Spain's new government declared a national climate emergency on Tuesday, taking a formal first step toward enacting ambitious measures to fight climate change. The declaration approved by the Cabinet says...
January 21, 2020
The chief operating officer of the Indiana Department of Revenue is being promoted to the agency's commissioner. Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday that he has selected Bob Grennes to serve...
January 21, 2020
For the best part of a decade two women have parlayed supposed gamer sexism and death threat allegations into wealth, fame, and a reputation at odds with their actions. Will...
January 21, 2020
When contractors rip open a section of Kennedy Avenue later this year to repair a 56-year-old bridge, they will also expose a section of the Still River with a conflicted...
January 21, 2020
Belarus started importing oil from Norway Tuesday after its main oil provider —Russia — suspended supplies earlier this month amid stalled talk on further strengthening economic ties between two countries....
January 21, 2020
Opening another front in their battle against the French government, union militants said they cut power to thousands of Parisians on Tuesday, plunging homes into darkness and closing down train...
January 21, 2020
The wealthiest neighborhoods in the Miami metro area remain on a list of U.S. cities with average home prices over $1 million while others elsewhere landed on the cutting floor....
January 21, 2020
Facebook said Tuesday it plans to hire 1,000 more staff in Britain, mainly for its technology and harmful content teams. The U.S. tech company said Tuesday that it will add...
January 21, 2020
Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Difficult negotiations setting out the...
January 21, 2020
With sea level rise already lapping at its door, the city of Miami made its first significant commitment to address the root cause of climate change, not just the symptoms....
January 21, 2020
Child labor violations involving 446 minors employed at Wendy's or Fazoli franchise restaurants will cost a Louisville company $157,114, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced. Manna owns Wendy's and...
January 21, 2020
A clash between North Beach residents and one of the neighborhood's most prominent property owners forced Miami Beach commissioners to punt on a controversial vote requesting that the county designate...
January 21, 2020
The multimillion-dollar revamp is done, and an Art Deco gem and its 31 suites are ready for guests. Renovated by interior design firm Modplay Studio, The Savoy Hotel has refreshed...
January 21, 2020
The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local): 11:45 a.m. The founder of Chinese tech giant Huawei has shrugged off U.S. pressure on his company....
January 21, 2020
A decision by the International Monetary Fund to downgrade its economic growth forecast for India is adding to pressure on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his policies. Opposition leaders...
January 21, 2020
An automotive seat manufacturer is planning a $23.5 million expansion in Tennessee expected to create 330 new jobs. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development says the project involves...
January 21, 2020
A Florida man is facing federal charges after prosecutors claim he submitted fake claims for damaged items to the U.S. Postal Service. Edwin Garcia-Albarracin, 45, was charged with multiple counts...
January 21, 2020
During the fall of 2011, a couple of months after the NFL's lockout of the players ended and the regular season began as scheduled, a class of graduate students was...
January 21, 2020
Climate activist Greta Thunberg told the world's political and business leaders Tuesday that the global movement sparked by her school strike was only the very beginning in the fight against...
January 21, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces a Tuesday deadline to release a budget proposal expected to address a looming $6 billion deficit fueled by soaring Medicaid costs. Advocacy groups from...
January 21, 2020
A South Korean anti-piracy unit has temporarily expanded its mission to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route at the center of soaring tensions between Iran and the...
January 21, 2020
A task force convened by the governor of Maine is recommending numerous changes to the way the state regulates all-terrain vehicles, which could be subject to new size limits. Democratic...
January 21, 2020
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging legislators at the outset of the state's annual legislative session to rally around new financial commitments to public education that range from...
January 21, 2020
Alarmed by a deadly new twist in the nation's drug addiction crisis, the government will allow states to use federal money earmarked for the opioid epidemic to help growing numbers...
January 21, 2020
Thailand's Constitutional Court acquitted the country's third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country's constitutional monarchy. The court ruled Tuesday that the Future Forward Party showed no intention...
January 21, 2020
President Donald Trump is on a mission to sell the United States to the global business community just as his historic impeachment trial gets underway in the Senate. When the...
January 21, 2020
Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday as concern about the economic impact of a Chinese disease outbreak rose. Japan's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged and revised up its...
January 21, 2020
Veteran left-hander Jerry Blevins agreed to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on Monday that includes an invitation to spring training. Giants president of baseball operations Farhan...
January 20, 2020
FIFA's determination to have a bigger role in club football worldwide is troubling the head of the Spanish league. Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, fears FIFA expanding the Club...
January 20, 2020
A lawmaker said Monday that Chicken Dinner Road in southwestern Idaho is a historic name and is opposed to an animal protection group's request to rename it. Republican Rep. Scott...
January 20, 2020
With health care an election-year priority, a major doctors' organization on Monday called for sweeping government action to guarantee coverage for all, reduce costs and improve the basic well-being of...
January 20, 2020
Tesla is disputing claims by a California man that all three models of the company's cars can suddenly speed up on their own without the driver touching the accelerator pedal....
January 20, 2020
Efforts are underway to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales, fund tuition-free college and shore up pensions for state and local government workers as the New Mexico Legislature convenes. Here...
January 20, 2020
Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over his contested legacy against the backdrop of a presidential election year. Republicans told a sometimes cool crowd at Ebenezer...
January 20, 2020
One of Arizona's largest utilities is seeking companies to build solar plants to provide up to 400 megawatts of power, including 200 megawatts from Navajo Nation facilities, officials said. Salt...
January 20, 2020
The Cleveland Browns have interviewed Vikings assistant general manger George Paton for their GM opening, a person familiar with the team's itinerary told The Associated Press on Monday. Paton, who...
January 20, 2020
A medical marijuana company has big expansion plans for its Louisiana operations and is separately courting hemp farmers to support an upcoming launch into CBD products. Wellcana Group, one of...
January 20, 2020
A boil water advisory is in effect for water customers in Hood River, Oregon, after “potentially harmful bacteria” was found in the supply on Sunday evening. KOIN reports that a...
January 20, 2020
When President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won't be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White...
January 20, 2020
As smoke rises over Lebanon's capital Beirut, scenes of utter chaos stand in sharp contrast to protesters' once-peaceful calls for reforms. With the Lebanese all but out of patience, the...
