An independent panel has approved raises for all 135 members of the Arkansas General Assembly and the state's seven constitutional officers for a total of more than $150,000 combined in...
January 23, 2020
A Lebanese lawmaker and former foreign minister who has been a frequent target of protesters in the economically troubled country saidThursday he understands his people want change, but he says...
January 23, 2020
The president of New York City's subways announced his resignation on Thursday, two years after being brought in to help turn around the beleagured system. No reason was given for...
January 23, 2020
The Trump administration is lifting protections for some of the nation's millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands, nearing completion on one of its most far-reaching environmental rollbacks. The...
January 23, 2020
A man's body was found in a pile of manure at a dairy farm in central California and authorities are investigating the discovery as a suspicious death, authorities said. A...
January 23, 2020
A propane explosion that killed a firefighter and injured six of his colleagues and another person last year in Maine was caused by a post that was placed in the...
January 23, 2020
“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, telling a jury in a quivering voice that the Hollywood studio boss barged into her apartment in the...
January 23, 2020
A Wyoming ski area will shut down after the winter season. Sleeping Giant Ski Area outside Cody has been operating at a deficit of over $200,000 per year. Yellowstone Recreations...
January 23, 2020
New Mexico schools, universities and other beneficiaries will share more than $1 billion from the state's permanent endowment funds. The State Investment Council said Thursday the amount that will be...
January 23, 2020
Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.6% in December, down from 4.7% in November as the state's economy added 6,500 nonfarm jobs. The month-to-month jobs increase was higher than...
January 23, 2020
A post-Superstorm Sandy project to protect a Jersey shore rail yard from future storms is under way. NJ Transit says construction has begun on a project to harden its rail...
January 23, 2020
Officials say a Montana airport has experienced a fifth consecutive increase in annual passenger numbers. Nearly 238,000 passengers flew to or from Helena Regional Airport in 2019, a 1.7% increase...
January 23, 2020
ABC News is moving aggressively to boost its streaming service with the belief that these products will change the news business over the next decade the way cable channels CNN,...
January 23, 2020
One of the world's most prestigious literary publishers has chosen just its fourth editorial leader in its 105-year history: Reagan Arthur has been named executive vice president and publisher of...
January 23, 2020
A New Hampshire House committee has held the first hearing for a bill to create a plan to reduce emissions statewide. The House Science, Technology and Energy Committee met to...
January 23, 2020
Oklahoma City-based information technology company Paycom Software Inc., is being added to the S&P 500. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Wednesday that Paycom will replace Wellcare Health Plans on Jan....
January 23, 2020
A historic building in Butte that housed two bars and a brewery was badly damaged by fire early Thursday, Butte-Silver Bow fire officials said. The fire was reported shortly before...
January 23, 2020
With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates say the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven”...
January 23, 2020
The three big U.S. airlines that own Boeing 737 Max jets don't expect the grounded plane back in their fleets before the end of the peak summer travel season, and...
January 23, 2020
An attorney who previously fought cases against Alaska's biggest oil companies has turned to activism and donations to help an effort to increase oil taxes for the public's benefit. Robin...
January 23, 2020
George Herbert Walker III, cousin of two presidents, a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and a prominent St. Louis businessman and philanthropist, has died. Walker, 88, died Saturday, according to...
January 23, 2020
Gov. Tony Evers is confident that the Republican-controlled Legislature will move quickly to approve an $8.5 million package of bills designed to help rural Wisconsin in the face of a...
January 23, 2020
Rhode Island's unemployment rate remained at 3.5% in December as the state closed out 2019 with 8,600 new jobs added over the year, state officials said Thursday. The December rate...
January 23, 2020
Comcast continued adding internet customers in the fourth quarter, helping lift its net income 26%. The Philadelphia company, which owns NBCUniversal and European broadcaster Sky as well as a providing...
January 23, 2020
Nebraska's new economic development director was confirmed Thursday by lawmakers who praised him for his business experience. Senators voted 42-0 to put Tony Goins, of Lincoln, in charge of the...
January 23, 2020
Xerox will nominate 11 people to replace HP's board, a company that it is targeting for a takeover. In November, the computer and printer maker rejected a roughly $33.5 billion...
January 23, 2020
U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in three months, deepening the incentive for prospective homebuyers although they face eroded affordability as prices continue to climb....
January 23, 2020
Grain futures were mostly higher Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. delivery was up .80 cent at $5.8120 a bushel; Mar. corn gained...
January 23, 2020
Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. Deputy Speaker Nigel...
January 23, 2020
A global aerospace and defense technology company has announced it will be expanding existing operations in a northeast Mississippi city. Northrop Grumman Corp. employs more than 200 employees at its...
January 23, 2020
A man riding on a light rail train in a Minneapolis suburb fatally stabbed a fellow passenger early Thursday following an argument, transit officials said. The argument between two men...
January 23, 2020
A bill that would require doctors and other health workers to provide life-saving care for an infant born alive after a failed abortion attempt was approved by a Kentucky Senate...
January 23, 2020
A Florida man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Wednesday night, according to reports. The U.S. Coast Guard found his body. The man was a passenger on the...
January 23, 2020
A second West Virginia county has voted to ban the use of e-cigarettes and vapes inside public spaces. The Cabell-Huntington Health Department Board of Health unanimously adopted the regulation Wednesday....
January 23, 2020
A national organization devoted to electing LGBTQ candidates to public office is endorsing for the U.S. Senate in Maine former Google executive Ross LaJeunesse, a Democrat who wants an opportunity...
January 23, 2020
A liberal group has dropped part of its lawsuit challenging Michigan's law regarding same-day voter registration at polling places, after the state clarified that people can register to vote at...
January 23, 2020
General Motors is planning to open a new technical center for performance and auto racing near the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina. The company says the 75,000-square-foot center will...
January 23, 2020
Januhairy: Encouraging women to grow body hair does nothing to promote equality, it’s toxic feminism
The Januhairy campaign, which encourages women to dirch razors and let their body hair grow naturally ‘for charity', is not an act of bravery but rather an example of herd...
January 23, 2020
State regulators have revoked air and stormwater permits originally granted to a northeast Nebraska biogas plant that's been plagued with problems and odor complaints. An official who presided over the...
January 23, 2020
US stocks are falling at the start of trading Thursday, following other markets lower as authorities rush to contain a deadly virus outbreak in China. The coronavirus has been confirmed...
