The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release. The early access...
January 16, 2020
While a new legislative session is under way in Delaware, many issues this year involve bills left hanging at the conclusion of last year's session. They include Democrats' gun control...
January 16, 2020
U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted "in the coming days," the Pentagon said Thursday, nearly six weeks after a shooting by one Saudi...
January 16, 2020
The Browns will interview Patriots director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort for their general manager's job, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Thursday. Ossenfort will...
January 16, 2020
Police in Rhode Island are investigating reports from residents who say checks they sent in the mail have been cashed fraudulently. East Providence police have received multiple complaints of mail...
January 16, 2020
Britain's prime minister has appointed outgoing Bank of England Governor Mark Carney to a special advisory role ahead of the U.N. climate change conference to be held in Scotland in...
January 16, 2020
European automakers' network of highway charging stations for battery-powered vehicles is taking shape ahead of an expected surge in electric car sales as manufacturers strive to meet new emission limits....
January 16, 2020
A former economy minister was declared a fugitive from justice Thursday, a day after he appeared in court to face corruption allegations. Chief anti-impunity prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval said Acisclo...
January 16, 2020
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico and gives President Donald Trump a major policy win...
January 16, 2020
This month, Oregon's Department of Education finally rolled out the first pieces of new statewide curriculum on the history and culture of Native Americans in Oregon after lawmakers passed Senate...
January 16, 2020
NBCUniversal is expected Thursday to unveil the price and other details of its upcoming streaming service, Peacock. The service launches in April and will be free for customers of Comcast,...
January 16, 2020
An investment group from Billings has filed a lawsuit against the Montana Lottery over rules that require businesses wishing to offer sports gambling to have specific alcohol licenses. The lawsuit,...
January 16, 2020
A group that wants to overturn Maine's law eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions for vaccinations raised more than three times more money than supporters of the law, according to campaign...
January 16, 2020
The nation's largest retail trade group says holiday sales increased 4.1%, near the top end of its forecast. The National Retail Federation had expected a range of 3.8% to 4.2%...
January 16, 2020
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly proposed Thursday that Kansas burn through more than half of its cash reserves to pay off some debt early while taking longer to close a long-term...
January 16, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has started contracting for new solar power projects in western Colorado as it works to end operations at a coal-fired power plant and coal mine....
January 16, 2020
The Washington Supreme Court has reinstated a rule designed to cap carbon pollution in the state — but it has drastically limited its application. In a 5-4 decision Thursday, the...
January 16, 2020
The CEO of Hard Rock International says Atlantic City “is going in the wrong direction” and is in worse shape than when the global entertainment company bought its casino there...
January 16, 2020
A Massachusetts casino reported its lowest monthly revenue in its 16-month history. MGM Springfield's December gross gambling revenue was $18.9 million, down from $21.6 million a year ago. The Massachusetts...
January 16, 2020
Who hasn't felt the shame of a refrigerator purge? You're sentenced to face the forgotten leftovers, fuzzy produce and years-old salad dressing that you swear must have come with the...
January 16, 2020
The Clorox Company says it plans to build a new manufacturing facility that would employ 100 workers in West Virginia. Company officials told The Journal that they took the first...
January 16, 2020
The state's top prosecutor wants to crack down on indoor vaping. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday in a news release that he wants the Kansas Indoor Clean Air...
January 16, 2020
U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose slightly last week after financial markets that had been roiled by the U.S.-Iran conflict stabilized. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for...
January 16, 2020
Chief Justice John Roberts is likely to play a modest role when he presides over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, in keeping with his frequently repeated insistence...
January 16, 2020
Rio de Janeiro police are investigating workers at a state utility after smelly tap water flowed into dozens of neighborhoods of the Brazilian city. Rio police said in a statement...
January 16, 2020
Maria Campos sits in the backseat of a car with her grandchildren, her eyes welling with tears as the immigration center comes into view. The seven-hour drive from North Carolina...
January 16, 2020
The federal government's watchdog agency said Thursday a White House office violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine. The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the...
January 16, 2020
The federal government's watchdog agency said Thursday a White House office violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine. The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the...
January 16, 2020
Republicans who control the Legislature's finance committee are poised to consider whether to release more money to continue a study on high-capacity wells' impact on central Wisconsin groundwater. Conservationists have...
January 16, 2020
Opponents of President Emmanuel Macron's proposed overhaul of France's pension system marched in Paris and other French cities Thursday, the latest round of street protests against the government plan that...
January 16, 2020
Two executives with the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority have been placed on administrative leave during a performance audit by the state auditor ordered by lawmakers, according to a WPRI-TV...
January 16, 2020
A New Mexico state agency's website is down as a result of what officials say is a ransomeware hack. The Public Regulation Commission said Wednesday its website hasn't been operational...
January 16, 2020
Stocks are off to a bullish start on Wall Street as traders welcome some good company earnings reports and a solid increase in retail sales last month. Morgan Stanley jumped...
January 16, 2020
President Donald Trump says he might attend a fireworks show that's returning to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota's Black Hills on July 4th. Trump mentioned the fireworks display during a...
January 16, 2020
PolyMet Mining Inc. said Thursday it will ask the Minnesota Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that canceled three permits needed for its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet...
January 16, 2020
The normalization of Orwellian practices at higher education establishments continues apace, with the UK's University of Sheffield hiring a team of student eavesdroppers who will catch and stop others from...
January 16, 2020
Gov. Doug Burgum sees progress in state government's relationship with American Indian tribes in North Dakota, but he acknowledges there is more work to do. Burgum talked about the accomplishments...
January 16, 2020
A physician shortage on Hawaii Island is approaching a critical state, falling short of the number required by the population, a new report said. A University of Hawaii Physician Workforce...
January 16, 2020
Payless ShoeSource has emerged from bankruptcy for the second time, with a focus on international markets. The Topeka, Kansas-based said Thursday it wants to reinvigorate Latin America, its largest business...
January 16, 2020
Some student groups at one of Georgia's largest universities say an executive of a defense contractor should not be speaking at Thursday's school-sponsored Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon. The Kennesaw...
