Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Jan. 27 The Crossville-Chronicle on long wait times at the DMV: We can all empathize with the frustration state Sen. Paul Bailey felt last...
January 29, 2020
A maritime border agreement between Turkey and Libya's U.N.-backed government is “unacceptable," violates international law and flouts the sovereign rights of other countries, the foreign ministers of Italy and Cyprus...
January 29, 2020
The latest issue of the Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine has been recalled from newsstands due to a court ruling regarding privacy concerns, the magazine said Wednesday. According to a...
January 29, 2020
The top tourism boss for Reno-Tahoe is being investigated for unspecified allegations of misconduct. An attorney for the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority confirmed Tuesday that President and CEO Phil...
January 29, 2020
The Latest on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's news conference. (all times EST.) 1:10 p.m. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pushed back on the assumption that the NFL would be more dangerous...
January 29, 2020
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Jan. 27 The Ashland Daily Independent on the passing of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant: Kobe Bryant's death has evoked a universal reaction. He was...
January 29, 2020
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 26 The Charlotte Observer/The News & Observer of Raleigh on the possibility of a teachers strike: Members of the Charlotte Observer and...
January 29, 2020
A Philadelphia City Council member and his wife were indicted on fraud charges in what officials are calling a “widespread corruption conspiracy," federal authorities said Wednesday. Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and...
January 29, 2020
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Jan. 27 The Parkersburg News & Sentinel on state employment figures: Gov. Jim Justice is justified in bragging about our state's economy. “This...
January 29, 2020
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Jan. 28 The Florence TimesDaily on a possible increase in state mental health care funding: Alabamians in need of mental health care are still...
January 29, 2020
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Jan. 27 The Brunswick News on the passing of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant: Death is not a fun subject to talk about. It is...
January 29, 2020
A New Jersey man who sent thousands of fraudulent billing invoices to hospitals, clinics and doctor's offices throughout the country has pleaded guilty to mail fraud. Robert S. Armstrong, 49,...
January 29, 2020
A bank says it will stop donating millions of dollars to Florida's private school voucher program after reports that some schools in the program discriminate against LGBTQ students. In a...
January 29, 2020
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday began discussing a bill to restructure the country's external public debt which officials say is unpayable amid a deep recession and has reawakened old...
January 29, 2020
A national casino operator is betting the popular but controversial website Barstool Sports can be the face of its sports betting efforts. Penn National Gaming said Wednesday it has acquired...
January 29, 2020
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said he doesn't think a disagreement with legislative auditors over the way the state determines eligibility for Medicaid coverage will end up impacting the state's bond...
January 29, 2020
Louisiana's second medical marijuana grower, a contractor chosen by Southern University, hasn't started selling therapeutic cannabis yet, but the company is offering an over-the-counter CBD product at the state's marijuana...
January 29, 2020
Firefighters are responding to a blaze in a 25-story Los Angeles residential building. Authorities say there are reports that an unspecified number of persons jumped. Firefighters swarmed the building on...
January 29, 2020
As entertainment companies roll out new streaming services, they're stocking them with the goodies from their own content archives, hoping that the loss of income today will mean more money...
January 29, 2020
Openings arguments are set Wednesday in Utah for a California businessman who prosecutors accuse of being a key figure in a $511 million tax credit scheme carried out by two...
January 29, 2020
During self-congratulatory remarks about his “deal of the century” to solve the Israel-Palestine conflict, Donald Trump threw in another boast; he claimed US forces defeated “100 percent” of the Islamic...
January 29, 2020
Brett Veach stands to the side of the Super Bowl's annual media night melee with a couple of close friends, while the vast majority of people on the stadium floor...
January 29, 2020
Climate activist Greta Thunberg said Wednesday she has applied to trademark her name and that of the international school strike movement she inspired, a move meant to protect the movement...
January 29, 2020
Sunday, Feb. 2 On this date in 1871, the name of the military post originally established as Camp Ord, and later called Camp Magellan, was changed to Camp Apache. On...
January 29, 2020
A vessel in the Persian Gulf caught fire Wednesday night, prompting a warning from British naval officials to “exercise extreme caution.” The United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations said the fire...
January 29, 2020
Maine ranks last in New England in access to high-speed internet, but a new push from state and federal leaders seeks to change that. A proposal before the Maine Legislature...
January 29, 2020
A man has died after falling into a grain bin at a farm in Stearns County, according to sheriff's officials. Dispatchers received a call Tuesday morning about a missing man...
January 29, 2020
The Archdiocese of Chicago and a nonprofit will together invest more than $90 million over 10 years in 30 Catholic schools in lower-income neighborhoods on the city's South and West...
January 29, 2020
NASA is pulling the plug on one of its great observatories -- the Spitzer Space Telescope -- after 16 years of scanning the universe with infrared eyes. The end comes...
January 29, 2020
General Electric Co. (GE) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $728 million, which was down from the $761 million the company reported during the same period a year earlier....
January 29, 2020
A pair of civil engineers took their relationship to new heights atop a New Hampshire bridge. Dan Del Tufo arranged to have the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth lifted to its...
January 29, 2020
An Oklahoma jury has found a Houston-based company 10% responsible for a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed five men. The Pittsburg County jury on Monday ordered National Oilwell...
January 29, 2020
McDonald's wrapped up a tumultuous year on a high note after the company's CEO was ousted in November. The burger giant said Wednesday it surpassed $100 billion in annual sales...
January 29, 2020
City leaders in Fargo are considering a change to an ordinance that restricts selling firearms and ammunition from home. City Commissioner Tony Gehring says the state has no restrictions on...
January 29, 2020
A Massachusetts youth hockey coach accused of sexually assaulting one of his players was released on bail. Allen Pereira, 59, of Woburn, was arraigned Tuesday on three felony counts of...
January 29, 2020
Package deliver company United Parcel Service has committed to spending $1.4 billion to expand its operations in Pennsylvania and hire more than 1,700 new, full-time employees, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration...
January 29, 2020
Republican state legislators have introduced a bill, which includes a pilot hatchery project in Bellingham, that they believe will help increase the salmon population and help the orca whales. The...
January 29, 2020
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has filed a resolution for the legislative session that starts next week asking voters to amend the state constitution to allow for real estate transfer taxes,...
January 29, 2020
The Miami-based attorneys for the parents of Chloe Wiegand say Royal Caribbean Cruises “demonstrably lied” in claiming Chloe's grandfather knew a ship window was open before the toddler fatally fell...
January 29, 2020
The European Union is working to repatriate about 600 citizens from 14 EU countries seeking to leave China because of a spreading new virus that has already killed more than...
