—- Fed seems inclined to keep rates low as virus poses risks WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were mostly optimistic about the U.S. and global economies last month, though...
February 19, 2020
Mississippi on Wednesday started transferring more inmates out of a state prison that has been rocked by deadly violence and that is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. Republican...
February 19, 2020
Contigo knew it had a problem with the spouts on the 5.8 million Kids Cleanable Water Bottles recalled in August. But the replacement spouts had the same problem, which is...
February 19, 2020
Airline travelers were a bit more likely to be delayed, and more often for longer spells, when flying around the U.S. last year, according to a government report issued Wednesday....
February 19, 2020
Lawmakers in the South Dakota House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make texting and driving a criminal offense. Rep. Doug Barthel, a Sioux Falls Republican, said he introduced...
February 19, 2020
A regional chapter of the far-right Alternative for Germany party apologized Wednesday for publishing a coloring book containing racist images. The party's caucus in the North Rhine-Westphalia legislature had initially...
February 19, 2020
North Carolina state Rep. Linda Johnson, a leading budget writer in the state House who died this week, is being remembered for her kindness and commitment to education. Johnson died...
February 19, 2020
Projects to reduce the risk of wildfires and protect water sources in the U.S. West have created jobs and infused more money in local economies, researchers say, and they were...
February 19, 2020
A Brazilian senator was shot in the chest Wednesday as he tried to intervene in a strike by military police demanding higher salaries in the northeastern state of Ceara. Sen....
February 19, 2020
The company that owns Express Mart convenience stores has agreed to pay $25,000 and make several changes to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials announced Wednesday. Home Service Oil...
February 19, 2020
Democrats won't commit to releasing the unofficial results of Saturday's Nevada caucuses on the day of the vote, as they emphasize accuracy over speed in the aftermath of the chaos...
February 19, 2020
The owner of a Colorado hand tool manufacturing plant plans to close and lay off all of its 164 employees. Ideal Industries Inc. confirmed Tuesday that the company will close...
February 19, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Moving primary logical Altoona Mirror Feb. 18 Pennsylvania is one-third of the way to becoming a more prominent player in...
February 19, 2020
The Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled against a small town that sought to avoid paying taxes on a daycare business. The justices ruled Wednesday in favor of the Laramie County...
February 19, 2020
Milan Fashion Week opened Wednesday with outreach to China, largely cut off from the rest of the world by a new virus, and to Africa, often overlooked by luxury except...
February 19, 2020
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that he is dropping his plan for highway tolls for trucks, expressing frustration with legislative leaders who have delayed a vote on the issue....
February 19, 2020
Nevada's largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, owes $1.9 million and counting in a profits-and-costs dispute with its crosstown rival Las Vegas Sun under one of the few remaining newspaper...
February 19, 2020
Virgin Trains Las Vegas has released plans to build a proposed train station near the South Premium Outlets mall south of the Strip. The $4.8 billion high-speed rail link with...
February 19, 2020
A U.S. judge in Arizona sided Wednesday with migrants who have long-complained about inhumane and unsanitary conditions in some U.S. Border Patrol facilities in the state. The ruling came weeks...
February 19, 2020
The S&P 500 returned to a record Wednesday, and technology stocks once again helped lead the market higher. Apple rallied to recover most of its loss from the prior day,...
February 19, 2020
A judge has given final approval to a $10 million settlement in a class-action discrimination lawsuit that alleged Motel 6 employees in Phoenix shared the whereabouts and private information of...
February 19, 2020
Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to overhaul the decision-making process for county zoning permits to pave the way for feedlots and other projects cleared its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday as...
February 19, 2020
A northern Indiana amusement park that entertained generations of visitors with rides, midway attractions and lakeside concerts for nearly a century has closed, park officials said Wednesday, citing the park's...
February 19, 2020
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Wednesday: Garmin Ltd., up $6.55 to $103.67 The maker of personal navigation devices raised its dividend after handily beating Wall Street's fourth-quarter...
February 19, 2020
A man who served time for his involvement in the 1997 killing of a New Hampshire police officer and disappeared after being paroled has been found in Texas, the U.S....
February 19, 2020
Russia's space agency said Wednesday that two cosmonauts scheduled to launch to the International Space Station will be replaced with alternates for medical reasons. Roscosmos said crew members Nikolai Tikhonov...
February 19, 2020
A federal court has dismissed a criminal case against a former N.C. State football player who was accused of a money laundering-related charge. U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad issued a...
February 19, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: The President Takes a Campaign Donation From the Pentagon Wall Street Journal Feb. 14 That “big, beautiful wall” President...
February 19, 2020
Two Veterans Affairs clinics in Montana were renamed to honor prominent area World War II veterans. The two clinics in Billings were named after Benjamin Steele and Joseph Medicine Crow...
February 19, 2020
A Texas man faces a criminal charge after police said he randomly stabbed a 5-year-old girl who was playing inside a McDonald's restaurant play area. On Wednesday, El Paso police...
February 19, 2020
European plane maker Airbus said Wednesday that it plans to cut more than 2,300 jobs at its defense and space division by the end of next year, spreading the cuts...
February 19, 2020
Two long-running television competitions, “American Idol" and “Survivor,” debuted new seasons this past week but it was another old reliable that beat them both. “NCIS,” where star Mark Harmon has...
February 19, 2020
The latest attempt to lower property taxes in Nebraska faced an uncertain future Wednesday as lawmakers squabbled over whether it would hurt K-12 public schools that rely heavily on the...
February 19, 2020
A federal judge has dismissed Charles Oakley's lawsuit against executive chairman James Dolan and Madison Square Garden, stemming from the former New York Knicks forward's ejection and arrest from a...
February 19, 2020
The Washington publication The Hill issued a lengthy report on Wednesday finding fault with several articles by journalist John Solomon that it published last year and were used as discredited...
February 19, 2020
Washington state lawmakers announced Wednesday they will introduce bills, at The Boeing Co.'s request, to suspend the aerospace giant's preferential business and occupation tax rate until the United States and...
February 19, 2020
The Trump administration completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program's first years in the 1980s, figures released by the Environmental Protection...
February 19, 2020
The city of Montgomery has approved a 1% occupational tax, getting ahead of state lawmakers who were swiftly moving to strip cities of their ability to levy such taxes. News...
February 19, 2020
The Trump administration gave into public and banking industry pressure Wednesday, announcing it would extend the comment period on its overhaul of a critical banking law by 30 days. The...
February 19, 2020
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn't liable to damage to thousands of Houston homes that were inundated by two federally owned reservoirs in the...
