About 450 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed in China and elsewhere since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Nine people...
January 22, 2020
Kentucky's Department of Agriculture will continue operating its hemp program as a research pilot program for another year before transitioning to a commercial program, the agency said. Congress gave state...
January 22, 2020
Officials have begun destroying nerve agents that have been stored at a Kentucky Army depot for decades. The first projectile containing GB nerve agent was successfully destroyed on Jan. 17,...
January 22, 2020
The CEOs of Nike, Adobe and PayPal are set to participate in a business panel discussion at Marshall University. The discussion is scheduled for Wednesday at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts...
January 22, 2020
IMF warns of new ‘Great Depression’, Russia ahead of the curve due to increased cash & gold reserves
Last week, the IMF issued a stark warning about the global economy. While most large Western states are vulnerable to a new crisis, Russia has prepared its defenses. Kristalina Georgieva...
January 22, 2020
Tax season is set to kick off in Virginia. Beginning Monday, residents can file Virginia individual income tax returns. In a news release, the state Department of Taxation reminded residents...
January 22, 2020
A federal utility is considering relocating cemeteries within a Tennessee power plant's property lines to expand coal ash storage. The Tennessee Valley Authority says it is currently seeking the public's...
January 22, 2020
Hopes are rising that a breakthrough in discussions on how to tax digital companies will emerge at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. José Ángel Gurria, the secretary general of...
January 22, 2020
The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two days but solidly rejecting Democratic demands for more witnesses...
January 22, 2020
Charlie Blakey had a sense he was sleeping poorly since he often would wake up tired and hear from his wife how loudly he breathed during the night. So he...
January 22, 2020
The shipping industry and Michigan businesses are urging Congress to increase the number of icebreaking ships in the Great Lakes as water levels have surged to record highs in most...
January 22, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts drew little attention to himself in the beginning 12 hours of his first impeachment trial. But it was just before 1 a.m., as tempers on the...
January 22, 2020
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks tumbled overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.7% to 24,031.35...
January 22, 2020
An accountant who pleaded guilty to taking thousands of dollars from two companies in Virginia has been ordered to serve jail time and pay restitution. Amanda Jill Garrison, 40, was...
January 22, 2020
News that a new virus that has afflicted hundreds of people in central China can spread between humans has rattled financial markets and raised concern it might wallop the economy...
January 22, 2020
Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon's capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself for what would have been a routine trip before the country's crippling cash...
January 22, 2020
A proposal in Maine would stop insurance companies from mandating waiting periods between children's dental treatments. Democratic State Sen. Heather Sanborn of Portland was expected to introduce the new rule...
January 22, 2020
A Republican state legislator and former university football lineman wants New Mexico to allow its college athletes to profit financially from their fame as the NCAA looks into possibly removing...
January 22, 2020
The Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed a special action with the state Supreme Court seeking to overturn the rideshare ordinance at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. State prosecutors also...
January 22, 2020
The first day of the legislative session Tuesday featured fallout from a budget vote last year, as the Alaska Senate shook up its committees and some conservative members cried foul....
January 22, 2020
If anyone thought that using technology to steal catchers' signs had only blemished Major League Baseball and the Houston Astros — or it's something new — think again. Japan went...
January 22, 2020
North Korea has banned foreign tourists to guard against the spread of a new virus from China, a tour operator said. The temporary closing of the North Korean border would...
January 22, 2020
The University at Albany is joining a number of college campuses across the country in becoming tobacco free Wednesday. The university announced it will begin prohibiting the use of any...
January 22, 2020
General Motors' self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more environmentally friendly ride-hailing service in an unorthodox vehicle designed to eliminate the need...
January 22, 2020
A class action lawsuit claiming Chicago Public Schools discriminated against black educators when it announced layoffs in 2011 has been dismissed. The 2012 lawsuit by the Chicago Teachers Union was...
January 22, 2020
More than 70% of the world's people live in countries where inequality has grown since 1990, including China and India, and growing inequalities are benefiting the wealthiest, a U.N. report...
January 22, 2020
A paper mill company announced it has the necessary regulatory approvals to move forward with plans to sell its Maine mill as part of a $400 million deal. Ohio-based Verso...
January 22, 2020
Maine's Democratic governor used her first State of the State address on Tuesday to paint a picture of the Pine Tree State as a home of compromise and bipartisanship in...
January 22, 2020
The Miami Herald Media Company announced Tuesday it will move its printing and packaging operations to Broward County. The South Florida Sun Sentinel will begin printing the Miami Herald and...
January 22, 2020
A town in Wyoming has settled a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former town employee who accused his supervisor of allegedly calling him racial slurs before firing him. The...
January 22, 2020
Karen Giles was proud of her 30 years as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, her daughter said, until she was killed last February when a dump truck driver...
January 22, 2020
Gov. Charlie Baker said he wants to dramatically reduce the state's reliance on polluting fuels while expanding housing opportunities and upgrading the state's public transportation system. Baker outlined the goals...
January 22, 2020
The University of Louisville's request for a $35 million state loan to assist in its purchase of Jewish Hospital started advancing in the Kentucky legislature on Tuesday. The measure cleared...
January 22, 2020
A former Republican lawmaker on Tuesday launched a campaign to challenge Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in next year's gubernatorial contest. Jack Ciattarelli, who finished second in the GOP primary in...
January 22, 2020
A Rhode Island National Guard unit has been deployed to the Middle East to support Operation Spartan Shield. The Guard announced Monday that 115th Military Police Company had been deployed...
January 22, 2020
Social media sites, games and other online services won't be allowed to “nudge” British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up...
January 21, 2020
A judge has sentenced a former Colorado ski company executive to six years in prison for stealing equipment and merchandise from the company and reselling the gear online for more...
January 21, 2020
Tiger Woods won't have to wait until he's 50 to enter the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced changes to the criteria and the...
January 21, 2020
A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday advanced measures that would ban offshore drilling as well as hydraulic fracturing in much of eastern Virginia. Similar versions of both measures have been...
January 21, 2020
Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists. The Toyota recall affects about...
