Germany is bringing together the key players in Libya's long-running civil war in a bid to curb foreign military meddling, solidify a cease-fire and help relaunch a political process to...
January 19, 2020
Growing up in the Northwest suburbs, Daliyah Sanders often felt isolated from her peers as the only black student in her class practically since kindergarten through high school. "It's been...
January 19, 2020
Gene Maffit walks past the barricades that have fallen over, blocking entrance into the lowest section of Scenic Park. If 2020 is anything like 2018 and 2019, South Sioux City's...
January 19, 2020
It was expected to be the beginning of a joyous preservation effort: relocating the town's last standing African American school. But blocked by fumbled permits and mired in controversy, the...
January 19, 2020
From the very beginning of her career as a local hairdresser and entrepreneur, Barbara Thompson was ahead of her time. In the 1970s and ‘80s when it wasn't all too...
January 19, 2020
Lafayette Mardi Gras throws come in all shapes and sizes. Cups takeover cupboards, beads find a new home in trees, and unique throws are displayed proudly at home and work....
January 19, 2020
In a very real sense, Birdseye's 6-foot-6, 285-pound town marshal has taken a family business built around public service and supersized it. Benton Stroud, 32, polices the Town of Birdseye...
January 19, 2020
Dena Little understands the value of the human-animal bond and how it effects people, having grown up around animals, horses in particular, Taking bond a step further, she has come...
January 19, 2020
Australia's forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times and scientists say the landscape is being permanently altered as a warming climate brings profound changes to the island...
January 19, 2020
Facebook must turn over information to the Massachusetts attorney general's office regarding thousands of apps that the social media company suspects of misusing users' data, a judge decided. The order...
January 18, 2020
New documents released by House Democrats suggest that Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, was more deeply involved than was previously known in efforts by...
January 18, 2020
Players from two teams at the center of baseball's sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their...
January 18, 2020
Skin irritation and redness aren't congruent with the goals of a “glow-boosting” mask, which is why Yes To says it recalled its Grapefruit Vitamin C Glow-Boosting Unicorn Paper Mask. The...
January 18, 2020
Joe Biden has called for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign to “disown” what he calls “doctored video” that some Sanders supporters say shows the former vice president endorsing Republican calls to...
January 18, 2020
Inbee Park finally made a bogey, but she still finished with a 4-under 67 Saturday and a two-shot lead over Sei Young Kim heading into the final round of the...
January 18, 2020
Amazon is opening another massive warehouse in metro Atlanta that will create 500 new jobs, The e-commerce giant said Saturday that the 1-million-square-foot facility will be built at the Cubes...
January 18, 2020
Scientists in Guam are trying to determine how to remove a man-made underwater mountain built out of vehicle tires 50 years ago. Guam Environmental Protection Agency scientists hoped the tire...
January 18, 2020
Theo Epstein understands the fans' frustration. He feels it, too, at times. The Chicago Cubs went from 95 wins in 2018 to 84 last year, finished third in the NL...
January 18, 2020
The federal Bureau of Prisons is moving some MS-13 gang members in its custody into more restricted housing at certain high-security facilities across the U.S. after a gang stabbing in...
January 18, 2020
Marijuana sales in Oregon along the Idaho state line are 420% the statewide average, according to a state report. Idaho residents are purchasing recreational marijuana in Oregon because it is...
January 18, 2020
If you were making a documentary on fake news and wanted to get journalists involved behind the scenes, there are a few people you may want to avoid. One of...
January 18, 2020
Long-proposed plans to outfit police in Delaware's largest city with body cameras may now hinge on negotiations with Wilmington's police union later this year. The union that represents Wilmington officers...
January 18, 2020
The Washington state attorney general's office has declined to investigate a civil-rights complaint a group of parents filed over Seattle Public School's gifted-education program. The group filed the complaint in...
January 18, 2020
The effort to build a new library and heritage center on Virginia's Eastern Shore recently got a boost in the form of a federal grant. The project will receive a...
January 18, 2020
The first thing that most NFL defensive coordinators prioritize is stopping the run, even in this modern pass-happy era, because that tends to make the opposing offense one-dimensional and typically...
January 18, 2020
A winter storm that brought snow and sleet to the Midwest and Plains was creating travel headaches Saturday after airlines canceled flights and officials shut down major roads. The storm...
January 18, 2020
Connecticut's largest association of cities and towns plans to lobby for a new ombudsman for drug abuse and control policy when state lawmakers return to the Capitol next month for...
January 18, 2020
The North Dakota attorney general's office is warning about a scam involving bogus contractors who have been taking advantage of unsuspecting rural homeowners in the oil patch. Attorney General Wayne...
January 18, 2020
A mother and daughter who claimed to be Florida psychics and used eggs containing snake embryos to convince customers they were cursed are going to prison for fraud. The SunSentinel...
January 18, 2020
A bridge over the White River in town of Hartford has been closed for repairs. The town announced earlier this week that the VA Cutoff Road bridge would be closed...
January 18, 2020
Wyoming officials have shut down long stretches of highway across the southern part of the state due to winter conditions and as a precaution against travelers becoming stranded without services....
January 18, 2020
A Twin Cities manufacturing plant that was shut down for months over pollution problems will be allowed to resume operations in phases, state officials said Friday. The state had ordered...
January 18, 2020
An Alaska dentist, who gained notoriety after he was seen in a video riding a hoverboard and pulling teeth, was convicted Friday of defrauding the Alaska Medicaid program. Seth Lookhart...
January 18, 2020
A southwestern Louisiana city may have run afoul of the state's constitution when it gave its workers a one-time pay supplement that cost nearly $41,000, according to an independent financial...
January 18, 2020
A Georgia agency says dozens of counties statewide will share $166,000 in grant money to buy child car seats. The Georgia Department of Public Health said in a news release...
January 18, 2020
An aviation maintenance and repair facility will open at a northwest Louisiana airport to serve commercial airline customers. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Advanced Aero Services's plans for a new...
January 18, 2020
Cancel culture has shown its ugly face once again, claiming another victim, this time one of the cartoon variety. Actor Hank Azaria has announced that he will no longer voice...
January 18, 2020
Winter blues 0, joyful color 1. Tulip growers in the Netherlands beat back winter — if only for a day — with a riotous explosion of color Saturday as they...
January 18, 2020
Tax collections in Hawaii were up by about 5% last year, a report said. The state Department of Taxation sent the annual report in December to Democratic Gov. David Ige...
January 18, 2020
One of the world's rarest coins, a gold piece bearing the image of Britain's King Edward VIII before his abdication, has sold for 1 million pounds ($1.3 million), setting a...
