Lawmakers in Utah have advanced a tighter ban on personalized license plates that have disparaging words or messages after a plate spelling out deport them sparked debate on social media....
February 7, 2020
Law enforcement officers would be required to carry weapons when assigned to provide security at schools, under legislation that won final approval from Kentucky lawmakers on Friday. The measure passed...
February 7, 2020
A Wyoming city is considering whether to require businesses to get permits for gambling machines. The Gillette City Council will consider a proposed ordinance for “skill game” devices, in which...
February 7, 2020
Hyundai is recalling nearly 430,000 small cars because water can get into the antilock brake computer, cause an electrical short and possibly an engine fire. The recall is another in...
February 7, 2020
A Chicago husband and wife who late last month became the first person-to-person coronavirus patients in the United States have been released from a suburban hospital, health officials said Friday....
February 7, 2020
A judge on Friday rejected an attempt to remove from the April 7 ballot a constitutional amendment that will give crime victims in Wisconsin more rights. Dane County Circuit Judge...
February 7, 2020
Douglas County law enforcement officials are undergoing training and planning to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault cases after facing criticism last year for charging women with making false...
February 7, 2020
The White House is throwing its support behind a plan to transfer the U.S. Secret Service back to the Treasury Department to better focus on the growing threat of online...
February 7, 2020
An Alaska state ferry that was previously scheduled to sail this week will remain out of service for the rest of the month. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public...
February 7, 2020
A Florida company that contracts with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services to run several youth treatment centers will be out by the end of the month. TrueCore operates the...
February 7, 2020
Zimbabwe's rescue agency said Friday it has ended operations at a mine where two people died after being trapped underground. Nathan Nkomo, director of the Civil Protection Unit, told The...
February 7, 2020
Defective software could have doomed Boeing's crew capsule during its first test flight that ended up being cut short late last year, NASA said Friday. The Starliner capsule launched without...
February 7, 2020
The Democratic-controlled House on Friday passed a $20 billion-plus aid package for Puerto Rico, where a swarm of earthquakes last month set back the island territory's slow, troubled recovery from...
February 7, 2020
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved UW-Madison's request Friday to spend nearly $33 million to cover cost overruns on two construction projects despite complaints that the work...
February 7, 2020
North Carolina's schools chief wants a review of the state's K-12 Common Core standards — with a goal of ending them — and aims to ensure U.S. history classes remain...
February 7, 2020
In a state where betting on the Kentucky Derby is seen as a rite of passage, efforts to legalize wagering on other sports have barely gotten out of the starting...
February 7, 2020
A bill before the Honolulu City Council proposes to reduce the long-term carbon footprint of Oahu's buildings, but the measure has encountered opposition from Oahu's gas utility and construction industry,...
February 7, 2020
Hawaii's largest union representing hotel workers has asked resort executives to allow employees to wear surgical masks as protection against a new virus, officials said. Unite Here Local 5 organizers...
February 7, 2020
A King County Superior Court judge who has already temporarily blocked initiative promoter Tim Eyman's latest $30 car tab measure from taking effect said he hopes to rule next week...
February 7, 2020
A federal appeals court ruled against a Rhode Island tribe Friday in a dispute over a natural gas pipeline built in Massachusetts on land with ceremonial stone groupings. The U.S....
February 7, 2020
A former senior official at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Friday to a broad corruption scheme, admitting that he conspired with others to conceal the use of union cash...
February 7, 2020
President Donald Trump on Friday will promote economic revitalization in low-income areas on his first trip outside of Washington since he was acquitted in the Senate impeachment trial. Before leaving...
February 7, 2020
Lying on applications to get tax breaks in New Jersey should open companies up to prosecution, and the state should create an inspector general post to watch over the agency...
February 7, 2020
Jessica Mendoza will no longer be on ESPN's “Sunday Night Baseball” or work for the New York Mets front office after signing a contract extension with the network. ESPN announced...
February 7, 2020
A senior care facility nurse's aide did not violate state law when she posted a photo of a patient with Alzheimer's disease on social media because the photo itself was...
February 7, 2020
An official with Idaho's public health districts said Friday that 63.5% of adults in the state are overweight, a 10% increase over the last two decades. Russell Duke also told...
February 7, 2020
Rhode Island's largest hospital system and one of the state's largest independent primary care providers are discussing an affiliation they say would unify health care delivery in the state. The...
February 7, 2020
Construction crews in southern Arizona have started blasting hills at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument to clear space for a new border wall system. Crews are bulldozing through Monument Hill...
February 7, 2020
The Federal Reserve believes that downside risks to the U.S. economy have lessened with the easing of trade tensions and better prospects for global growth but officials note a concern...
February 7, 2020
Seven people beheaded this week. Attacks on homes, schools, health clinics. Thousands of people displaced by the violence. Insecurity that threatens multi-billion dollar investments. This is the growing problem of...
February 7, 2020
The European Commission decision to fast-track accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia, announced shortly after Brexit, shows the EU has lost its mind. The proposed new wave of enlargement,...
February 7, 2020
A 13-year-old girl is suing Oxford County Council over its decision to allow trans pupils to choose which dorm they sleep in and which toilets they use, and the questions...
February 7, 2020
The Federal Reserve believes that downside risks to the U.S. economy have lessened with the easing of trade tensions and better prospects for global growth but officials note a concern...
February 7, 2020
The Providence City Council has introduced a resolution to rename a bridge to honor a local civil rights leader. The Providence Journal reported Thursday that the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge...
February 7, 2020
The director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation said Friday that his agency is starting a voluntary trail pass program as part of a long-range goal to raise...
February 7, 2020
The former chief executive officer of a St. Louis area firm has been sentenced to 22 months in prison in a $2.5 million bank fraud scheme. The U.S. attorney's office...
February 7, 2020
Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online. As the 2016 election showed, social media is...
February 7, 2020
Four people on board Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas cruise ship were taken to a hospital in New Jersey Friday morning after federal health authorities screened around two dozen...
February 7, 2020
An oil refinery in southeast New Mexico is one of 10 facilities in the country releasing high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene, a report said. The HollyFrontier Navajo oil...
February 7, 2020
Amanda Barrett, a longtime newsroom manager at The Associated Press with years of experience leading innovative journalism and driving the coverage of big stories, has been promoted to deputy managing...
