The Polish-Russian war of words over World War II has taken an ugly turn, with the Polish president refusing to attend a Holocaust memorial in Israel and his PM accusing...
January 23, 2020
A grocery store worker in North Carolina who says she was fired after reporting sexual harassment at work has filed a federal lawsuit against the company. The woman, 54, accused...
January 23, 2020
U.N. human rights experts are asking Washington to investigate a suspected Saudi hack that may have siphoned data from the personal smartphone of Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of...
January 23, 2020
Over the years, Toyota has built a reputation among consumers as an auto company that pays more than lip service to environmental concerns. Before status among green-focused consumers meant Tesla,...
January 23, 2020
No joke: Switzerland has minted a gold coin so small you'd need to look very closely to see Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue at you. State-owned Swissmint said Thursday...
January 23, 2020
Asian shares reversed early gains Thursday as health authorities around the world moved to monitor and contain a deadly virus outbreak in China and keep it from spreading globally. China...
January 23, 2020
Californians left in the dark by electric companies that shut off their power to prevent wildfires could get paid for things like lost wages or spoiled food under a bill...
January 23, 2020
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has issued an executive order creating a state-level trade council following the U.S. Senate ratification of the United States-Mexico Canada Agreement. “The new trade council...
January 23, 2020
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space. While looking more or less normal, the best cookies required two hours of baking time last...
January 23, 2020
Shelters made of cardboard start popping up in the basement of Tokyo's Shinjuku train station right before the shutters come down at 11 p.m., in corridors where “salarymen” rushing home...
January 23, 2020
New Mexico is struggling to clear a backlog of about 1,900 complaints of wage theft linked to enforcement of the state's minimum wage law. Workforce Solutions Secretary Bill McCamley on...
January 23, 2020
The New Mexico Human Services Department has published a first-of-its-kind data book that summarizes the state's social, economic and health statistics. Department officials say the book is designed to help...
January 23, 2020
The European Central Bank will meet Thursday and, with monetary policy on hold for the moment, investors are waiting to hear more about President Christine Lagarde's plans for a full...
January 23, 2020
The U.S. and several other leading industrial powers are struggling to keep up the momentum in the fight against corruption, according to a report Thursday that urged governments to address...
January 23, 2020
China closed off a city of more than 11 million people Thursday, halting transportation and warning against public gatherings, to try to stop the spread of a deadly new virus...
January 23, 2020
Japan has had the second straight year of red ink in trade for last year, hurt by a slowdown of demand in China, according to government data released Thursday. China's...
January 23, 2020
Amtrak announced Wednesday the suspension of a pricing policy that resulted in a $25,000 travel bill for a group of wheelchair-bound activists heading to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois from Chicago for a...
January 23, 2020
A redevelopment firm's $240 million bid won an auction to acquire the bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site and has an “aggressive” timeline to clean up and redevelop, city officials...
January 23, 2020
The median price of a single-family home in Rhode Island has exceeded $280,000 for the first time since before the Great Recession. Data released by the Rhode Island Association of...
January 23, 2020
The attorney general in Wyoming has said the state is close to setting statewide hemp-growing regulations amid concerns from farmers about missing the upcoming growing season. The state is awaiting...
January 23, 2020
A consulting firm and members of the board of a Vermont health care system and hospital are seeking to have a federal lawsuit filed by the hospital's former CEO dismissed....
January 23, 2020
Kansas' high court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit over funding for the state's court system filed by six trial-court judges against the Republican-controlled Legislature. The state Supreme Court said in...
January 23, 2020
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked a federal judge late Wednesday to order tribal casinos across the state to stop offering most electronic and table games. In the court filing, attorneys...
January 23, 2020
An explosion in an electrical box set a man on fire Wednesday in Los Angeles and left him criticially injured, authorities said. A sub-contractor was working near an electrical panel...
January 23, 2020
In just six months, Taylor Swift is scheduled to step onto a stage inside a stadium that's currently a dusty cement bowl filled with busy construction workers moving around a...
January 23, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a $178 billion budget proposal this week alongside a host of laws he wants to pass — from allowing e-bikes to a ban on...
January 23, 2020
A former Utah Valley University employee was sentenced to four months in county jail after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $380,000 from the university to pay for travel...
January 23, 2020
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers extolled lawmakers during his State of the State speech Wednesday to work together to address the state's farm crisis, calling a special session of the Legislature...
January 23, 2020
As people drink less dairy milk and some turn to plant-based alternatives such as oat, soy and almond milk, dairy farmers say they're struggling. That's why Virginia is the latest...
January 23, 2020
The Oakland Raiders have been officially renamed the Las Vegas Raiders. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak unveiled the Raiders' new name alongside owner Mark Davis at a news conference Wednesday at...
January 23, 2020
Middle and high-school students joined administrators, parents and doctors Wednesday in urging a state Senate committee to pass severe restrictions on nicotine vaping products, decrying how some of their peers...
January 23, 2020
A new economic action plan will be rolled out in Connecticut that will include incentives to attract employers to its cities and promote the growth of women-and-minority-owned businesses, according to...
January 23, 2020
The text of Democratic House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford's response to the 2020 governor's State of the State address as prepared. ___ Good evening, my name is Todd Rutherford. I...
January 23, 2020
Eight years after Texas lost federal dollars over barring Planned Parenthood in a women's health program, the Trump administration Wednesday allowed the state to resume getting as much as $350...
January 23, 2020
January 18, 2020 The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan Keep the fresh ideas coming in order to improve education We can all agree that we should appreciate what our teachers do for...
January 23, 2020
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued “a very strong appeal” Wednesday for a political solution to Syria's nearly nine-year conflict, and he called for a global “push-back against the push-back” on ensuring...
January 23, 2020
Former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow said Wednesday that a rape allegation against him aired by his successor in a complaint against the Recording Academy is “false and outrageous.” Portnow released...
January 23, 2020
A 200-foot-long broken boring pipe remains embedded in the Straits of Mackinac and may not be recoverable by a company that operates a fuel pipeline, officials said. Enbridge Inc. retrieved...
January 23, 2020
The Arizona Legislature would let property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border build a wall without seeking a city or county construction permit under a measure that advanced Wednesday. Republicans on...
January 23, 2020
Gov. Henry McMaster said South Carolina is booming and thriving under his leadership, but needs to take bold action to make sure schoolchildren don't fall behind and the state continues...
