Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear presents his budget plan to state lawmakers in a highly anticipated speech Tuesday night, culminating weeks of work since his election. The Democratic governor has said...
January 28, 2020
Airbus says it has reached potential settlement agreements with financial investigators in the U.S., Britain and France. British and French authorities are investigating alleged fraud and bribery related to Airbus'...
January 28, 2020
Under the neon Domino Sugars sign in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, a century-old refinery steadily produces the crucial ingredient in American candy, soda and other foods. The already busy plant soon...
January 28, 2020
If you want – or have – a technology-related job, you'll probably be happy to read his article. According to Glassdoor, six of the 10 best jobs for 2020 are...
January 28, 2020
Education is supposed to be the Great Leveler. What if that isn't enough? More classes, degrees and certificates lead to better jobs and higher pay, but one problem endures: Gains...
January 28, 2020
Asian shares skidded again Tuesday on deepening worries over the expanding outbreak of a new virus in China. Markets in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China were closed Tuesday for...
January 28, 2020
British schools have been urged to provide free period products to transgender boys. But is the move motivated by pupils' sanitary needs or the government's commitment to institutionalize trans ideology...
January 28, 2020
A development firm operating in Maine wants to start an underground metallic mineral mine in the northern part of the state. The Land Use Planning Commission said Monday it has...
January 28, 2020
A local hemp grower is suing Carson City for trying to block a cannabis farm on about 100 acres (40 hectares) of rural property owned by the city. The Reno...
January 28, 2020
A Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational marijuana businesses in all towns and counties across New Mexico is getting its first public vetting by lawmakers. A legislative committee will convene Tuesday...
January 28, 2020
Iranian officials and satellite images suggest the Islamic Republic is preparing to a launch a satellite into space after three major failures last year, the latest for a program which...
January 28, 2020
Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, facing a recall threat fueled during his stormy first year in office, said the state is running out of time to fix its long-running budget...
January 28, 2020
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found that a Tucson restaurant owes its workers more than $100,000 in back wages. The federal agency said in a news release Monday...
January 28, 2020
It's that time again. The IRS began accepting and processing tax returns for individuals on Monday. Last year's filing season was an adjustment for taxpayers and industry professionals alike as...
January 28, 2020
Chipotle was hit with a $1.3 million fine over more than 13,000 child labor violations at its Massachusetts restaurants, the state's attorney general announced Monday. Attorney General Maura Healey ordered...
January 28, 2020
Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere near the Capitol. Bolton's claims in a forthcoming book —...
January 28, 2020
Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that's the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to...
January 28, 2020
Despite Western claims that the freezing of military contacts with NATO would lead to international isolation, Russia signed deals on military cooperation with 39 countries in five years – and...
January 28, 2020
Airbnb is giving a few people a chance to spend a two-month sabbatical in the Bahamas in an attempt to boost the Caribbean island damaged last year by Hurricane Dorian....
January 28, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Sen. Portman must vote for more impeachment witnesses Akron Beacon Journal Jan. 27 This is a big week for Rob...
January 28, 2020
The chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court said more needs to be done to make state legal services affordable and accessible. Chief Justice Matthew Durrant told state legislators during...
January 28, 2020
Former national security adviser John Bolton took center stage at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial even though he was nowhere near the Capitol. Bolton's claims in a forthcoming book —...
January 28, 2020
A bill that would require doctors and other health workers to provide life-sustaining care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion attempt was approved by the Kentucky Senate...
January 28, 2020
After a decade of fighting for stronger food labeling standards in one of the most obese countries in the world, Mexican activists celebrated Monday over a new rule that will...
January 27, 2020
Tennessee's top education officials conceded Monday that a small number of parents who participate in the state's latest school voucher initiative might be taxed for participating in the program. The...
January 27, 2020
California officials announced Monday that marijuana vape cartridges seized in illegal shops in Los Angeles contained potentially dangerous additives, including a thickening agent blamed for a national outbreak of deadly...
January 27, 2020
Lawmakers in Missouri's Republican-led state House on Monday voted to ban the use of eminent domain for a large wind-energy power line, a move that could present a major setback...
January 27, 2020
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has long talked about the importance of water to the arid state, even campaigning on the idea of creating a 50-year plan to guide...
January 27, 2020
An updated assessment released Monday of the impact of a massive explosion at a warehouse in Houston that killed two workers and injured 20 others shows that 450 structures, mostly...
January 27, 2020
In a follow-up to last year's school safety law, the Kentucky Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Monday to require that police officers be armed when assigned to schools. The measure stems...
January 27, 2020
Lawmakers who oversee appropriations for the U.S. Forest Service on Monday sent a letter requesting the agency revoke its decision allowing a Canadian company to write a key environmental report...
January 27, 2020
State and federal authorities sued imprisoned drug entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over business tactics that helped make him the bad-boy face of profiteering in the pharmaceuticals industry, seeking to...
January 27, 2020
Alabama lawmakers could once again debate the idea of starting a state lottery. Republican. Rep. Steve Clouse of Ozark says he will introduce a lottery bill in the legislative session...
January 27, 2020
A cryptocurrency mine in Butte is back in operation after being shut down following the arrest of its majority owner on charges of a $722 million cryptocurrency investment Ponzi scheme....
January 27, 2020
Iowa would join numerous other states in prohibiting drivers from using hand-held cell phones or other electronic devices under a bill that advanced Monday to a full Senate committee. Republican...
January 27, 2020
A man who prosecutors say was high on drugs when his pickup truck fatally struck three utility workers in the Florida Panhandle as they were repairing power lines after Hurricane...
January 27, 2020
A “terrible mistake” in cropping an African climate activist out of a photo sent to customers of The Associated Press prompted soul-searching and some tense staff conversations over issues of...
January 27, 2020
Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox News anchor whose sexual harassment lawsuit led to the downfall of Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, joined state lawmakers in Massachusetts on Monday to push...
January 27, 2020
___ Stocks tumble as virus fears spark sell-off; Dow falls 453 NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down by more than...
January 27, 2020
Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street Monday as the potential economic impact of the outbreak of a new virus from China continued to weigh on global markets. The market's...
