Puerto Rico's government went to court on Wednesday to fight a deal that a federal control board overseeing the U.S. territory's finances recently reached with bondholders to reduce the island's...
February 19, 2020
Two years after a crash left two sisters dead and three family members injured, the state of Kansas is suing the children's parents and other parties for the cost of...
February 19, 2020
A state law enforcement panel has rescinded a former Cascade County sheriff's decertification in an agreement that would allow him to return to law enforcement in four years, the Great...
February 19, 2020
Via Rail, the Canadian passenger train service, said Wednesday it is temporarily laying off 1,000 employees due to the continued halt in service on CN Rail's tracks in eastern Canadian...
February 19, 2020
A U.S. judge ripped into Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday, saying its executives have put greed before safety and telling the utility that has been blamed for huge California...
February 19, 2020
A wide-ranging tax package moved forward Wednesday in the House, despite concerns small airports could be hurt, local tourist dollars would be diluted and corporations would be the biggest beneficiaries....
February 19, 2020
Quietly tucked into the House's package of tax breaks is a measure that will let Florida Power & Light and other utilities save millions by delaying the date on which...
February 19, 2020
Utility regulators have agreed to shield details of a coal supply contract for the Colstrip Power Plant in southeastern Montana for now. The Montana Public Service Commission voted Tuesday in...
February 19, 2020
Federal officials are allowing a scenic helicopter business to resume flights in Jackson Hole despite opposition. Wind River Air owner Tony Chambers plans to continue flights no later than early...
February 19, 2020
A Pennsylvania-based nursing home company has agreed to pay more than $15.4 million to resolve allegations of overbilling for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, federal authorities said Wednesday. The Department...
February 19, 2020
As the UK government unveils its points-based system, putting an end to open door EU immigration for good, British firms who overdosed on unskilled, cheap labour now need to face...
February 19, 2020
If you earn six figures and haven't been filing your taxes, the IRS may come knocking. The agency said Wednesday that it is stepping up its efforts to visit high-income...
February 19, 2020
Four girls were hospitalized after their school bus struck a utility pole, bringing down electrical wires Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, fire officials said. The patients were in fair condition...
February 19, 2020
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison unveiled a task force report Wednesday that makes 14 separate recommendations for lowering prescription drug prices ranging from new legislation to stronger enforcement action. Ellison...
February 19, 2020
The new owner of two Wyoming coal mines has reached an agreement to pay $44 million in local taxes. The taxes are owed to Campbell County for production at the...
February 19, 2020
Almost a year since Robert Mueller's ‘Russiagate' probe dropped dead from lack of evidence, mainstream media outlets are still pushing ‘Donald Trump-Russia collusion' as established fact, twisting words to make...
February 19, 2020
In a billionaire-to-billionaire media matchup, Tom Steyer is taking on Mike Bloomberg in a multimillion-dollar Super Tuesday ad buy, accusing the former New York City mayor of “racist” policies including...
February 19, 2020
French prosecutors are turning up the heat on disgraced car industry executive Carlos Ghosn, opening a judicial inquiry into alleged money laundering, fraud and misuse of company assets during his...
February 19, 2020
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 18 The Times and Democrat on tax fraud: Perhaps you were not aware that the first week in February was Tax Fraud...
February 19, 2020
Federal Reserve officials were mostly optimistic about the U.S. and global economies last month, though they noted the risk posed by China's viral outbreak and were ready to keep their...
February 19, 2020
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Feb. 17 The Johnson City Press on expanding Tennessee Highway 36: Anyone who's been stuck behind a crash on Interstate 26 between Johnson City...
February 19, 2020
Extending bar hours in Wisconsin until 4 a.m. for the week of the Democratic National Convention appears to be in jeopardy, with a Republican leader saying Wednesday that concerns about...
February 19, 2020
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Feb. 18 The Advocate on parishes raising taxes to help increase teachers' pay: When Gov. John Bel Edwards drew fire for his failure to...
February 19, 2020
Washington lawmakers received good news Wednesday with the state's latest revenue forecast showing they have significantly more money to work with as they prepare to unveil their supplemental state budget...
February 19, 2020
Some of the biggest out-of-state marijuana chains and board members of a pot-related trade group in Missouri were among the top recipients of medical marijuana licenses in the state, according...
February 19, 2020
The Georgia House voted Wednesday to cut state government's budget, but also move some money around to protect lawmakers' priorities. The House voted 126-46 to pass House Bill 792, which...
February 19, 2020
To hear the fighters talk, the heavyweight title fight Saturday night between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is so big it took two TV networks to make it happen. That's...
February 19, 2020
An up-and-coming rapper known as Pop Smoke was fatally shot during a break-in early Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said. “We are devastated by the unexpected and...
February 19, 2020
West Virginia senators on Wednesday rejected a bill to cut state funding for the greyhound racing industry, three years after Gov. Jim Justice vetoed similar legislation. The bill was defeated...
February 19, 2020
A jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of a Georgia judge accused of illegally accessing a courthouse computer network. Presiding Judge David Sweat on Tuesday declared...
February 19, 2020
Ohio's governor, attorney general and dozens of local governments are nearing agreement on divvying up proceeds of a potentially huge settlement with the opioid industry, hoping to avoid mistakes made...
February 19, 2020
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, six months after disclosing it had paid millions of dollars to people sexually abused as children by its clerics....
February 19, 2020
A scaffolding at a hotel under construction collapsed, injuring a worker, fire officials in Keene, New Hampshire, said Wednesday. WMUR-TV reports fire officials said two workers were on the scaffolding...
February 19, 2020
The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling and denied Gov. Gina Raimondo's bid to unseal documents related to the grand jury investigation into the collapse...
February 19, 2020
A Massachusetts state representative charged with using tens of thousands of dollars in campaign cash for golf club dues, casino trips and other personal expenses has resigned from key legislative...
February 19, 2020
Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort that is gaining traction at prestigious schools like Georgetown, Harvard...
February 19, 2020
A man in Florida is suing one of Latin America's largest airlines, claiming his 6-year-old son was sexually assaulted by an airline employee while traveling as an unaccompanied minor from...
February 19, 2020
If the government decides to refinance Lebanon's massive debt, it should be orderly and include negotiations with debt holders as foreign funds are ready for such discussions, the head of...
February 19, 2020
Three New Mexico school districts will be rolling out the state's first propane-fueled buses for the upcoming school year. Districts that serve schools in Los Lunas, Magdalena and the Moriarty...
February 19, 2020
"Elites" should get "a bigger say in choosing the president," a Washington Post oped has declared, describing a system where regular voters just tell elites their pick and go home...
