Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno's talks at the White House with President Donald Trump on Wednesday marked the first time in nearly two decades that a chief of state from the...
February 12, 2020
Argentina has been here before: recession, growing poverty, high inflation, billions of dollars in debt, a looming deadline for repayment and simmering anger toward the International Monetary Fund. This is...
February 12, 2020
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Feb. 11 The Johnson City Press on unlicenseds child car providerse: Finding suitable and affordable child care undoubtedly is a struggle for many working...
February 12, 2020
Massachusetts sued electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. on Wednesday, accusing the company of deliberately targeting young people through its marketing campaigns. Attorney General Maura Healey's office said the nation's...
February 12, 2020
The U.S. Commercial Service says that excluding oil, North Dakota exported more than $2.2 billion worth of products last year, which is nearly an 11% decrease from 2018. The state's...
February 12, 2020
Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill that would change licensing requirements for staff at nursing homes while also requiring those facilities to provide hot water to all residents. The measure...
February 12, 2020
An industrial site in suburban Detroit from where a bright green goo seeped through a concrete barrier onto an area freeway could be foreclosed due to non-payment of property taxes,...
February 12, 2020
Local tech executive Michael Saylor's 154-foot luxury motor yacht is called USHER. No, the name has nothing to do with the R&B singer — though the vessel's Polynesian and Art...
February 12, 2020
The U.S. men's national team urged the U.S. Soccer Federation to sharply increase pay of the American women and accused the governing body of making low-ball offers in negotiations with...
February 12, 2020
Skylar Diggins-Smith is going to Phoenix to join Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner. The Dallas Wings traded the four-time All-Star to the Mercury on Wednesday for the No. 5 and...
February 12, 2020
Suggesting Scandinavian identity doesn't really exist was a step too far for airline SAS in latest campaign, and as it was pulled after just 24 hours after takeoff, the debate...
February 12, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that rejected some of the most important permits for the proposed...
February 12, 2020
A panel of Idaho lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday banning affirmative action for state agencies, state contracting and public education. The House State Affairs committee passed the bill from Blanchard...
February 12, 2020
A key White House figure in delaying aid to Ukraine last year reassured lawmakers Wednesday that the Trump administration realizes it is required under the law to spend money approved...
February 12, 2020
The U.S. budget deficit through the first four months of this budget year is up 19% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record...
February 12, 2020
Authorities say that a fugitive homicide suspect from Maryland has been shot dead after officers tried to arrest him at a residence in Virginia. U.S. Marshals said in a statement...
February 12, 2020
Former Arizona state Treasurer Jeff DeWit is stepping down as chief financial officer at NASA, leaving a job he accepted nearly two years ago after helping run President Donald Trump's...
February 12, 2020
Having gone a full Formula One season without a single podium finish, Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo is itching to ditch his footwear again after a race. “I am craving to...
February 12, 2020
A top federal official toured Wyoming's Wind River Reservation to look at efforts to improve internet access for tribal members. The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes share the reservation....
February 12, 2020
The Legislature's budget committee approved three legal settlements Wednesday under Wisconsin's new lame-duck laws. Republicans passed statutes in December 2018 designed to weaken Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul before he...
February 12, 2020
Officials at the Oregon Department of Forestry say just seven months into the state's two-year budget cycle they've spent most of the money lawmakers approved for the entire biennium and...
February 12, 2020
Federal regulators don't believe a Maine plan to reduce risk to endangered whales goes far enough, and that means fishermen in the state could face more restrictions. Maine officials submitted...
February 12, 2020
A committee of Utah lawmakers has approved a bill that would require online and printed pornography to carry warning labels and subject companies that don't comply to possible fines of...
February 12, 2020
The federal government is providing more than $60 million in grants and low-interest loans to Missouri as part of a program to increase broadband internet access in rural areas. KWMU...
February 12, 2020
The Chinese company Huawei can secretly tap into communications through the networking equipment it sells globally, a U.S. official charged as the White House stepped up efforts to persuade allies...
February 12, 2020
Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary, but it appears this is such a hard pill for US media to swallow, that they've simply decided to ignore it — or...
February 12, 2020
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Feb. 7 The Greenwood Commonwealth on the results of a performance audit of the Mississippi Department of Transportation: A performance audit of the Mississippi...
February 12, 2020
The nation's third-largest transit system is poised to welcome several new board members as it continues to face commuter ire over delays and cancellations and struggles to complete a federally...
February 12, 2020
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Feb. 9 The Winston-Salem Journal on NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch's accomplishments and North Carolina ties: NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch ended a...
February 12, 2020
A fiscal analyst has warned lawmakers that a proposal to make it harder to raise the state income tax could harm Ohio's bond rating. At issue is a proposed constitutional...
February 12, 2020
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Feb. 11 The Gadsden Times on increasing suicide rates among military personnel: We expect U.S. military personnel — soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen and seamen...
February 12, 2020
The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi officials said on Wednesday. The U.S....
February 12, 2020
Massachusetts sued electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. on Wednesday, accusing the company of deliberating targeting young people through its marketing campaigns. Attorney General Maura Healey's office said the nation's...
February 12, 2020
The chance to bet on sporting events is a step closer to reality in Washington state after a House appropriations committee approved a bill allowing tribal casinos to offer such...
February 12, 2020
The New Mexico state Senate was scheduled Wednesday to vote on a proposal to shore up New Mexico's overextended pension fund for state and local government workers. The bill from...
February 12, 2020
With the start of the 2020 census just a month away for most U.S. residents, the U.S. Census Bureau is behind in recruiting workers and establishing partnerships with civic groups,...
February 12, 2020
Streaming services like Netflix or Hulu account for 19% of television viewing in the United States now for people who have that capacity, virtually double what it was less than...
February 12, 2020
The U.S. government and businesses are eyeing an Atlantic port in Portugal as a springboard for expansion and an increased presence in Europe, the U.S. energy chief said Wednesday. The...
February 12, 2020
A Massachusetts man led state troopers on a 27-mile chase at speeds of up to 115 mph early Wednesday morning before his car was stopped by a tire deflation device,...
February 12, 2020
U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: hiring fewer smokers. The truck rental company said in January it will stop hiring people who use tobacco or nicotine products in...
