Members of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the state's attorney general expressed support Thursday for a measure to ban flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes. Darryl Barnes, who chairs...
February 6, 2020
Tennessee's new school voucher program is unconstitutional and must be blocked before going into effect later this year, officials in the state's largest communities argue in a lawsuit. Nashville Mayor...
February 6, 2020
Wyoming lawmakers propose to expand the role of a commission that oversees horse racing to include regulating all for-profit gambling. The new gambling commission, currently called the Pari-Mutuel Commission, would...
February 6, 2020
A man on trial in Rhode Island has admitted to his role in a scheme that involved stealing the identities of people and using the information to apply for ATM...
February 6, 2020
Now that they've already taken over our lives, big tech companies are taking over the stock market. The five biggest U.S. stocks — Apple, Microsoft, Google's parent company, Amazon and...
February 6, 2020
The Minnesota Twins beat pitcher José Berríos in salary arbitration giving teams a 2-0 record in hearings this year. Berríos will be paid $4,025,000 rather than his request for $4.4...
February 6, 2020
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February 6, 2020
People will be able to ride public transportation for free for a limited time in St. George, a Utah mayor said. Fees will be waived for SunTran buses from March...
February 6, 2020
Volkswagen is recalling nearly 107,000 older vehicles sold by its Audi luxury brand because Takata driver's air bag inflators may not function properly or they could hurl shrapnel in a...
February 6, 2020
Is it bad enough to call it a feud? Maybe not yet, but tension between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and House Speaker David Ralston is becoming one of the defining...
February 6, 2020
A workplace conduct investigation into former Democratic Rep. Jeff Morris found that he likely violated the Washington House's policy against harassment and intimidation and “unreasonably interfered with individuals' work performance.”...
February 6, 2020
The publisher of The New York Times posted a 20% gain in fourth-quarter profits as the paper continued to add digital subscribers, although ad revenue declined both online and in...
February 6, 2020
A proposal that could allow casinos near central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks won approval Thursday from a House committee as a first step toward placing the measure on the...
February 6, 2020
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says talks have ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the New York Mets from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz...
February 6, 2020
Tennessee's push to establish Medicaid work requirements remains hung up amid questions from the federal government about using welfare money to fund the program, according to emails obtained by The...
February 6, 2020
The Japanese government will not allow a cruise ship operated by Miami-based Carnival Corporation to visit the country as scheduled for fear of coronavirus contamination. The Holland America Line Westerdam...
February 6, 2020
Well, that escalated quickly. In the 15 months since winning the World Series, the Boston Red Sox have traded away MVP winner Mookie Betts and onetime ace David Price, lost...
February 6, 2020
A person familiar with the negotiations says center Dewayne Dedmon is returning to the Atlanta Hawks in a trade that sends center Alex Len and forward Jabari Parker to the...
February 6, 2020
In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are ubiquitous in the Midwestern countryside. The Iowa farmer didn't...
February 6, 2020
The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health threat, with no guarantee one will arrive in time....
February 6, 2020
The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules. Parents, researchers...
February 6, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Thursday that while the virus outbreak in China posed no immediate business risk, production at one European plant could be affected if supply chains remain blocked....
February 6, 2020
Hundreds of union members who work for HealthPartners in the Twin Cities are voting on whether to stage a week-long strike. Service Employees International Union represents 1,800 members at HealthPartners...
February 6, 2020
Energy-rich Gulf Arab states could burn through all their savings in the next 15 years as worries about climate change and supply from new competitors dampen oil prices, the International...
February 6, 2020
In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are ubiquitous in the Midwestern countryside. The Iowa farmer didn't...
February 6, 2020
In a story Wednesday about Spire Inc.'s results — generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research — The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company posted a...
February 6, 2020
A task force of investigators is working with the U.S. Postal Service to apprehend whoever has been stealing mail from collection boxes in the Boston area, authorities said. Wellesley Detective...
February 6, 2020
Benton County has been cited for five safety violations and fined more than $30,000 by the state of Oregon after a 2019 accident that killed a county road maintenance worker....
February 6, 2020
Infielder Max Muncy and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Thursday and avoided salary arbitration. Muncy gets a $4.5 million signing bonus and salaries of...
February 6, 2020
The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday questioned the adequacy of the protections against workplace harassment and misconduct in the judicial branch after a federal judge in Kansas was publicly reprimanded...
February 6, 2020
A House committee on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to allow industrial hemp in South Dakota. The proposal would legalize and regulate the growth, processing and transportation of hemp in...
February 6, 2020
The Maine Senate voted 20-10 Thursday to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of a bill to allow sports betting in the state. The House will now take up the proposal....
February 6, 2020
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday called for the Republican-controlled Legislature to spend $250 million of a state budget surplus on public schools, roughly half of which would be targeted...
February 6, 2020
The Nebraska Capitol's public wireless internet has been turned off temporarily after a “critical security breach," a key state lawmaker said Thursday. Sen. Mike Hilgers, chairman of the Legislature's Executive...
February 6, 2020
How much is a name worth? In the case of FIU and FNU, the answer is more than a million. That's how much Florida International University had to pay in...
February 6, 2020
Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say the disgraced movie...
February 6, 2020
Shares of online mattress pioneer Casper popped in their debut trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. In late morning trading the shares were changing hands at $15.52, nearly...
February 6, 2020
A former employee of the California Senate will receive $310,000 in a settlement of a lawsuit that claimed the legislative body and former state Sen. Tony Mendoza retaliated against her...
February 6, 2020
A gas leak killed seven people, including three children, at a carpet-weaving factory in northern India on Thursday, a government official said. Magistrate Suresh Kumar said the gas apparently leaked...
February 6, 2020
The pro-EU mob and its MSM shills continue to live in denial and insist on bad-mouthing Brexit supporters through snide attacks on loopy inventor Peter Dawe, his apocalypse farm, and...
