Canada and its Western Hemisphere allies called on the rest of the democratic world Thursday to help bring stability to Venezuela as it struggles with an exodus of citizens amid...
February 20, 2020
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee announced Thursday that they will spend more than $10 million during the 2020 election cycle to battle Democrats on voting-related...
February 20, 2020
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health on Wednesday fined Selmet Inc. $27,500 for an 2019 titanium furnace explosion that injured two employees. The state agency issued the fine for violating job...
February 20, 2020
The notion of banning fracking is dividing the Democrats running for president and increasingly dividing Democrats in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, where fracking has vaulted it to the...
February 20, 2020
Alaska needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its aviation fatal and non fatal accident rates are far higher than the national average, the National Transportation Safety...
February 20, 2020
Wholesale cash prices Thursday Thu Wed. F Broilers national comp wtd av 0.8162 0.8162 Eggs large white NY Doz. 0.99 0.99 Flour hard winter KC cwt 15.15 15.15 Cheddar Cheese Chi. 40 block...
February 20, 2020
The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local.): 12:30 p.m. Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday slammed one of his presidential rivals for voting against the 1993 Brady...
February 20, 2020
U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly for the second straight week, but remain at historically low levels that provide an incentive for potential home buyers. This week Last week Year...
February 20, 2020
The mayor of Berkeley, California, is proposing a new housing policy law aimed at giving renters first dibs when a property goes up for sale, as the state battles a...
February 20, 2020
Lee Enterprises Inc. announced Thursday that it has named Ian Caso president and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The newspaper reports that Caso succeeds Ray Farris, who has been...
February 20, 2020
A gun holster's design aims to hold the firearm, not get it set to fire. That's why on Thursday, Browning recalled 1,265 of its Leather Pistol Holsters, Multi-Angle Thumb Break....
February 20, 2020
Wheat for Mar. lost 5.25 cents at 5.60 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2 cents at 3.7850 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.75 cents at $2.9850 a bushel; while...
February 20, 2020
Wheat for Mar. lost 5.25 cents at 5.60 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 2 cents at 3.7850 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 2.75 cents at $2.9850 a bushel; while...
February 20, 2020
The Washington Post is the lone media group to earn Grand Slam honors in the annual Associated Press Sports Editors' writing and sections contest that wrapped up this week in...
February 20, 2020
U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but they remain far below year-ago levels, which has provided a boost to home sales. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the...
February 20, 2020
The NFL says its Huddle for 100 initiative totaled more than 1 million volunteers donating nearly 400 million minutes to their communities. The Miami Dolphins led the way with 75.623...
February 20, 2020
Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration accused Louisiana's treasurer and other state leaders Thursday of sidelining one of the nation's largest banks from working on multimillion-dollar state borrowing deals because of...
February 20, 2020
MGM Resorts International has confirmed the company was hacked after a report was released detailing information from more than 10 million former hotel guests was compromised. ZDNet released a report...
February 20, 2020
Libya's warring parties have returned to negotiations aimed at salvaging a fragile cease-fire in the North African country after they had suspended talks earlier this week, a U.N. spokesman said...
February 20, 2020
Three months after Bloomberg News tried to thread the needle with a plan for covering a presidential campaign with company founder Mike Bloomberg as a candidate, its journalists are learning...
February 20, 2020
The Montana Lottery Commission has approved the types of bets that will be available when legal wagering on professional and collegiate sporting events begins. In addition, lottery officials said the...
February 20, 2020
Officials in Iowa City have approved the construction of two 15-story residential towers near the University of Iowa campus. The City Council approved the buildings Tuesday night and granted special...
February 20, 2020
Larry Tesler, the Silicon Valley pioneer who created the now-ubiquitous computer concepts such as “cut,” “copy” and “paste,” has died. He was 74. He made using computers easier for generations...
February 20, 2020
Environmentalists are struggling to get lawmakers to even discuss climate change as a serious issue in Kansas, where some leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature question the widespread scientific consensus that...
February 20, 2020
The NFL's labor committee met Thursday morning before presenting to the owners the current state of ongoing negotiations with the players' union on a new labor agreement. With the league...
February 20, 2020
Guyana's government on Thursday prepared to sell its first barrels of oil after the discovery of large quantities of oil and gas near the South American country's coast nearly five...
February 20, 2020
New Mexico's attorney general sued Google Thursday over allegations the tech company is illegally collecting personal data generated by children in violation of federal and state laws. The lawsuit filed...
February 20, 2020
South Carolina's $10 billion state spending plan is on its way to the House floor after the budget writing committee made only a few changes to the governor's proposal. One...
February 20, 2020
While Democrats who control the Maryland General Assembly are keeping focused on education, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan criticized them Thursday for failing to act on his proposals to fight crime...
February 20, 2020
A flooring manufacturer plans an expansion in northwest Georgia that the governor says will create 268 jobs. An increase in demand for luxury vinyl flooring led Mannington Mills, Inc., to...
February 20, 2020
An African American medical technician at a Kansas City hospital alleges in a lawsuit that a white co-worker called him “boy" and referred to another black employee as “Aunt Jemima."...
February 20, 2020
The state Assembly was poised Thursday to approve a bill that would raise Wisconsin's smoking age. Right now a person must be at least 18 to purchase cigarettes, tobacco products...
February 20, 2020
A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement with a western Michigan footwear company that faced a lawsuit over groundwater tainted with potentially harmful “forever" chemicals that are turning up...
February 20, 2020
Five patients who have tested positive in a virus outbreak will be treated at a hospital in Spokane, Washington. The Spokesman-Review reports that state and local health officials did not...
February 20, 2020
Checks totaling $34.29 million have been sent to Office Depot customers to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Boca Raton-based company ran a computer repair scam. Of that money,...
February 20, 2020
Legislation that would protect some patients in Georgia from surprise medical bills that can run to tens of thousands of dollars is gaining momentum at the state Capitol. A Georgia...
February 20, 2020
Two New Hampshire towns are vying to open one of the 10 sports betting retail locations in the state. Selectmen in Hampton and Seabrook are asking voters at their respective...
February 20, 2020
A hotly contested proposal to build a pipeline to take natural gas to customers in New York City and Long Island is back before New Jersey regulators. The Northeast Supply...
February 20, 2020
A bill that would prohibit Nebraska health care providers from charging patients higher, out-of-network rates for emergency services won first-round approval Thursday from state lawmakers. Senators voted 43-0 to advance...
February 20, 2020
Two of Steve Bullock's would-be successors are making the popular Montana governor a central issue in the race for the Democratic nomination — with starkly different takes on his job...
