Nikki Heiman was excited to learn that the state was sending a job counselor to work with her son, Trenton, a high school student with Down syndrome. But that excitement...
February 7, 2020
Rita Alton has an unusual morning routine these days: Wake up. Get dressed. Go outside to see if her house is closer to tumbling down an 80-foot (24.4-meter) cliff into...
February 7, 2020
The New Mexico Chile Association wants local chili pepper farmers to become state-certified amid more competition from foreign growers. Association president Glen Duggins told KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this...
February 7, 2020
With China's viral outbreak disrupting trade and Boeing's troubles weighing on American factories, the January U.S. jobs report on Friday may provide timely evidence of the U.S. economy's enduring health....
February 7, 2020
A Scottsdale man and his mother have been indicted for alleged wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Frank Capri and 68-year-old Debbie Corvo of...
February 7, 2020
A Maine food processing plant is planning to lay off nearly 100 employees by the end of March. Growers Express announced it will be cutting jobs in an effort to...
February 7, 2020
The Cavaliers were expected to move a big man. Instead, they added another one. In the final hour before the NBA trading deadline, Cleveland acquired two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond...
February 7, 2020
Protests against India's new Citizenship Act have hogged headlines and filled the streets for two months — but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approach to the crisis may actually tame the...
February 7, 2020
Julius Randle scored 22 points, Taj Gibson had 19 and the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 105-103 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. Despite trading leading...
February 7, 2020
Another 41 people aboard a quarantined cruise from Miami-based Carnival Corp. have tested positive for the coronavirus, swelling the count of total infected people on the Japan cruise to 61....
February 7, 2020
A Utah polygamist who pleaded guilty for his role in a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme said Thursday that a California businessmen who helped carry out the plan offered...
February 7, 2020
In a move that supporters said would help working families, the Democratic-controlled House has approved a bill that would make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain for...
February 7, 2020
The New York Knicks plan to hire agent Leon Rose to take over their basketball operations, a person with knowledge of the details said. Rose will replace Steve Mills, who...
February 7, 2020
Former Astros manager AJ Hinch isn't dismissing the idea that Houston's 2017 World Series championship has been tainted by the sign-stealing scandal that cost him his job. “It's a fair...
February 7, 2020
Much of the new Senate report about ‘Russian meddling' in the 2016 election consists of Obama administration officials covering their posteriors – but is also unwittingly revealing about its (false)...
February 7, 2020
The Nicaraguan government turned over a stock of supplies to independent newspaper La Prensa on Thursday after they were delayed in customs for 18 months, and authorities promised to deliver...
February 7, 2020
A venerable restaurant in Seattle's Pike Place Market has agreed to pay $483,000 to settle wage theft allegations. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards announced the settlement with Lowell's Restaurant...
February 7, 2020
A Los Angeles amateur basketball league's founder told jurors Thursday that Michael Avenatti betrayed him when the lawyer threatened to make his complaints against Nike public. Avenatti is standing trial...
February 7, 2020
Wyoming's Democratic Party has confidence in the process that will be used to tally votes in the state's upcoming presidential caucus, an official said. The state's Democratic Party will test...
February 7, 2020
The author of a sweeping new California labor law said Thursday that she intends to ease its restrictions on freelance journalists and others after months of protests that it is...
February 7, 2020
The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the chemical this year. Corteva Inc. said Thursday that it will...
February 7, 2020
President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to reverse his position on a proposal to create a national nuclear waste dump at Nevada's Yucca Mountain after his administration has tried for...
February 7, 2020
The Iowa caucuses weren't just a colossal political mess. They were a massive money drain for Democratic presidential contenders who poured millions of dollars into a contest so marred by...
February 6, 2020
A powerful winter storm raked the Southeast on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed two people and injured several more across a dozen states. Rescue crews repeatedly...
February 6, 2020
Some were aspiring actresses. One was a star on the rise. Another was looking to get more involved in behind-the-scenes aspects of the film and TV business. Six women out...
February 6, 2020
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said roster decisions are a club right and applauded arbitrator Mark Irvings' ruling against Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant. Bryant made his major league debut...
February 6, 2020
A former FedEx manager in Delaware is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing and reselling merchandise being shipped by the company. Joseph Kukta, 43,...
February 6, 2020
The CEO and founder of an organic fertilizer company says he was fired after he was caught on camera using a racial slur against an African-American driver of a ride-hailing...
February 6, 2020
The director of the Idaho National Laboratory said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Energy and Idaho will have to reach another supplemental agreement so the nuclear research lab can...
February 6, 2020
—- Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and...
February 6, 2020
Major League Baseball will have a new disciplinarian. Hall of Famer Joe Torre, who has headed baseball operations at the commissioner's office since 2011, is shifting to a role as...
February 6, 2020
A newly formed political committee with Republican connections has started running television ads that praise a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, causing some to suggest the ads represent GOP interference in...
February 6, 2020
Mississippi's state auditor said Thursday that investigators believe at least $4 million in federal welfare money was stolen by the former head of the state welfare agency and others in...
February 6, 2020
The newspaper industry was on the defensive Thursday as a House committee approved a bill that could strip legacy newspapers of an important revenue source by no longer requiring local...
February 6, 2020
City officials in Nevada rejected a special use permit for a marijuana dispensary that was previously approved by the Las Vegas Planning Commission. The Las Vegas City Council unanimously voted...
February 6, 2020
Civil liberties advocates are taking Montana officials to court to force the public release of documents detailing the government's planned response to anticipated protests against the Keystone XL oil pipeline....
February 6, 2020
A judge in Brazil's capital on Thursday dismissed accusations that journalist Glenn Greenwald was involved in hacking phones of officials, following weeks of criticism that his prosecution would infringe on...
February 6, 2020
Taxpayers in an Alabama county may be asked to approve a property tax increase to benefit schools. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Montgomery County Board of Education voted Thursday...
February 6, 2020
The dual roles of former Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and ex-Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza as team employees and broadcasters have drawn the concern of baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Martinez...
February 6, 2020
A bankruptcy filing by a leading hemp processor was a “gut punch" to the fledgling industry as it tries to get a foothold in Kentucky, the state's agriculture commissioner said...
