More New Mexico residents would have access to civil legal services under proposals approved by the state Supreme Court. Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura said Friday the court recognizes the...
January 24, 2020
The chairman and vice chairman of the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System have been stripped of their leadership positions following a report they were paid to represent a pension...
January 24, 2020
Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in December, the Department of Labor said Friday. Total employment — which includes agricultural, payroll and self-employed workers — grew by...
January 24, 2020
A man charged with murder is once again asking Georgia's highest court to hear an appeal before he stands trial in the slaying of a high school teacher whose 2005...
January 24, 2020
“Do The Right Thing” actress Rosie Perez is set to testify at Harvey Weinstein's trial to back up fellow screen star Annabella Sciorra's allegation that he raped her in the...
January 24, 2020
An animal welfare group gained access to an Iowa state lawmaker's hog farm and has posted a video on the internet that shows pigs suffering and even dying in what...
January 24, 2020
Oklahoma's unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.4% and the state's economic slowdown is projected to continue in 2020, state officials reported Friday. Oklahoma's 3.4% seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...
January 24, 2020
The owner of an island home off South Carolina's coast is suing Airbnb, claiming it only reimbursed him for a “fraction” of the damages that a guest who threw a...
January 24, 2020
EquipmentShare, a high-tech rental company based in Columbia, plans to hire hundreds of employees across the state, the company co-founder said. The company has around 1,300 employees nationwide but co-founder...
January 24, 2020
The Colorado Springs Airport and U.S. Forest Service announced plans to spend $17 million to build a regional firefighting base at the airport. The base will allow air tankers to...
January 24, 2020
The Trump administration pledged Friday to step up efforts against the vast amounts of counterfeit clothing, medicine and other goods that have flooded into the U.S. in increasing waves with...
January 24, 2020
Two of the lawyers on President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team have shared another client: Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr both helped the late hedge fund manager and sex offender...
January 24, 2020
Kentucky officials are concerned that two bankrupt coal companies could abandon their environmental obligations. At a hearing this week in West Virginia, officials said Blackjewel LLC and Revelation Energy might...
January 24, 2020
The Vermont Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would guarantee workers as many as 12 weeks of paid family leave, but its future is uncertain. The Vermont...
January 24, 2020
The Utah unemployment rate is now the lowest ever recorded at 2.3%, which also ties for lowest among U.S. states, state officials said Friday. The milestone comes in December data...
January 24, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law Friday capping monthly insulin costs at $100 for people covered by state-regulated commercial health insurance plans. The Democrat OK'd the legislation which the General...
January 24, 2020
When Nazih Khalaf heard that protests were taking place Oct. 17 in Lebanon's capital over government plans to impose new taxes, he was just returning from south of Beirut where...
January 24, 2020
Saying that California is violating a federal law, the Trump administration on Friday threatened the state with a potential loss of federal health care funds over its requirement that insurance...
January 24, 2020
Walmart says it's testing higher wages for new hourly positions at 500 of its U .S. stores as part of an overall strategy to better empower its staff. The nation's...
January 24, 2020
U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte is playing up his close ties to President Donald Trump as he tries to squash questions raised by his Republican primary opponents about his ability to...
January 24, 2020
The clay-court Rio Open tournament in February will have the first trial of electronic technology for the surface. The Challenger Tour has trialed the technology before on clay but it...
January 24, 2020
An Amtrak train collided with a maintenance truck working on the tracks in Connecticut on Friday. Two workers were inside the truck when they saw the train approaching as they...
January 24, 2020
The man suspected of fatally stabbing another passenger on a light rail train in a Minneapolis suburb has past convictions for assault and disorderly conduct, court records show. The Hennepin...
January 24, 2020
Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit producers of meat alternatives from using certain meat-related terms, such as jerky or burger, in their marketing. The bill contains 22...
January 24, 2020
A Rhode Island casino company said Friday it has completed the purchase of three casinos in Colorado. Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. said it closed on the Golden Gates, Golden...
January 24, 2020
Holocaust memorial group Yad Vashem is angry after the Ukrainian delegation unexpectedly withdrew from a commemoration in Jerusalem, on Thursday. As world leaders gathered in the Israeli city for the...
January 24, 2020
The last time Goldman Sachs tried its hand at regulation it led to the 2008 financial crash which caused economic catastrophe across the world, the results of which are still...
January 24, 2020
Moms are coming to the aid of a mother who says she was asked to cover up while breastfeeding inside a Chick-fil-A in Georgia. Mothers held a “nurse-in” this week...
January 24, 2020
Police in Cheyenne don't have the authority to enforce the new federal law that increased the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, the agency said. Officers...
January 24, 2020
Officials say more than 14 million people visited South Dakota last year, marking the tenth consecutive year of growth for the state tourism industry. The Department of Tourism said 2019...
January 24, 2020
Maine's unemployment rate rose slightly in December, but continued a long stretch at very low levels. The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 2.9%, up from 2.8% in...
January 24, 2020
California's unemployment rate held steady at the record low 3.9% in December, the state said Friday. California added 12,600 nonfarm payroll jobs during the month, the Employment Development Department said....
January 24, 2020
A man drove onto a naval station north of Chicago without showing credentials early Friday, leading to the base being locked down and a warning to personnel to “RUN, HIDE,...
January 24, 2020
A central Iowa plant that produces bodies for electric buses is closing, officials said, affecting nearly 150 employees. TPI Composites announced Thursday that production at the Newton plant will be...
January 24, 2020
The amount of money in Idaho's rainy-day fund that serves as a cushion against a potential economic downturn would increase under proposed legislation put forward Friday. The Legislature's powerful budget-setting...
January 24, 2020
A Maine company that severed an underground propane line that caused a deadly propane explosion was cited for violating the state's Dig Safe law, but no criminal charges are warranted,...
January 24, 2020
Police in a Connecticut town are seeking three suspects who they say stole thousands of dollars of merchandise from a cell phone store. Naugatuck police say the three young men...
January 24, 2020
The University of Louisville plans to hire almost 400 nurses and doctors to increase access to local health care in its expanded system, an official said. UofL Health Chief Executive...
January 24, 2020
The Indiana Gaming Commission has called off a meeting during which it was expected to grant the license for a new Terre Haute casino after a political consultant pleaded guilty...
January 24, 2020
Georgia ended 2019 with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Friday, marking the state's lowest unemployment rate on record. That's down from 3.7% a year...
