Japan recorded a trade deficit for the month of January Wednesday, as exports declined amid worries about the spread of a new virus that could deaden regional economic growth. The...
February 19, 2020
Wang Feng, house-bound by China's virus outbreak, counts on the parka-clad delivery drivers of e-commerce giant JD.com to keep her kitchen stocked. Demand for online food vendors has surged since...
February 19, 2020
Boeing said Tuesday that it found debris contaminating the fuel tanks of some 737 Max jets that it built in the past year but was unable to deliver to airline...
February 19, 2020
India's armed forces are undergoing a long overdue transformation, with several new military commands being rolled together and modernized. How does the latest move affect stability in the region? In...
February 19, 2020
Commissioner Rob Manfred's stern warning covering the intentional beaning of Houston players in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealing scandal hasn't stopped an offshore sports book from publishing odds on...
February 19, 2020
A former Pennsylvania mail carrier accused the Untied States Postal Service of violating his rights by requiring him to work Sundays. Gerald Groff, an evangelical Christian, filed a lawsuit Friday...
February 19, 2020
Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a new virus among...
February 19, 2020
The Boy Scouts of America declaring bankruptcy – as part of an effort to spread their dwindling wealth among tens of thousands of still-uncompensated sex abuse victims – but staying...
February 19, 2020
A change in construction development rules in New Hampshire puts endangered species at a greater risk of facing harm, according to environmental groups. The state's Department of Environmental Services changed...
February 19, 2020
The Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants are pushing ahead with pay raises for minor league players this season, days after Major League Baseball mandated salary bumps beginning in 2021....
February 19, 2020
Zoe Caldwell, a four-time Tony Award winner who brought humanity to larger-than-life characters, whether it be the dotty schoolteacher Miss Jean Brodie, an aging opera star Maria Callas or the...
February 19, 2020
The House has approved a measure that seeks to protect domestic workers from retaliation, sexual harassment and discrimination. The measure, which was requested by Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General...
February 19, 2020
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologized Tuesday for what he called a disrespectful reference to the World Series trophy as a “piece of metal.” Even before being asked about it, Manfred...
February 19, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to sharply reduce the time a convict is under supervised release could wind up sending more criminals to jail or prison, the reverse of what he...
February 19, 2020
Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio claims his team “had an operating loss” in 2019 but that isn't why the club's projected payroll has dropped nearly $30 million. Attanasio says the...
February 19, 2020
An Air Canada jet made a safe landing Tuesday in Toronto after losing one of its main landing wheels, apparently during takeoff from New York. The airline said the Airbus...
February 19, 2020
Amid mounting cries of California homeowners being denied wildfire insurance in high-risk areas, lawmakers want to require insurance companies to cover all existing homes, as long as they meet new...
February 19, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an administrative order to those responsible to clean up contaminated soil at a site near the northern Illinois town of DePue, where a...
February 19, 2020
One of President Donald Trump's clemency actions Tuesday included pardoning the former owner of a Texas construction company who pleaded guilty to underpaying his taxes and whose family has donated...
February 19, 2020
Alaska Native villages and other tribal entities in the state are receiving more than $98 million in federal grants for housing improvement projects. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department officials...
February 19, 2020
A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after authorities said he randomly stabbed a child while she was in the play area at a McDonald's restaurant in El Paso, Texas....
February 18, 2020
Dale Earnhardt's death on the final lap of the Daytona 500 may have saved Ryan Newman's life. Earnhardt died 19 years ago Tuesday, the same day Roush Fenway Racing said...
February 18, 2020
An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to hiding more than $435,000 from the Internal Revenue Serviceafter acknowledging thathe already owed about $780,000 in back taxes. John P. Cooney, 70, of...
February 18, 2020
An experienced skydiver died in Florida while attempting to avoid another jumper during a landing, authorities said. Christian Stevens, 49, of Canton, Georgia, was taken to a Sebastian hospital, where...
February 18, 2020
DuPont Co. said Tuesday that its executive chairman is assuming the duties of CEO. Ed Breen will replace Marc Doyle as chief executive effective immediately, the company said. The move...
February 18, 2020
Some were big names who grabbed national headlines while others were lesser known but also faced serious charges and prison. A look at who was granted clemency Tuesday by President...
February 18, 2020
A bill that would cut some retirement benefits for Georgia public school teachersis still alive, but just barely. House Retirement Committee Chairman Tommy Benton said he's not sure what will...
February 18, 2020
The former CEO of an aluminum company planning to build a $1.7 billion plant in Appalachia has sued the company and several of its stockholders over his ouster. In the...
February 18, 2020
The first of more than a dozen hearings by the General Assembly on whether South Carolina should sell its state-owned utility had senators on Tuesday questioning the officials who reviewed...
February 18, 2020
Billionaire Democrat candidate Michael Bloomberg has tried to equate his democratic socialist rival Bernie Sanders with the party's bogeyman, President Donald Trump. But if anyone resembles Trump, it's Bloomberg. The...
February 18, 2020
Major U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday, erasing some of the market's gains from the past two weeks. Banks and technology stocks accounted for most of the decline. The...
February 18, 2020
In 2007, Holliston couple Christine and Stephen Wright knew something was wrong. Christine, 49, a tennis player, skier and bicyclist - and mother of three - was suddenly and dramatically...
February 18, 2020
Mike Bloomberg would sell the financial data and media company he created in the 1980s — which bears his name and made him a multibillionaire — if he is elected...
February 18, 2020
Britain announced new post-Brexit immigration rules Tuesday that will make it tougher for European Union citizens, but easier for people from many other nations, to move to the U.K. starting...
February 18, 2020
Pro football is discovering that the spirit of the Rooney Rule is being violated. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made that a point of emphasis in his state of the league...
February 18, 2020
A federal judge in Kansas who was publicly reprimanded for sexually harassing female employees and having an extramarital affair with an offender resigned on Tuesday, saying he could no longer...
February 18, 2020
Alaska state House lawmakers took a first step to bolster funding to the Alaska Marine Highway System in an attempt to restore ferry service to stranded communities. Members of a...
February 18, 2020
What once served as an alcohol and substance abuse treatment center is showing signs of a new purpose. Fourteen recruits from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy began training at the former...
February 18, 2020
Alabama lawmakers movedforward Tuesdaywith an attempt to block Montgomery's possible occupational tax, the latest clash between the Alabama Legislature and cities over local control. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee voted...
February 18, 2020
—- Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses NEW YORK (AP) — Asian-American businesses in major U.S. cities are seeing a remarkable decline in customers amid fears about the viral...
