North Dakota could see a rise in workers' compensation claims if marijuana is legalized, the state's workplace safety agency told lawmakers Tuesday. Jodi Bjornson, a lawyer for North Dakota Workforce...
February 4, 2020
The government must release some documents that will shed light on two grand juries that sat in Boston nearly 50 years ago to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers,...
February 4, 2020
Every once in a while, a buyer or seller becomes totally dissatisfied with his or her real estate agent. In a single recent week, Alan May of Jameson Sotheby's International...
February 4, 2020
An African-American man fired from his TV talk show producer job at One America News Network was not harassed on the basis of racial prejudice, but was fired in part...
February 4, 2020
Pension funding will be a top priority as the Republican-led Kentucky House starts crafting its own two-year state budget plan, working off the proposal submitted by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear,...
February 4, 2020
“The sophomore guard, from Whitesboro, New York, number three, Luke Fresdell.” The voice resonated through Stannard Gym prior to a men's basketball game between NVU-Lyndon and Colby Sawyer on Dec....
February 4, 2020
Criminal groups that run gold mines in the south of Venezuela have mutilated miners accused of stealing, extorted business owners and forced young children to work without security equipment as...
February 4, 2020
Opponents of a law that eliminates philosophical and religious exemptions for state-mandated vaccines are casting an upcoming referendum as a battle of Big Pharma versus Mainers' independent spirit. Maine voters...
February 4, 2020
A judge has agreed to reduce the prison sentence for a former city of Atlanta contractor by a year after prosecutors said he “substantially assisted” them in a federal investigation...
February 4, 2020
A Providence man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $100,000 by depositing phony checks and then quickly withdrawing the funds before...
February 4, 2020
A mammoth house with 18 bedrooms, 25 bathrooms, a 20-car garage and at least two swimming pools could be yours, but it's going to set you back a little. Th...
February 4, 2020
Democratic congressional hopeful Kate Bolz officially entered the race Tuesday for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District. Bolz, a state senator from Lincoln, filed papers to seek the seat held by eight-term...
February 4, 2020
A long-closed road built through grizzly bear habitat in northern Idaho will reopen following national security concerns, federal agencies said. The U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Homeland...
February 4, 2020
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is doubling the already massive amount of money he will spend on advertising, an effort to lift his Democratic presidential bid and capitalize on the chaotic outcome...
February 4, 2020
Turkmenistan's president allocated $1.5 billion to build a new city as the government cuts social spending and the country's economy is weakened by low global energy prices. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov...
February 4, 2020
Allies of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have launched $750,000 in TV ads to support her plan to borrow $3.5 billion to roughly double construction spending on state-owned roads and bridges over...
February 4, 2020
Flagstaff officials say the city may have to pay Arizona more than $840,000 over the next two years to cover the cost of having a higher minimum wage than the...
February 4, 2020
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement that moves Pacific Gas & Electric closer to getting out of bankruptcy, signing off on a deal to refinance billions of dollars...
February 4, 2020
The (Munster) Times. January 30, 2020 Lawmakers must bridge gap for Griffith secession The entire state has a vested interest in Griffith's successful exit from the waste and corruption of...
February 4, 2020
A key accuser at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial returned Tuesday to the witness stand, a day after she became so upset while being questioned by the former movie mogul's lawyers...
February 4, 2020
A public meeting called to address racist social media posts by students at a suburban Detroit high school turned volatile when a white parent asked a Hispanic parent, “Why didn't...
February 4, 2020
An app supposedly meant to ensure quick reporting of the Iowa caucus results was developed by a firm deeply tied to the Democratic establishment and went kaputt at the crucial...
February 4, 2020
I owa Democrats' botched deployment of a mobile app to tabulate results from its caucuses kicked up uncertainty Tuesday over Nevada's plans to use similar technology at its caucuses in...
February 4, 2020
The New York Knicks fired President Steve Mills on Tuesday, shaking up the front office just two days before the NBA's trade deadline. General manager Scott Perry will take over...
February 4, 2020
Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday voted to make grants available for potential builders of an ultrafast Hyperloop test track in the state. House members in a voice vote gave initial approval...
February 4, 2020
Air China is seeking to reduce flights to the United States and offer unusual legs between U.S. cities because of a drop-off in travel and new restrictions on people entering...
February 4, 2020
A performing arts center at Michigan State University removed a gift shop display featuring dolls depicting prominent black figures that were hanging from a tree-like rack, said school officials, who...
February 4, 2020
Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cost-cutting...
February 4, 2020
The worldwide coronavirus outbreak is on its way to infecting its 20,000th patient, according to the World Health Organization. And as the epidemic continues to unfold, it has prompted many...
February 4, 2020
A criminal case against the chairman of a construction company over the firing of a small cannon that injured a referee is expected to be dismissed. Cianbro Corp. Chairman Peter...
February 4, 2020
Highlights of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's spending plan for the 2020-21 budget year that starts July 1: THE BIG PICTURE — Increases spending through the state's main bank account to...
February 4, 2020
Italian fashion officials on Tuesday forecast a nearly 2% drop in first-half revenues due to the virus emerging from China, which also is preventing three Chinese fashion houses from traveling...
February 4, 2020
After a 5-year-old girl fell into a restaurant grease pit and was rescued, West Virginia's Senate has passed legislation that would toughen fines for restaurants that have unsecured lids on...
February 4, 2020
Petroleum engineering students at the University of North Dakota will have additional opportunities for hands-on drilling practice with a new $40 million oil drilling simulator and lab. The full-scale rig...
February 4, 2020
College archives state that the secret Pythic Club (or P Club) dates back to 1845 and that membership is meant to be open to only students and undergraduates. Exposed online...
February 4, 2020
City officials in Las Cruces have voted to support a bill legalizing recreational marijuana throughout New Mexico. The Las Cruces City Council passed the resolution 6-1 on Monday, Las Cruces...
February 4, 2020
More potential buyers have surfaced for the properties formerly owned by the Hermitage Club in Vermont, according to bankruptcy court documents. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the former private...
February 4, 2020
The Jacksonville Jaguars will play consecutive home games in London next season, potentially strengthening the franchise's foothold in an overseas market the NFL is eager to expand. The Jaguars will...
February 4, 2020
An attempt to recover a rare car that thieves smuggled from Milwaukee to Europe more than a decade ago can continue, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. According to court...
February 4, 2020
Kentucky lawmakers are one step closer to requiring that all police officers carry weapons when assigned to schools. The mandate won approval from a House committee on Tuesday, putting it...
