Idaho has the sixth-highest growth rate for spending on corrections in the last 25 years, and with the state's governor proposing a 12.1% budget increase for the Idaho Department of...
January 18, 2020
On his first day of job training at Friendship Café and Falafel in Fort Lauderdale last month, Levi Gold hopped a bus in Hallandale Beach, missed his stop on Las...
January 18, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin played it differently this time. Instead of openly declaring plans to extend his rule like he did in 2011, Putin proposed constitutional amendments to appear to...
January 18, 2020
Once again, there is an outcry about the inflation of grades in the English University system. Almost eighty percent of students graduate with a first or a 2.1. degree –...
January 18, 2020
It's called bend-and-stretch, a sequence of exercises that all Mortenson and Scull construction crews participate in before starting their day working on the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center arena project. “It...
January 18, 2020
The Mohawk Bakery in Mason City High School has seen a few changes this year. Jessica Krusey, the new culinary arts instructor, said she started rebuilding the program with a...
January 18, 2020
Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands of caucus sites — technology intended to...
January 18, 2020
A former Philadelphia police officer charged with taking a Porsche SUV from an impound lot and using it for his stepdaughter's prom has pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced Friday. James Coolen...
January 18, 2020
Waikiki has gone through a transformation in less than a decade with seven major developments that have upgraded the face of shopping in the famous Oahu district. The additions to...
January 18, 2020
A new Alaska organization raised thousands of dollars for a climate group through individual contributions from women attending its first meeting, officials said. The kickoff of 100 Women Who Care...
January 18, 2020
Leaders of the second-largest labor union for New Mexico state employees are bristling at a proposed 3% pay increase from the governor and are promising to lobby legislators for more...
January 18, 2020
As the defense chief of a newly assertive India, Bipin Rawat has extolled the United States' template of war against terror. It seems he is forgetting the long trail of...
January 18, 2020
Grandfather Sam Anello knew a window on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas was open before dropping his 2-year-old granddaughter through the window to her death in July, the cruise...
January 18, 2020
A winter storm that swept across northern Illinois forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights Friday at Chicago's two major airports and prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to stop operations...
January 18, 2020
Editorials from around New England: CONNECTICUT Lamont must be open about State Pier deal going forward The Day Jan. 16 Upon finally reviewing the memorandum of understanding that outlines the...
January 18, 2020
A remote town was on edge Friday after at least five people were found shot to death, highlighting Colombia's struggle to bring peace to rural areas with abundant drug crops...
January 18, 2020
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane expects to hire a new manager by Feb. 3. The Astros need a new manager and general manager after AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhnow were...
January 18, 2020
Wyoming's capital city is experiencing an economic downturn driven by a reduction in local mining and construction jobs, a new report said. Cheyenne experienced a 5.5% reduction in local mining...
January 18, 2020
I nmate populations and deteriorating prisons are sapping the state of money needed for priorities like education and health care, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. Stepping up his push for...
January 18, 2020
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used a U.N. ceremony Friday marking the 10th anniversary of the devastating Haiti earthquake to urge Haitians to resolve differences through dialogue and “resist any escalation that...
January 18, 2020
Delta Air Lines and its pilots want a federal mediator to step in after eight months of negotiations have failed to produce a contract agreement between the airline and the...
January 17, 2020
Drew Smyly can earn up to $6.75 million if he is a regular part of the San Francisco Giants'' rotation this year. Smyly has a $4 million base salary as...
January 17, 2020
Billionaire Manny Medina will auction his 15,000-square-foot mansion. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house facing a canal at 555 Arvida Parkway was previously listed for $17.9 million. … Click to Continue »
January 17, 2020
Indigenous farmer Jose González recalled how his pregnant wife and children were taken from their home by cult members in the remote hamlet of El Terrón in Panama. González was...
January 17, 2020
A man stole $145,000 in cash from a marijuana money courier's unmarked van at a Southern California gas station after he collected the proceeds from several dispensaries, authorities said Friday....
January 17, 2020
A former congressman who was one of President Donald Trump's first supporters was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son...
January 17, 2020
The British government has announced plans for gala events on the night of Jan. 31 when the country officially leaves the European Union after a prolonged political stalemate. Prime Minister...
January 17, 2020
Best Buy said it is investigating CEO Corie Barry after receiving an anonymous letter making allegations against her. Best Buy declined to reveal the allegations but The Wall Street Journal,...
January 17, 2020
Low-interest disaster loans are available for small Mississippi businesses hurt by toxic bacteria that closed every mainland beach in the state during the summer. Those in adjacent counties in Mississippi,...
January 17, 2020
___ US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which...
January 17, 2020
Hundreds of people showed up for a meeting at the Lake McConaughy Visitor Center in Ogallala to protest proposed changes that would drastically limit overnight campers and beachgoers at the...
January 17, 2020
The leadership at the Recording Academy thought they were in the clear: After the Academy's then-CEO made comments that seemed to belittle women at the height of the #MeToo movement,...
January 17, 2020
Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Friday as solid gains by technology and communications companies pushed major U.S. indexes to more record highs. Investors welcomed more strong quarterly results...
January 17, 2020
A county prosecutor who was accused of sexual harassment by female employees and later pleaded guilty to negligent assault resigned Friday under pressure from state officials. Sandusky County Prosecutor Tim...
January 17, 2020
Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the franchise last fall, died last week of complications form pneumonia....
January 17, 2020
Disney is dropping the word “Fox” from the movie studios it acquired as part of last year's $71 billion purchase of Fox's entertainment business, according to published reports. Disney will...
January 17, 2020
Nicaragua's two main opposition groups announced the formation of a coalition Friday aimed at winning the 2021 elections and ending President Daniel Ortega's rule. Representatives of the Civic Alliance for...
January 17, 2020
Independent mainstream media outlets are engaging in a politically-motivated campaign to force YouTube to demonetize and hide any video that denies climate change. Published on Avaaz's website, the left-leaning non-profit...
January 17, 2020
Independent mainstream media outlets are engaging in a politically-motivated campaign to force YouTube to demonetize and hide any video that denies climate change. Published on Avaaz's website, the left-leaning non-profit...
January 17, 2020
BMW is recalling nearly 357,000 older vehicles in the U.S. to replace dangerous Takata front air bag inflators. The inflators are among 10 million sold to 14 automakers that Takata...
