Residents displaced when flames tore through a 1960s-era Los Angeles apartment tower and injured 13 people this week are wondering why the management company didn't install sprinklers after another destructive...
January 31, 2020
Legislators advanced a proposal to reform New Mexico's public pension plan for state and local government workers with some dissent among Democrats in the legislative majority. Public workers and retirees...
January 31, 2020
Dusty Baker will get time in the spotlight back at Dodger Stadium next summer. The new Houston Astros manager will be invited to lead the American League in the All-Star...
January 31, 2020
—- Commerce secretary: China virus could bring jobs back to US WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross suggested that the viral outbreak in China might offer an unexpected benefit...
January 30, 2020
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo faces near certain bankruptcy after posting a $5 million loss in 2019, and with a barrage of lawsuits from the clergy misconduct scandal still...
January 30, 2020
Before he begins his “last hurrah," Dusty Baker intends to talk to his new team. He hasn't decided exactly what he'll say to the scandal-riddled Houston Astros when spring training...
January 30, 2020
New Jersey Transit is in danger of missing a crucial deadline for completing a federally required emergency braking system on its trains, a state auditor concluded in a report published...
January 30, 2020
The sheer attention Carli Lloyd got for her field goals while dropping by an NFL training camp shows how far women's soccer has come. Lloyd see it as something bigger....
January 30, 2020
Major League Baseball's involvement in the sale of tickets for Roger Waters' North American tour has been criticized by the leadership of the Jewish advocacy organization B'nai B'rith International. Tickets...
January 30, 2020
The Oregon Legislature may convene its 2020 session without Senate President Peter Courtney, who has been in a Portland hospital for nearly a month receiving treatment for a staph infection...
January 30, 2020
Major League Soccer and its new Nashville team say Mayor John Cooper refused Thursday to commit to moving ahead with a stadium plan approved under the previous mayor. MLS Commissioner...
January 30, 2020
Kohler Co. has agreed to pay a $20 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that emissions from its small spark-ignition engines violated the Clean Air Act and California law. The...
January 30, 2020
A telescope in Hawaii has produced its first images of the sun, revealing its turbulent gas surface in what scientists called unprecedented detail. They show the surface covered with bright...
January 30, 2020
Twitter and Pinterest are taking new steps to root out voting misinformation designed to suppress participation in the November elections. Twitter unveiled a new tool Wednesday that will make it...
January 30, 2020
IBM has had just one female CEO in its century-long history. Ginni Rometty took over the helm in January 2012. IBM announced Thursday that she's stepping down in April. Here's...
January 30, 2020
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is stepping down after nearly 40 years with the computing giant and eight years at its helm. The company said Thursday that Arvind Krishna will take...
January 30, 2020
The pilots' union at American Airlines sued on Thursday to stop the carrier from flying to China and told members not to operate flight s there because of the spreading...
January 30, 2020
While union leaders acknowledged they are in talks with the league about a new labor agreement, they weren't interested in providing much more information about those negotiations. Instead, NFL Players...
January 30, 2020
A former Aurora, Missouri, business owner pleaded guilty Thursday to committing fraud schemes involving millions of dollars. Russell Grundy, 50, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to making...
January 30, 2020
Ara Zobayan's passion for helicopters began as a passenger, a tourist floating over the vast Grand Canyon. The freedom the man who would become Kobe Bryant's pilot felt was transformational,...
January 30, 2020
Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the...
January 30, 2020
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is converting its circulation to digital only, except for Sundays, following the success of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Walter Hussman Jr., chairman of WEHCO Media and publisher...
January 30, 2020
A nuclear waste plant in New Mexico has announced plans to temporarily stop its waste acceptance and other operations to complete multiple maintenance projects at the facility, officials said. The...
January 30, 2020
American Airlines pilots sued the company in Dallas County, Texas, Thursday seeking a temporary restraining order to immediately halt U.S.-China flights after the company said it will continue flying to...
January 30, 2020
USA Gymnastics has filed a bankruptcy plan that includes an offer of $215 million for sexual abuse survivors to settle their claims against the embattled organization. The $215 million total...
January 30, 2020
A late wave of buying left major U.S. stock indexes with modest gains on Wall Street Thursday after spending most of the day in the red. Technology companies and banks...
January 30, 2020
The Massachusetts Senate is debating a series of bills supporters say will help dramatically reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades. The package of bills envisions...
January 30, 2020
A San Diego judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $344 million in penalties for deceptively marketing pelvic mesh devices for women, according to a copy of the ruling....
January 30, 2020
The pilots' union at American Airlines sued to block the carrier from flying to China and told members not to operate flight there because of the spreading coronavirus outbreak. The...
January 30, 2020
Utah's governor gave his 11th and final State of the State address in which he celebrated the state economy. Gov. Gary Herbert also used the speech Wednesday to thank residents...
January 30, 2020
President Donald Trump is serving up counterprogramming to his impeachment trial on Thursday by promoting his new trade deal and rallying supporters in two Midwestern states that he views as...
January 30, 2020
Nebraska's largest business advocacy group promised Thursday to oppose workplace discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity as part of a broader campaign to attract and retain...
January 30, 2020
A union representing hotel, airport and food-service workers said Thursday it will make a major push for Democrats in Arizona ahead of the November election. Leaders of Los Angeles-based Unite...
January 30, 2020
After a 15-hour work day, Lenka Mendoza is tired but she prepares to do it all over again the next day. Mendoza spoke Tuesday at a Care in Action press...
January 30, 2020
The Florida Senate released a $92.8 billion state budget proposal Thursday that includes raises for state workers and teachers. The proposed spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July...
January 30, 2020
Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Thursday: Microsoft Corp., up $4.74 to $172.78 The software company handily beat Wall Street's profit forecasts on sharp gains from its cloud...
January 30, 2020
Third-party sellers using online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Airbnb will have to pay sales taxes to the state of Georgia under a bill the governor signed into law...
January 30, 2020
A Harvard University professor charged with lying about his role in a Chinese talent recruitment program must post a $1 million cash bond, a judge ruled Thursday. Charles Lieber appeared...
January 30, 2020
It was another prime Christmas for Amazon. The online retailer said Thursday it now has more than 150 million Prime members, who pay $119 a year for faster shipping and...
January 30, 2020
Missouri senators passed legislation Thursday limiting tax breaks for future developments in flood plains and giving school districts new powers to prevent their tax revenues from being diverted to developers....
