Politics

Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a...

In response to rising COVID-19 infection numbers, the Smithsonian Institution is indefinitely shutting down operations at all its facilities, effective Monday and affecting seven museums, plus the National Zoo. The...

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 4 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden is set to meet in Delaware with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck...

The long-awaited Brereton report has rocked Australia, alleging the murder of 39 innocent civilians by troops fighting in Afghanistan. While the whistleblower faces life in jail, there seems to be...

In what could be a temporary victory for California's legal cannabis industry, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to overturn a state rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 8 cents to $41.74 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude oil for January delivery fell 14 cents to $44.20 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

The U.S. government's road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of self-driving vehicles. Seeking public comment is an early step in drawing...

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 14,612 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 cases in the state and 168 new deaths. The new cases and deaths...

The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Matt Arnold to senior vice president and general manager. Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns announced the move Thursday and said it “formalizes how...

In a meeting with governors, Joe Biden expressed concern Thursday that President Donald Trump's unprecedented attempt to block the peaceful transition of power at the White House has hindered the...

The mayor of Idaho's largest city says local police will begin enforcing mask orders starting next week in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Boise Mayor Lauren...

Tire manufacturer Michelin North America is planning to invest up to $175 million in equipment at its facilities in two South Carolina counties over the next five to seven years....

The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more...

The annual debate about the festive hit's lyrics has surfaced once again, with Radio 1 proudly announcing it will only air the clean version, in yet another display of cheap,...

General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also...

A Palm Bay electrical contractor was found to have failed to pony up $19,642 in earned overtime pay after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the agency announced. Cornelius Electrical...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians says it will install fixed broadband internet service in two communities after winning federal licenses. The 11,000-member tribe announced that it won licenses to...

With each passing year, the American people are forced to grapple with increasingly extreme liberal innovations amid an oppressive social climate known as ‘cancel culture'. When will the experiment explode?...

Pennsylvania's state Legislature was set to begin voting Thursday on a nearly $10 billion no-new-taxes spending package to carry state government through the rest of the fiscal year and fill,...

People who believe in so-called conspiracy theories about Covid-19 are actually suffering from “neuropsychological impairments,” says a neurologist, in what sounds more than a little bit like Soviet-era weaponized psychiatry....

Pittsburgh and Jacksonville have played some real nail-biters. Ten of their past 12 meetings have been one-score games, including several decided on the final drive and a few on the...

Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring...

Even tech start-ups need brick-and-mortar offices. ‘Family on demand' startup Papa has signed a lease for the entire 11,420-square-foot The Brickell Building located at 66 SW Sixth St., south of...

A representative-elect seemingly encouraging the doxing of two people on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers, is only the latest of this sinister trend. If people don't start calling it...

A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Shanon Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750...

An affiliate of Boone Newspapers is buying two Louisiana newspapers, the American Press in Lake Charles and Southwest Daily News in Sulphur, from the Shearman family. The price and other...

Rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states are expected to see a not-as-jolly holiday retail season this year, according to a new monthly survey of bankers in the region....

A west-central Missouri sheriff's department that was criticized for not having body cameras after a deputy fatally shot a woman this summer is now equipped with the technology. Pettis County...

The U.N.'s climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world's top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions, along with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's pledge to take Washington back...

PITTSBURGH (9-0) at JACKSONVILLE (1-8) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS OPENING LINE – Steelers by 10 RECORD VS. SPREAD – Steelers 7-2; Jaguars 4-5 SERIES RECORD – Jaguars lead 14-12...

Belgium's leading soccer clubs say they have lost nearly half of their revenues since March in the coronavirus pandemic, about 275 million euros ($325 million). In a statement on Thursday,...

The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus, adding new uncertainty to the talks as a deadline...

Homeowners in Charleston may see property taxes go up as the city considers using sales tax money to make up an $18 million budget shortfall. The Post and Courier reports...

Of the miscreant trinity “Lie, Cheat, Steal,” the 11 attorneys on the most recent Florida Bar discipline report made heavy usage of Lie and Steal (or “Misappropriating Funds.”) The discipline...

The Brexit trade negotiations have been suspended at a crucial stage because an EU negotiator has tested positive for the coronavirus. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that together with...

Desperate for cash amid the coronavirus crisis, Serie A's 20 clubs voted unanimously Thursday to accept a 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) offer from a consortium of private equity funds...

As a mid-career professional with 15 years of teaching experience and an MBA, Luiz Bravim wishes he didn't have to work multiple jobs to keep up with the cost of...

Fuelled by a desire to please the US and get tough on China, plus make the UK more globally relevant, Boris Johnson has vastly increased defence spending. This is a...

New applications for unemployment aid in Florida hit a pandemic low for the second-straight week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. But the ongoing rate of new claims nationally...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the...