Politics

A lawyer for the captain of a cargo ship jailed in Italy for allegedly transporting embargoed armaments to Libya said Thursday that there are no legal grounds for a case...

The top U.S. diplomat for cybersecurity policy says he welcomes European Union moves toward recognizing the risks at stake in 5G technology, but warned that the U.S. will not be...

Requesting a ride on the Uber app is generally easy. Unless you are one of the more than two million senior Floridians with vision problems, according to a Duke University...

Mike Bloomberg walked onto the debate stage in Nevada expecting, after weeks of controversy, that the knives would be out and pointed in his direction – but he probably didn't...

ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET. The...

A New Jersey Superior Court judge has denied a neighborhood's attempt to leave a township and join a neighboring borough. Judge Julio Mendez ruled that Egg Harbor Township's refusal to...

What to watch in the leading leagues in European soccer this weekend: FRANCE Paris Saint-Germain hopes a testing week ends with a convincing home win against mid-table Bordeaux on Sunday...

A 30-day legislative session in New Mexico has produced bills that bolster restrictions on firearms, underwrite college tuition, shore up a pension fund for government workers and expand state oversight...

The Missouri Senate passed legislation Thursday that would provide a new tax incentive for people to save money for long-term care expenses of the chronically ill. The bill would allow...

The University of Southern California will phase in free tuition for students from families with an annual income of $80,000 or less, USC President Carol L. Folt announced Thursday. As...

Weston-based Ultimate Software, among the largest and most successful tech companies in South Florida, announced Thursday it planned to merge with Massachusetts-based Kronos to form a new cloud computing venture...

USAID wants to spend $38 million on reimagining the Ukrainian identity as something bigger than language, ethnicity and place of birth. And the biggest obstacle is not ‘Russia's malign influence,'...

London-based bank Barclays backed away Thursday from a software program that monitored an employee's productivity - including bathroom breaks - after privacy campaigners described it as “creepy.'' The City A.M....

Firefighters battled a stubborn fire at a metal recycling plant in a small Minnesota community for a third consecutive day Thursday. The fire at the Northern Metals plant in Becker...

The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Assembly said Thursday he supports allowing bars to stay open later during the Democratic National Convention because after hearing presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak...

Fighters from the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group, backed by Turkish forces, carried out an attack against the Syrian Army that was doomed from the start. The main question now...

A former construction company official has admitted stealing more than $2.5 million from the firm over a 14-year period. Charles Esposito, 79, of Hainesport, pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft by...

For a Supreme Court that says it has an allergy to politics, the next few months might require a lot of tissues. The court is poised to issue campaign-season decisions...

A measure that would stop police from having to destroy seized electronic evidence obtained through a search warrant but not the target of an investigation has unanimously passed the New...

The contest for athletic wear customers has left once high-flying Under Armour dented and bruised as competitors pull ahead. The company's stock recently took another hit in a years-long decline...

For years, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has told people they need only look at the lines at Dairy Queen to see how much the state's economy has improved since...

New Mexico legislators forged a budget agreement Thursday that increases annual spending on government programs and school districts by more than a half-billion dollars, with new investments in early childhood...

A Nebraska senator who is leading the push to lower property taxes said Thursday that she still hopes to reach a deal with opponents who are trying to derail the...

Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development says a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay would have significant adverse effects on the state's coastal scenic and aesthetic...

Grain futures were mostly higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery rose 5 cents at $5.6060 a bushel; Mar. corn was up...

As European Union leaders deliberated over their 1 trillion-euro ($1.1 trillion) budget Thursday, lawmakers were deeply concerned about potential conflicts of interest that could see hundreds of millions of euros...

A Spanish judge has named the owner of Venezuelan television network Globovisión in an investigation of alleged corruption and money laundering by Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA. National Court judge...

A new coal mine is planned in west Alabama after a county approved more than $26 million in tax breaks for the project, officials said. The Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development...

Uber restarted operations in Colombia on Thursday after shutting down its app for almost three weeks. In a statement, the platform said it had found “new alternatives” to work legally...

So it's official now. A month after it was first leaked, the Kremlin has confirmed that Vladislav Surkov has left the building. There are divergent views on his legacy, but...

Hair Club for Men founder Sy Sperling, famous for the TV commercials where he proclaimed “I'm not only the Hair Club president but I'm also a client,” died Thursday in...

The Elwha ferry will be retired from service if the state Legislature cuts funding for it, a move that would impact the Anacortes to Sidney, British Columbia, route and further...

The Kansas Legislature's auditing division says state agencies have significant information technology security weaknesses and haven't made progress since previous reports showed the same problems. The Topeka Capital Journal reports...

Burger King is the latest fast food brand trying to distract from its role in growing our waistlines, by virtue-signaling about what's not in its food. But all the misdirection...

The demand for more speech and content regulation on the internet by Facebook might seem like turkeys voting for Christmas, but it's a cunning plot designed to protect and advance...

A Massachusetts company is slated to acquire most of what's left of the boats owned by a former fishing magnate known as the Codfather, who was forced out of the...

Strocks are opening lower on Wall Street, a day after indexes set their latest record highs. Health care companies were among the biggest losers early Thursday. E-Trade soared after agreeing...

Shares in bank UBS climbed almost 3% on Thursday after the Swiss firm announced the appointment of a new chief executive who has experience in developing digital business in finance....

An Estonian tech company has kicked off construction of the Baltic states' largest commercial data center, an estimated 100-million-euro ($108-million) project aimed at large financial services, telecom and technology firms...

Hawaii County's mayor wants to delay construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope for two months or longer, while state lawmakers have approved cuts in law enforcement operations to deal with...