Major League Baseball may alter its regulations on team owners and casino gambling in a manner that could impact the Ilitch family. Marian Ilitch, the wife of late Detroit Tigers...
February 6, 2020
Key facets of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal for the 2020-21 fiscal year starting in October: K-12 EDUCATION — A $225 per-student increase for lower-funded districts and charter schools, to...
February 6, 2020
A Chicago Fire Department marshal was convicted on federal charges of depositing around $350,000 in less than $10,000 increments at different financial institutions to evade banking-reporting requirements, the U.S. attorney's...
February 6, 2020
Daily fantasy sports contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that the activity amounts to illegal...
February 6, 2020
New Hampshire voters rarely rubber-stamp the results of the Iowa caucuses. And they won't follow the lead of Iowa's chaotic caucuses when votes are counted and reported from the state's...
February 6, 2020
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, extending the market's gains to a fourth straight day. The major indexes each hit all-time highs, led by gains in technology and communication...
February 6, 2020
Conservative, mostly rural Oregonians demonstrated at the Oregon State Capitol on Thursday in an effort to get the Democratic-dominated Legislature to drop a bill aimed at reducing global warming through...
February 6, 2020
Guatemala's new president urged Mexico on Thursday to boost commercial ties between the neighboring nations, arguing that creating more work opportunities is crucial for reducing migration northward toward the United...
February 6, 2020
Major League Baseball intends to impose new limits on what live video is available to teams, and Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes to complete his investigation into alleged electronic sign stealing...
February 6, 2020
A Colorado county elevated its 911 dispatchers to first responders, granting them the same status as police, fire and emergency medical personnel, officials said. The 27 dispatchers in Arapahoe County...
February 6, 2020
The Denver Nuggets have picked up guard Jordan McRae in a trade with Washington, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. In exchange, the Nuggets...
February 6, 2020
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Twitter Inc., up $5.02 to $38.41 The messaging service reported surprisingly good growth for daily users and solid revenue in the...
February 6, 2020
A company filed for bankruptcy Thursday in the wake of a massive explosion at one of its warehouses in Houston that killed two workers, injured 20 more and damaged hundreds...
February 6, 2020
The Wisconsin resident who was the first confirmed case of a new virus originating in China is recovering at home and the risk to the general public remains low, state...
February 6, 2020
Employers in Philadelphia cannot ask job applicants for their salary history, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed a lower court's 2018...
February 6, 2020
Uber continued to lose money as it builds up its food delivery business and develops technology for driverless cars, but revenue for its rides business nearly tripled as the company...
February 6, 2020
Rhode Island residents will get power from a large solar project set to be built in Connecticut. The Office of Energy Resources announced Wednesday that all of the state's electric...
February 6, 2020
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear teamed up with a Republican lawmaker on Thursday in a push to build momentum to legalize sports betting in Kentucky. Beshear and GOP Rep. Adam Koenig...
February 6, 2020
A panel of Vermont citizens has voted to give conceptual approval to changes in its enabling legislation to transfer a portion of the costs of the panel to the owner...
February 6, 2020
A convicted felon has been charged with shooting a passenger on a subway train as it pulled into a station near the University of Illinois-Chicago this week. Chicago Police said...
February 6, 2020
A Rhode Island woman who cheated relatives, her closest friends and her husband's firefighting colleagues out of nearly $5 million to fund a lavish lifestyle should face the harshest sentence...
February 6, 2020
More than 10,000 workers in a North Carolina health care system are getting a boost in their minimum wage that would pay nearly double the state's minimum wage, officials announced...
February 6, 2020
The Massachusetts Senate unveiled a sweeping bill Thursday aimed at making good on the state's long-held pledge to provide mental health care on a par with care for physical ailments...
February 6, 2020
The Oklahoma House approved a bill on Thursday to suspend the medical license of doctors who perform abortions, setting up a likely court challenge if the measure is signed into...
February 6, 2020
The latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Democrat Andrew Yang is restructuring his presidential campaign by laying off dozens of staffers following a distant sixth-place...
February 6, 2020
The Boston Marathon is tweaking its start times to send the elite men off before the women for the race's 124th edition this year, a reversal that organizers hope will...
February 6, 2020
Wheat for Mar. fell 5.75 cents at 5.5625 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.7925 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .25 cent at $3.0475 a bushel;...
February 6, 2020
Wheat for Mar. fell 5.75 cents at 5.5625 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.7925 a bushel, Mar. oats was up .25 cent at $3.0475 a bushel;...
February 6, 2020
Some Mississippi politicians can — and do — legally take some of their campaign cash for personal use, a newspaper reported Thursday. The Clarion-Ledger reported that politicians can do whatever...
February 6, 2020
The Trump administration on Thursday implemented plans to downsize two national monuments Utah, ensuring the lands previously off-limits to energy development will be open to mining and drilling. The action...
February 6, 2020
The Arizona Legislature is looking to diminish the influence of experts on the boards that license and discipline engineers, certified public accountants, barbers and a variety of other professionals. Responding...
February 6, 2020
To pick the favorites in this year's Olympic marathon, just glance at the shoes of the runners on the starting line. Anyone wearing Nike's Vaporfly model may already have a...
February 6, 2020
The only known freshwater harbor seals in the U.S. should be listed as as threatened or endangered, an environmental group said Thursday in its second petition for the animals. The...
February 6, 2020
USA Curling has hired Jeff Plush to be its new CEO, going outside the sport to put the former commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League in charge of growing...
February 6, 2020
Virginia lawmakers passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation Thursday that advocates said makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people. The measures advanced on bipartisan...
February 6, 2020
Maine's Sunday River intends to replace and upgrade six ski lifts, build a mountain observation tower and a mountain roller coaster, and add housing as part of a 10-year plan,...
February 6, 2020
Minnesota House Democrats want to spend as much as $500 million of the state's projected $1.3 billion budget surplus on a one-time bump in spending on early childhood education and...
February 6, 2020
An interstate highway bridge in West Virginia was closed Thursday for emergency repairs, officials said. Eastbound traffic at the Interstate 64 bridge over the Kanawha River near Nitro was rerouted...
February 6, 2020
Boeing has found a new problem with changes it is making to software on the 737 Max, but the company says the issue will not further delay the grounded plane's...
February 6, 2020
Following California's lead, Colorado is considering a bill allowing college student athletes to profit from their names and images — while giving the NCAA or Congress time to issue guidance...
