Politics

Japan's top automaker Toyota raised its annual forecast Thursday after cost cuts and healthy sales quadrupled quarterly profits from the previous year. As with other businesses that have operations in...

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab made his first overseas trip since Brexit on Thursday to faraway Australia, where he reaffirmed Britain's desire for a free trade deal and gave assurances...

Arizona's top National Guard officer is now the senior leader of a national group representing National Guard officers. Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire was elevated to board chairman of the...

Scientists in the city at the center of China's virus outbreak have applied to patent a drug made by U.S. company Gilead Science Inc. to treat the disease, possibly fueling...

India's entry to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), spurred by Russia, could help expand South Asia-Eurasia trade, but there's a potential glitch. The US would need to allow a waiver...

People gathered in a southeastern Michigan town on Wednesday to promote unity and inclusion in the wake of a school meeting when a white parent asked a Hispanic parent why...

He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman's son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king. Douglas, the muscular, tempestuous actor with the dimpled chin, lived out an epic American story...

A person familiar with the negotiations says Andre Iguodala is headed to Miami after the Heat and Memphis Grizzlies agreed Wednesday night on his long-awaited trade. As part of the...

Even before Donald Trump was elected US president, Democrats began talking about impeachment. Now that it has failed, will they finally accept the result of the 2016 election? Don't get...

Longtime health care business executive Woody Myers on Wednesday became the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb as the only other expected candidate dropped out of the...

Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: APRIL 21, 2019 President Donald Trump speaks with then-President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy to congratulate him on his election victory. The...

At the height of a nearly $500 million biodiesel fraud scheme that U.S. prosecutors allege they carried out together over four years, a Utah polygamist and a California businessman posed...

An Arizona lawmaker arranged for the Pinal County sheriff to cancel a property seizure in exchange for a campaign contribution, according to one of two ethics complaints released on Wednesday....

Macy's closed its corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati as part of its plan to shutter about a fifth of its retail locations nationwide. The retail giant announced this week the...

The former director of Mississippi's welfare agency and four other people embezzled millions in federal money meant for the poor and instead channeled some of it to pay for a...

February 3, 2020 Chicago Tribune Gov. Pritzker should know: Ethics reform starts with a truly independent Map As corruption scandals worm through the establishment Democratic Party, Gov. J.B. Pritzker finds...

Global humanitarian aid group Mercy Corps on Wednesday issued the results of an outside investigation into its mishandling of sexual abuse claims that a daughter of one of its founders...

Kirk Douglas, the intense, muscular actor with the dimpled chin who starred in "Spartacus," "Lust for Life" and dozens of other films, helped fatally weaken the blacklist against suspected Communists...

The Senate's vote to acquit President Donald Trump not only ended the impeachment saga Wednesday, it shut off the source of hours of programming for television news networks. The vote,...

State officials have agreed to provide up to $3 million to a struggling small private college in Delaware's capital city, citing the economic impact its closure could have. The state...

The day after hundreds lobbied lawmakers on behalf of LGBTQ rights during Equality Virginia's Day of Action, two significant bills advanced in the General Assembly to further protections for the...

Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge Wednesday to grant him a “compassionate release” from his 150-year prison sentence, saying he has terminal kidney failure and less than...

United Airlines said Wednesday it is buying a flight academy to help produce a new supply of trained pilots, an unusual approach to deal with the wave of retirements now...

Books created by Kobe Bryant's content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend's death in a helicopter crash. A trio of the books created by Bryant's...

Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Wednesday for 19 Washington counties because of significant winter weather that is forecast to continue through this weekend. “These storms caused injuries, significant...

A power company is reconsidering its options after dropping plans to bury waste from its nuclear plants on the Canadian shore of Lake Huron, officials said Wednesday. Ontario Power Generation...

Participation in Ohio's voucher system that pays for eligible public school students to attend private schools would be based purely on family income in the future, not school performance, under...

A Colorado bill that would ban racial discrimination based on a person's hairstyle in the workplace, at school and elsewhere is on its way to the House floor. Colorado's Black...

Major Seattle-area companies say they are willing to be taxed to help address regional challenges, such as affordable housing and public safety. KUOW reports the companies -- including Amazon, Microsoft,...

Legislation to make it easier for Idaho residents in rural areas to get healthcare using email and other methods headed to the Senate on Wednesday. The House voted to approve...

About 350 Americans fleeing the virus zone in China were being screened Wednesday at two California military bases where they will be quarantined for 14 days. Two jets arrived before...

County officials in Arizona have rejected a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that would fund expenses related to border security. The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted...

The Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday it won't hear arguments in March about the legality of giving public tax dollars to private schools. The court said it will wait until...

A supplemental spending bill released by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy Wednesday centers largely on firefighting and Medicaid costs, with planned cuts to Medicaid not panning out. Supplemental budgets typically include...

Whistleblower lawsuits against Idaho would be limited to $370,000 in non-economic damages under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted to clear the way for...

Police shot and killed a man on Wednesday after he tried to attack officers with a knife in The Church of Latter-day Saints' missionary training center in Brazil, church and...

—- Disconnect? Stocks rising despite fears over the coronavirus NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science. Health experts are...

A man charged with fatally stabbing a young woman on a California subway platform was thrown out of court Wednesday after he argued with a prosecutor during opening arguments at...

A New Hampshire measure that would help communities cover costs associated with new drinking water standards got bipartisan support from lawmakers. A Senate committee voted Tuesday in favor of setting...

The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science. Health experts don't know how far the virus from China will spread and how bad the...