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Computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies, will serve out the remainder of his term...

Texas is sending medical staff to overworked hospitals by the thousands — more now than at any point during the pandemic — as a worsening surge of cases leaves virus...

Bidding to slow surging coronavirus cases and deaths in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced new restrictions Tuesday on in-person gatherings at restaurants, schools and event venues. “I don't take this...

Bidding to slow surging coronavirus cases and deaths in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced new restrictions Tuesday on in-person gatherings at restaurants, schools and event venues. “I don't take this...

Ron Fowler has stepped down as executive chairman of the San Diego Padres and lead investor Peter Seidler has been approved by fellow Major League Baseball owners to take over...

Ron Fowler has stepped down as executive chairman of the San Diego Padres and lead investor Peter Seidler has been approved by fellow Major League Baseball owners to take over...

A former city clerk in a small northeast Missouri town has been indicted on wire fraud and theft from federal programs, the U.S. attorney's office said Wednesday. Tracey Ray, 48,...

After 10 years leading CBS Miami affiliates WFOR and WBFS, Adam Levy is out as the station's vice president and general manager. In an email to staff, Peter Dunn, president...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he “wasn't real, real happy” about the negotiations leading to the most recent NFL labor agreement as he discussed why he's no longer...

A South Texas newspaper with origins in the 19th century has ceased publishing. The Del Rio News-Herald published its final edition on Wednesday and will also end online operations. The...

Technology and health care companies led a late-afternoon sell-off on Wall Street Wednesday, wiping out early gains for stocks. The market had been headed higher in the early going after...

Gov. Laura Kelly issued a new mask mandate Wednesday in hopes of lessening the spread of the coronavirus in Kansas after the state again reported another record seven-day increase in...

Carnival Cruise Line canceled U.S. cruises through the end of January 2021. The company said in a statement that it will eventually restart cruises from Miami and Port Canaveral first,...

A north Alabama man was convicted Wednesday of killing his ex-wife shortly after their divorce became final in 2015. News outlets reported that a Morgan County jury convicted Roger Dale...

A nonprofit will pay $1.58 million for four hydroelectric dams, including one that failed last spring and unleashed a deluge on downtown Midland, it announced Wednesday. The Four Lakes Task...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Minneapolis Star-Tribune on a recent judicial decision expanding courtroom access in the George Floyd case: Although...

Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold nearly 890,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its first 24 hours, putting it on track to be the best selling...

Here are excerpts of editorials published in Illinois newspapers. November 14, 2020 Sauk Valley Media Voters deserve a reasonable and moderate approach from the government and its leaders The new...

A company that has been the subject of several lawsuits over inmate deaths or injuries is ending its contract with a jail in East Texas that it has run since...

Overwhelmed hospitals are converting chapels, cafeterias, waiting rooms, hallways, even a parking garage into patient treatment areas. Staff members are desperately calling around to other medical centers in search of...

Embattled Northern California utility PG&E Corp. has lured away the top executive at Michigan's largest power provider to steer its effort to restore a reputation tarnished by years of neglectful...

Republicans in the state House on Wednesday pushed forward on party lines a proposal for a review of election procedures in Pennsylvania, although its author insisted he accepts voting results...

The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Labor is urging the government's mine safety agency to tighten restrictions on a dangerous substance that is inhaled by coal miners. A...

While actors and lawmakers shame people and preach to them about the pandemic, their actions show they believe they are far above the very rules they lay down for the...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 39 cents to $41.82 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 59 cents to $44.34 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

A middle Georgia county has approved an anti-discrimination ordinance that would govern businesses, despite opposition from some. Macon-Bibb commissioners voted 5-4 in favor of the proposal on Tuesday, sending it...

With Covid-lockdown sceptics well represented in Germany, far-right agitators, Querdenkers, QAnon nut jobs and conspiracy theorists are joining their ranks for their own ends – and threatening the future of...

Using NBC News as a conduit, Democrats are trying to persuade President Donald Trump and his supporters to surrender and maybe expect mercy. Barack Obama's name-dropping of Genghis Khan offers...

Washington's revenues continued to improve over the past few months, but officials warned there is significant uncertainty moving forward as the state continues to struggle with a surge in coronavirus...

American Airlines' Boeing Max planes will be flying from Miami International Airport by the end of the year, the company said, after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on...

American Airlines' Boeing Max planes will be flying from Miami International Airport by the end of the year, the company said, after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Trump should cooperate Altoona Mirror Nov. 18 American presidents need to hit the ground running, especially when it comes to...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Trump should cooperate Altoona Mirror Nov. 18 American presidents need to hit the ground running, especially when it comes to...

Maine's minor league hockey team is going to skip the upcoming season along with all of the other franchises in its division. The Maine Mariners and the other five members...

Maine's minor league hockey team is going to skip the upcoming season along with all of the other franchises in its division. The Maine Mariners and the other five members...

The pandemic has had a severe impact on Florida's economic engines. As we move into 2021, what is the outlook for key businesses such as tourism, healthcare, retail, and real...

The pandemic has had a severe impact on Florida's economic engines. As we move into 2021, what is the outlook for key businesses such as tourism, healthcare, retail, and real...

The Duchess of Sussex was advised by two senior members of Britain's royal family to write a letter to her estranged father that a British newspaper later published in part,...

Three Black female former detectives have accused the Kansas City Police Department of discriminating against them because of their race and gender during an internal probe of a unit that...

The new coronavirus is spreading so quickly through Alabama that COVID-19 is rampant and there's little hope of real improvement until weeks after the holidays, despite the hope presented by...