Politics

A Customs and Border Protection memo obtained by The Associated Press confirms that bus companies such as Greyhound do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on board to conduct...

Some areas of Rhode Island government still rely on machine relics like electric typewriters, dot-matrix printers and microfiche for personnel filing and other uses. State workers handwrite their time cards,...

A 74-year-old Florida man whose halfhearted attempt at bank robbery was caused by depression after his wife's death will not spend any time in jail, it was announced Friday. Sandy...

Virginia officials announced plans Friday to create new habitat for about 25,000 seabirds after their nesting grounds were paved for a state tunnel expansion project — a case that highlighted...

Two dozen public housing authorities across Rhode Island are getting a total of nearly $22 million in federal grants to fix up their properties. The grants announced Friday are provided...

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature unveiled a nearly $250 million income tax cut plan on Friday that they plan to vote on next week and quickly send to Democratic...

Did you forget to make a reservation for Valentines Day dinner with your honey? Luckily, your date will never have to know. More than a dozen romantic Miami restaurants still...

Puerto Rico's government said Friday that it suspended three employees as federal agents investigate an online scam that attempted to steal more than $4 million from the U.S. territory. Manuel...

New Hampshire has made significant progress in connecting to a national public safety communications system created in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, state officials said Friday. The inability of...

The city of Sheboygan properly annexed land for a Kohler Co. golf course in 2017, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. Company officials want to build the course on 250...

The European Council president unveiled Friday his proposal for the EU's next long-term budget, but the figure falls far short of the demands of Europe's parliament, which must ratify the...

Commentary about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle has largely missed the point in the British media. This is the real Boris Johnson standing up, not some cack-handed mishandling of...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is telling lawmakers that a stronger than expected economy means they will have an extra $180 million to spend when crafting a state budget. Northam said...

Nebraska collected more state tax revenue than expected last month, the Department of Revenue announced Friday. The state in January received net taxes of $468 million, which is 13.3% above...

Grain futures were higher Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery gained 2.60 cents at $5.4620 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 1.20 cents...

Videogames have remained one of the last media largely untouched by the toxicity of politics. Game press wants that to change – but developers know it will kill their profits....

A do-not-drink advisory has been lifted in New Paltz after a damaged fuel line led to complaints about the taste and smell of the water, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday....

A European group fighting climate change on Friday hailed the decision by two Polish energy companies to suspend financing for the construction of a new coal power plant. Climate Action...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed Friday to an audience in Germany for countries to steer clear of Chinese tech giant Huawei as they build their next-generation cellular networks, adding...

An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling cocaine laced with heroin and fentanyl to a Greek billionaire's son who was found dead in a...

Fifth Third Bank has fired a small number of employees who stole customer information and gave it to people outside the company in what was an orchestrated fraud ring, the...

Automaker Volkswagen has offered 830 million euros as a settlement for owners of diesel vehicles that used software to mask excessive emissions. The company said Friday it was making the...

A Florida trucking company is suing two federal agencies, saying agents seized $181,500 in cash at Tampa International Airport and won't give it back. The federal lawsuit filed by FGL...

A 72-year-old Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $850,000 from people with physical and mental disabilities. Sheila Grochowski, of Winsted, entered her plea to larceny and forgery...

Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, with technology,and retail companies leading he gainers. The three major indexes are on track for weekly gains. Chipmaker Nvidia rose in early...

Hawaiian Electric's use of renewable energy in 2019 increased over 2018 despite the unavailability of geothermal energy production on the Big Island and significantly lower wind energy production, the company...

A container ship that is owned and operated by a German shipping group has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea. A spokesman for the Peter Doehle Schiffart...

Two bills introduced by Hawaii legislators would require the state Department of Agriculture to identify the best ways to fight fire ants. The bills would require the agriculture department to...

Taxi companies in an Alaska city have decided to stop accepting Medicaid vouchers for payment. Taxis are a main form of transportation for people who travel to Bethel from area...

Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network's rules governing political ads. Its policy change comes days after presidential...

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport had a record 5.7 million travelers in 2019, Alaska transportation officials said. The increase was 2 percent from the previous year, with additional 122,000 passengers...

Defaulted loans are a prime economic issue for Cyprus, which since a 2013 financial crisis has seen overdue payments weigh on consumers and banks. Yet a government scheme to ease...

The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all times local): 8 p.m. Hong Kong's leader unveiled a 25 billion Hong Kong dollar ($3.2 billion) fund on Friday...

U.S. manufacturing output fell slightly in January, driven lower by Boeing's decision to halt production of its troubled 737 MAX aircraft. The Federal Reserve said Friday that factory output declined...

A Massachusetts chemical manufacturing plant re-opened Friday, a day after at least six explosions at the facility forced workers to evacuate and blew a hole in the roof. Seqens North...

U.S. retail sales rose a modest 0.3% in January, a slight improvement over December, as unseasonably warm weather boosted sales at hardware stores and furniture stores. The Commerce Department said...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to throw his support behind international reforms that would require Silicon Valley tech giants to pay more tax in Europe. The billionaire social network founder...

In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to their door. The note, scrawled on the...

Imagine a mortgage that pays you the interest, not the other way around. Or a savings account where it's the bank, not the saver, who collects interest. Welcome to the...

A woman accused of stealing from a Beatrice insurance agency has been fined $400. Gage County Court records say Nicole Nelson paid the fine Thursday. The 45-year-old had pleaded no...