Goldbelt Inc. has amended a scheduled pay raise for its board of directors following concerns from shareholders about the size of the increase, an official said. The board voted Friday...
January 16, 2020
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told his counterparts from four central European countries on Thursday that Austria is not ready to accept European Union funding of their nuclear energy projects. After...
January 16, 2020
A government committee reviewing how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies new passenger planes for flight has determined that the system is safe and effective but small changes need to be...
January 16, 2020
Starbucks is expanding a program that tries to help low-income communities by opening coffee shops and hiring local workers. The Seattle-based company plans to open or remodel 85 stores by...
January 16, 2020
Morgan Stanley's fourth-quarter profits jumped 46% from a year earlier, the company said Thursday, helped by a massive boost from the bank's trading desks. The investment bank said it earned...
January 16, 2020
A year after Joan Caleodis became the first person in Ohio to purchase state-sanctioned medical marijuana, she said she remains mostly satisfied with the program but looks forward to a...
January 16, 2020
Top officials at the European Central Bank say economic growth remains weak though they see a few upbeat signs after the U.S. and China moved toward lowering trade tensions. Recent...
January 16, 2020
U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, evidence that Americans were willing to spend during the winter holidays after a sluggish November. The Commerce Department said Thursday...
January 16, 2020
CEOs, you get one more mulligan. Over the next few weeks, companies across the country will be telling investors how much profit they made in the last three months of...
January 16, 2020
When one club has won the league title seven years in a row, you might expect fans of other teams to cheer on any viable challenger. Not so in Germany....
January 16, 2020
Lebanese protesters Thursday decried security forces' use of violence during rallies over the past two days, including attacks on journalists and the detention of over 100 people. Dozens of people,...
January 16, 2020
Fiction from Sue Monk Kidd and Veronica Roth, essays by comedian Mike Birbiglia and a memoir about Philip Roth are among the upcoming works excerpted in a free e-book compilation....
January 16, 2020
Two more men accused of stealing a U.S. Postal Service truck in Grand Island while kidnapping its driver have been sent to prison. Sidney Britt, 38, was sentenced Wednesday in...
January 16, 2020
Twenty-six people are accused in a large-scale drug operation that sent hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Wisconsin, according to a federal complaint. Drug dealers used the...
January 16, 2020
Iran's president said Thursday that there is “no limit” to the country's enrichment of uranium following its decision to abandon its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal in response to...
January 16, 2020
An initiative from three of America's biggest beverage companies that aims to improve the recycling and processing of plastic bottles is kicking off in North Texas with an investment of...
January 16, 2020
After 15 years at the same location, a famed architectural firm is saying goodbye to its office in Edgewater and hello to Wynwood. Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design Inc....
January 16, 2020
The trade agreement signed by President Donald Trump and Beijing's lead trade envoy comes amid seismic shifts in supply chains and investment hastened by the tariff war that began in...
January 16, 2020
Increasing sea rise is going to water down the value of some of the most coveted and expensive real estate in Florida, and insurance rates will go up too. That's...
January 16, 2020
As home prices continue to surge throughout South Florida, the region has reached a new wealth milestone. Zillow reports that there are now seven distinct villages, towns or cities in...
January 16, 2020
Omaha police have captured an inmate who didn't return from a job hunt in Lincoln. Anthony Durand had been given permission to leave the state's Community Corrections Center-Lincoln on Jan....
January 16, 2020
Mississippi will conduct a nationwide search for a new commissioner to lead a state prison system that's reckoning with a recent outburst of deadly violence and longstanding problems with vacant...
January 16, 2020
Mikhail Mishustin never had any political ambitions as a career bureaucrat and his name didn't came up as a top candidate to become Russia's next prime minister. But the 53-year-old...
January 16, 2020
CEOs were asked: Miami continues to be one of the most at-risk areas in the world for climate change and sea level rise. And yet, it remains a polarizing issue....
January 16, 2020
One of the leaders who ran the 1 Global Capital fraud out of Hallandale Beach learned his federal prison time Tuesday and another is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty last...
January 16, 2020
Long after it became a cliché, exploiting the Holocaust for easy Oscar nominations is still a thing – and Jojo Rabbit is prime evidence. Directed by Taika Waititi, the comedy...
January 16, 2020
China's government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other's “core concerns.” The “Phase 1” agreement shows Beijing and Washington...
January 16, 2020
Attorneys for Gov. John Carney are trying to prevent Delaware's education secretary and budget director from being deposed in a lawsuit alleging that the state is failing to provide adequate...
January 16, 2020
Lawmakers in Russia are set to vote on the appointment of a new prime minister Thursday, a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner...
January 16, 2020
Kentucky leaders are encouraging people to join the fight against hunger. Gov. Andy Beshear joined lawmakers, advocates and others Wednesday at a Capitol rally to bring awareness to the problem...
January 16, 2020
The U.N. labor organization said Thursday that Qatar has abolished exit visa requirements for virtually all migrant workers, hailing the move as a “milestone” in reform efforts ahead of the...
January 16, 2020
When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology's...
January 16, 2020
Many voters casting ballots in West Virginia in 2020 will do so on new voting machines. Secretary of State Mac Warner announced Wednesday that the state has used a $6.5...
January 16, 2020
A group set up by European clothing brands that has monitored factory safety in Bangladesh for years plans to leave, with its duties being assumed by a local group including...
January 16, 2020
The United States said its participation at this year's World's Fair in Dubai is being made possible by “the generosity of the Emirati government.” The U.S. State Department said Wednesday...
January 16, 2020
Share prices were mostly higher Thursday in moderate trading in Asia after the U.S. and China signed a preliminary trade agreement that investors hope will bring better relations between the...
January 16, 2020
Tuna without the mercury and fish burgers without the fish. That's what Gathered Foods Corp., a startup firm that developed plant-based seafood, is selling – and General Mills has decided...
January 16, 2020
Booming natural gas production in eastern Ohio and other parts of Appalachia has been great for consumers and businesses. It's a different story for oil and gas companies operating in...
January 16, 2020
For all that President Trump loves to portray himself as a protector of Americans' healthcare – witness his fatuous new claim to have "saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your Healthcare," when...
January 16, 2020
German officials have agreed on a plan to shut down the nation's coal-fired power plants by the mid to late 2030s, the government said Thursday. A year ago, a government-appointed...
