A county judge in Oregon on Thursday ordered the secretary of state to process two clean energy ballot initiatives that environmentalists want to bring before voters in November, after the...
January 17, 2020
Mary Irby-Jones has been named the top editor of two Mississippi newspapers, The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson and the Hattiesburg American. Irby-Jones will begin her new role immediately, Katrice Hardy, USA...
January 17, 2020
A pickup truck slammed into an Illinois Starbucks on Thursday, injuring several people and causing massive damage to the coffee shop, police said. Patrick Polidori, public affairs officer for McHenry...
January 17, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday indefinitely blocked a new California labor law from applying to more than 70,000 independent truckers, deciding that it is preempted by federal rules on interstate...
January 17, 2020
Two cases of norovirus have been confirmed at Yosemite National Park, which is investigating about 170 reports of the gastrointestinal illnesses, it was announced Thursday. The National Park Service began...
January 17, 2020
The global economy recorded its lowest growth of the decade in 2019, falling to 2.3% as a result of protracted trade disputes and a slowdown in domestic investment, the United...
January 17, 2020
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has barely started and already journalists are getting a glimpse of how hard it will be cover the event under harsh new media...
January 17, 2020
A federal judge on Thursday threatened to force Pacific Gas & Electric to hire more tree trimmers to reduce the chances of its electrical grid igniting fires in Northern California...
January 17, 2020
Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have introduced legislation to outlaw so-called "ghost guns" that can't be traced by law enforcement officials. The bill introduced on Thursday makes it a felony to...
January 17, 2020
In one of the more modern meeting rooms at the over two centuries old State Capitol, 22 lawmakers gather on Mondays to confront the increasing cybersecurity threats looming over Virginia...
January 16, 2020
A Texas-based pipeline giant that is heavily penalized in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay another $2 million in fines for spilling drilling fluids into a reservoir during construction on a...
January 16, 2020
President Donald Trump has nominated two people to serve on the Federal Reserve's influential Board of Governors. Both were first named by Trump on Twitter in July but their nominations...
January 16, 2020
Changes are being made to a high-profile immigration bill in response to concerns raised by an attorney and stakeholder groups, the measure's lead sponsor said Thursday. The bill's overall intent...
January 16, 2020
Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said Thursday that the state is better prepared to respond to layoffs stemming from the grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max than it was...
January 16, 2020
The U.S. Treasury, faced with financing budget deficits topping $1 trillion annually, is introducing a new 20-year bond. The new 20-year bond was chosen after officials considered proposals for a...
January 16, 2020
A new $4 fee on Uber and Lyft rides to and from the Phoenix airport is “very likely” unconstitutional, the state attorney general said Thursday, upping the ante in the...
January 16, 2020
The state Senate has unanimously passed a bill to repeal a lodging tax authorization law that prompted conflict-of-interest concerns after it was enacted last year. The repeal bill sponsored by...
January 16, 2020
Bobby Cox, the longtime Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner, said Thursday he plans to retire this summer. He made the announcement at the association's regularly scheduled meeting and intends...
January 16, 2020
___ Senate passes US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, a Trump priority WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade pact that rewrites the rules of trade with...
January 16, 2020
The Michigan Senate may not release the findings of a sexual harassment probe of a male lawmaker who told a young reporter that high school boys visiting the Capitol could...
January 16, 2020
Rhode Island's governor released a nearly $10.2 billion state budget plan Thursday that closes the deficit, invests more in education and proposes to legalize recreational marijuana despite opposition from legislative...
January 16, 2020
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest from Asia that is wreaking havoc on valuable trees and vines, is costing the Pennsylvania economy about $50 million and eliminating nearly 500 jobs...
January 16, 2020
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has barely started and already journalists are getting a glimpse of how hard it will be cover the event under harsh new media...
January 16, 2020
Harrah's Reno has been sold to an affiliate of a Las Vegas investment firm with plans to turn the long-time hotel-casino into a non-gambling property with apartments, office space and...
January 16, 2020
Three people on an air ambulance survived with no serious injuries after it crashed in ocean water following takeoff from a major fishing port city in Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The...
January 16, 2020
A Colorado energy company laid off a third of its workforce in southeast Utah, primarily at the last conventional uranium mill operating in the United States. Energy Fuels Inc. laid...
January 16, 2020
Lawmakers will push plans to legalize marijuana, underwrite tuition-free college, respond to concerns about mass shootings and improve a beleaguered public education system during a 30-day legislative session that begins...
January 16, 2020
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday, pushing major indexes to more record highs. A batch of solid economic data injected more optimism into markets a day after the...
January 16, 2020
War-battered Yemen could face the threat of famine again because of the rapid depreciation of its currency and disruptions to salary payments, a senior U.N. humanitarian official warned the Security...
January 16, 2020
CSX said its profit declined 9% in the fourth quarter as the railroad hauled 7% less freight. The Jacksonville, Florida, based railroad said Thursday it earned $771 million, or 99...
January 16, 2020
A group of Kentucky coal miners who blocked a railroad track for three days over unpaid wages have ended their protest, claiming victory with their paychecks. Miners and their families...
January 16, 2020
The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe on Thursday called on South Dakota lawmakers to improve communication with Native American communities, singling out bills passed last year that were...
January 16, 2020
Gap Inc. says it no longer intends to spin off Old Navy as a separate entity. The company said Thursday that its board scuttled the move after determining it would...
January 16, 2020
Major League Baseball and the players' union announced a $3 million grant program Thursday to support organizations that advocate for positive mental health, relationship skills and survivors of domestic violence....
January 16, 2020
Tucked in a windowless room of Chicago's immigration court, one of the nation's largest legal advocacy groups for immigrants runs a free help desk. Their pace is dizzying. Most days,...
January 16, 2020
Rural mountain communities outside Seattle that have been without power for days and cut off from the outside world by a series of winter storms that dumped several feet of...
January 16, 2020
Pennsylvania's commercial casinos reached a new high in revenue last year, state regulators said Thursday, a record boosted by an aggressive new expansion of gambling authorized by state lawmakers and...
January 16, 2020
The primary investment fund for most Wisconsin public employees and retirees grew nearly 20% last year, bouncing back from a loss in 2018, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board reported...
January 16, 2020
The State Medical Board of Ohio fast-tracked investigations related to whether current licensees failed to report concerns about the Ohio State University team doctor now accused of sexually abusing young...
January 16, 2020
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has recommended providing $400,000 to fund an in-state call center for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Gordon changed course on the issue after initially rejecting the...
