Another 39 people on a quarantined Carnival Corporation cruise ship outside Tokyo tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday, bringing the total number of people on board infected to 174. The Diamond...
February 12, 2020
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Feb. 9 More focus and less politics sounds good for WEDC The new leader of Wisconsin's economic development agency is saying a lot of reassuring things...
February 12, 2020
Republican and Democratic senators voiced strong support for an independent Federal Reserve during a hearing with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, one day after President Donald Trump launched another attack directed...
February 12, 2020
State regulators on Tuesday suspended the licenses of a nursing home following the death of a resident earlier this month, a move which will force residents to be transferred to...
February 12, 2020
New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón has announced he is investigating an Albuquerque city councilor's trip to three East Coast cities that cost $6,300 to taxpayers. KOAT-TV reports Colón and...
February 12, 2020
Plans to increase the AI and quantum computing budget shows that the Pentagon will no longer be a backseat driver in the development of cutting-edge military tech. Expect US capabilities...
February 12, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency has named a former attorney for the nation's largest utility to head its West Coast office, replacing the regional director ousted from the post last week....
February 12, 2020
Sunday, Feb. 16 On this date in 1890, a midnight battle developed at Red Rock, Arizona, railroad station when a band of tramps attempted to capture the Southern Pacific fast...
February 12, 2020
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe wants to take matters into its own hands to repair flood-damaged roads rather than wait for federal help. The tribe is exploring the installation of...
February 12, 2020
The housing market in Spokane County continues to be brisk, with a lack of available homes for sale and the median closing price approaching $275,000. The Spokesman-Review reports the median...
February 12, 2020
Formula One organizers on Wednesday postponed the Chinese Grand Prix that was due to be staged in Shanghai in April, the latest sporting event impacted by the fast-spreading viral infection...
February 12, 2020
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser debuts in 2021 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. This new two-day and two-night vacation is an all-immersive experience that will take you to a...
February 12, 2020
Musician and activist Roger Waters is the latest public figure targeted for cancelation on charges of anti-Semitism, but the heavy-handed pressure tactic is actually doing advocates of Israel more harm...
February 12, 2020
A postal worker from Massachusetts tracked, stole and opened mail that he suspected contained drugs, then when he found narcotics, kept them for his personal use, federal prosecutors in Boston...
February 12, 2020
Grain futures were mostly higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery fell 2.60 cents at $5.4560 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 2...
February 12, 2020
A church's financial manager stole more than $500,000 to pay for her wedding and many other personal expenses, authorities said. Taisha Smith-DeJoseph, 43, of Willingboro, faces numerous charges including theft,...
February 12, 2020
The former head of Mexico's state oil company was arrested Wednesday in Spain on a international warrant issued by Mexico, authorities said. Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero told Radio...
February 12, 2020
Police in the St. Louis suburb of O'Fallon, Missouri, say foul play is not suspected after two women were found dead at a senior living facility. The bodies of the...
February 12, 2020
City officials plan to ask residents to enroll in a program to monitor vapor contamination from a carcinogenic chemical that's spread from a factory site in the eastern Iowa city...
February 12, 2020
Two senators — one Republican and one Democrat — are leading a legislative effort to have a global women's initiative spearheaded by President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka written into law....
February 12, 2020
Many government nd buildings downtown in Lansing have been closed due to a lack of heat following an issue atal power plant. The Capitol building remained open Tuesday, but the...
February 12, 2020
A bill that would rein in Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's power to select the state's transportation secretary won initial approval from a Republican-led Senate committee Wednesday. The measure would limit...
February 12, 2020
Starting salaries for Wisconsin state troopers would increase nearly $6,000 a year under their first new contract in five years that was poised for approval Wednesday after a previous agreement...
February 12, 2020
Record oil production is pushing state revenue ahead of expectations for the first several months of the state's two-year budget cycle. North Dakota budget director Joe Morrissette says revenue is...
February 12, 2020
The University of Utah has agreed to an energy deal that to allow the school to get more than half of its electricity through renewable sources, making it the first...
February 12, 2020
Why would an NFL team, even one called the Saints, strike a behind-the-scenes alliance with the Roman Catholic Church on an issue as emotionally fraught as clergy sex abuse? It's...
February 12, 2020
President Donald Trump's trade war dampened the overseas market for American-made whiskey last year, diminishing exports even as the domestic market continues to thrive. Overall exports of bourbon, Tennessee whiskey...
February 12, 2020
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg is picking up his first endorsement among South Carolina's black lawmakers as attention in the early voting contest turns toward more diverse states. Buttigieg‘s campaign...
February 12, 2020
Ford is recalling over 240,000 SUVs and cars worldwide because a suspension part can fracture and increase the risk of a crash. The recall covers the Ford Flex, Taurus police...
February 12, 2020
The federal budget proposal by the Trump administration would cut an Alaska program that has helped improve farms, docks and other rural infrastructure. The $4.8 trillion budget plan released Monday...
February 12, 2020
Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street, following gains overseas, as investors welcome more solid earnings reports from U.S. companies. Molson Coors and Akamai Technologies both rose sharply early...
February 12, 2020
The results from the New Hampshire primary provided the best evidence that the Democratic presidential race will come down to a contest between Sanders and Buttigieg. Or will media mogul...
February 12, 2020
A Lincoln High School student and a staff member were treated at a hospital after the student struck the staffer, district officials said. Administrators said the 17-year-old and the supervisor...
February 12, 2020
Lawmakers will get estimates on Wednesday on just how much money they will have to craft the state budget. Gov. Kristi Noem estimated in December that the state budget would...
February 12, 2020
You spent the holidays binging on HGTV, and now visions of shiplap accent walls and freestanding soaking tubs are dancing through your head. Don't let your desire to upgrade your...
February 12, 2020
A crew of Rolls Royce-riding identity thieves who posed as rap industry figures scammed more than $100,000 from some of the South's most exclusive hotels, prosecutors say. The group told...
February 12, 2020
The United Nations Human Rights Council has released a list of more than 100 companies it says are operating in Israel's West Bank settlements. In a report Wednesday, the council...
February 12, 2020
A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned, after it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps. The German news agency dpa...
February 12, 2020
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has affirmed decisions by a coastal regulator against a nearly two-decade-old plan to expand a marina. Judge Kristin Rodgers ruled Tuesday that the Rhode...
February 12, 2020
Energy company BP said Wednesday it aims to eliminate or offset all carbon emissions from its operations and the oil and gas its produces by 2050, becoming the latest major...
