, sending it to the...
February 25, 2020
A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol is opening a processing facility in Texas that officials say could help...
February 25, 2020
China's massive travel restrictions, house-to-house checks, huge isolation wards and lockdowns of entire cities bought the world valuable time to prepare for the global spread of the new virus. But...
February 25, 2020
Kelly Slater is planning to build the world's largest man-made wave in the desert. Plans for Coral Mountain, announced on Tuesday, feature the largest rideable open-barrel human-made wave in the...
February 25, 2020
Maryland would phase out the state's six remaining coal-fired plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a measure with bipartisan support that was scheduled to receive a hearing on Tuesday....
February 25, 2020
The New Mexico Film Office will be getting a new director. State officials announced Tuesday that Amber Dodson, the city of Albuquerque's film liaison, will take over the post in...
February 25, 2020
Under legislation approved by a House committee Tuesday, school districts would no longer use March and August elections to ask voters to approve bonds and levies. Republican Rep. Wendy Horman...
February 25, 2020
Republicans in the Oregon state House didn't show up Tuesday, expanding a GOP protest over a measure that aims to curb global warming. On Monday Republicans in the state Senate...
February 25, 2020
A member of New Mexico's congressional delegation wants to ensure a “sound and robust” scientific review is done before federal regulators decide whether to sign off on plans for a...
February 25, 2020
Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed reimbursing farmers who retrofit their tractors with rollover protection or install safety equipment in their grain bins in an effort to reduce farm accidents....
February 25, 2020
The office that investigates sexual harassment complaints against Wisconsin lawmakers would report its findings directly to legislative leaders, not to nonpartisan clerks of the state Senate and Assembly, under a...
February 25, 2020
Vermont's minimum wage will increase to $12.55 an hour by 2022 after the Democrat-led House voted Tuesday to override the Republican governor's veto of the bill. The vote was 100-49....
February 25, 2020
Players union representatives and members of the NFL's negotiating committee will meet late Tuesday afternoon to hash out their differences in a new labor agreement the owners approved last week....
February 25, 2020
Four current and former executives from South Carolina's state-owned utility did not come to a Senate meeting Tuesday discussing whether to sell the business on the advice of their lawyers,...
February 25, 2020
A bill advancing at the state Capitol in Georgia would allow patients to compare prices for a medical procedure, get an estimate of their out-of-pocket costs and assess the quality...
February 25, 2020
Describing windows rattled by industrial blasts and windowsills covered in toxic ash, an African American resident of Texas' oil hub joined Democratic lawmakers, state officials and others Tuesday in urging...
February 25, 2020
Desperately seeking audience share, the state-funded BBC's attempts at rewriting classics for TV are part of a deliberate woke strategy that messes with masterpieces believing they, not the Beeb, need...
February 25, 2020
A bill scheduled for debate by the Massachusetts Senate this week would make it easier for homeless families and young people to obtain state identification cards. The bill would require...
February 25, 2020
New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 39 states to look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made...
February 25, 2020
Connecticut can compete economically with the Silicon Valley, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. And a new state-backed career-development program aims to help the state fulfill that potential. Lamont was joined...
