Wheat for Mar. was up 4.75 cents at 5.7325 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.8750 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 7.25 cents at $3.0575 a bushel;...
January 15, 2020
An airport worker from Miami International Airport and a Miami-Dade commissioner testified Wednesday in Washington, D.C., about dangerous working conditions and low wages for airline subcontractor workers. Esteban Barrios, 61,...
January 15, 2020
Wheat for Mar. was up 4.75 cents at 5.7325 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1.50 cents at 3.8750 a bushel, Mar. oats fell 7.25 cents at $3.0575 a bushel;...
January 15, 2020
Turkey on Wednesday lifted its more than two-year ban on accessing Wikipedia, weeks after the country's highest court ruled that the block violated freedom of expression. Turkey blocked Wikipedia in...
January 15, 2020
When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica? A video of childbirth might show genitalia. Should what someone considers...
January 15, 2020
The Washington Senate has once again approved a measure to ban single-use plastic bags. The chamber voted 30-19 Wednesday to re-pass the measure it first passed during last year's legislative...
January 15, 2020
Five months away from his 50th birthday, Phil Mickelson is still a long, long ways from the senior tour. “When I stop hitting bombs I'll play the Champions Tour, but...
January 15, 2020
New Mexico's child poverty rate rose slightly and continues to rank near the bottom nationally despite improvements in the state's economy, a child-advocacy group said Wednesday. The 2019 New Mexico...
January 15, 2020
Businesses in communities bordering Utah say the state's new and stronger beer allowances have hurt sales. The beer sales have dropped about 20% to 30% in Utah-bordering communities in Wyoming,...
January 15, 2020
New contracts between the United Auto Workers union and Detroit's three automakers substantially increased the cost gap between Detroit and foreign automakers with U.S. factories, an industry think tank says....
January 15, 2020
Florida lawmakers are transmitting a news bulletin: The telegraph era is over. Before there was instant messaging, emails and even corded telephones, there was the reliable telegraph to instantaneously transmit...
January 15, 2020
Rhode Island's governor has set an aggressive timeline to power the electric grid completely by renewable energy, but it's an attainable goal, the state's acting energy commissioner said Wednesday. Acting...
January 15, 2020
The University of California, Berkeley has been ordered to pay back at least $5 million in tuition and fees to hundreds of teaching assistants who complained they were hired at...
January 15, 2020
When is a photograph of nude bodies artistic or titillating? A woman's exposed nipple a political statement or erotica? A video of childbirth might show genitalia. Should what someone considers...
January 15, 2020
North Carolina remains among the dozen or so states that haven't agreed to expand Medicaid to more of the working poor amid a lingering budget stalemate and continued skepticism among...
January 15, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that he won't release women from confidentiality agreements they've signed relating to allegations of a hostile work environment at his company. “We don't...
January 15, 2020
A coalition of unions and progressive Maryland Democrats announced a package of tax measures on Wednesday to raise money for a plan to improve education in the state. Del. Julie...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: Take Impeachment Seriously, Senators New York Times Jan. 14 It would be nice to have faith that, as the...
January 15, 2020
Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer's NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the the...
January 15, 2020
Montana regulators said they expect to have about $400 million in bonds in place by July to pay for future cleanup work at the Colstrip power plant. But the statement...
January 15, 2020
Retired librarian Kaye Peterson sometimes has to dip into her savings to help pay for her insulin and other prescriptions stemming from her long battle with diabetes. She made a...
January 15, 2020
Hawaii lawmakers gathered Wednesday to open a new session of the Legislature a day after leaders unveiled a long list of measures they hope will address Hawaii's punishingly high cost...
January 15, 2020
Top Assembly Republicans on Wednesday called Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' letter ordering them to do their “homework” and pass a host of bills condescending Evers, a former teacher and state...
January 15, 2020
A divided Pennsylvania House voted Wednesday to ban the use of handheld phones for all drivers to make calls, although police would not be allowed to stop motorists for that...
January 15, 2020
Members of the American lobster industry are hopeful the thawing of trade relations between the U.S. and China will reopen one of the biggest markets in the world for the...
January 15, 2020
A small group of South Carolina senators wasted no time in passing a bill that would likely halt drilling for oil or natural gas off the state's coast. A subcommittee...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 The (Tupelo) Daily Journal on building a technical center to serve the county: By now most eligible voters have likely decided where...
January 15, 2020
Conservation and community groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday, challenging environmental permits for a Taiwan company's planned $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana. The lawsuit filed in federal court in...
January 15, 2020
Detroit has fined the company that owns a site along the Detroit River where a collapsed dock sent construction aggregate material into the river for illegally storing tons of limestone...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Jan. 13 Savannah Morning News on Gov. Kemp's heath care proposal: Gov. Brian Kemp is currently seeking approval for a proposed health care coverage...
January 15, 2020
Video of a Bernie Sanders field organizer ranting about burning cities and imprisoning dissidents has emerged. But should anyone take a Bernie bro's bravura seriously, other than his boss? Controversial...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ Jan. 14 The Johnson City Press on filling out the Census form: Want to pay more taxes? Here's a surefire way to inspire a...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 Winston-Salem Journal on the settlement forcing an energy company to move its stores of coal ash: The dirty secret about coal...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Jan. 15 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel on legislation that would introduce another office for emergency planning: Imagine for a moment you are...
January 15, 2020
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Jan. 12 Bowling Green Daily News on a bill that could hurt local newspapers: Newspapers are businesses just like any other. Many of us...
January 15, 2020
Acrid exhaust fumes and the beeping of car horns contrasted with perfumed interiors and the soft rustle of luxuriant fabrics, as Paris Fashion Week got underway in the public transport...
January 15, 2020
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. on Wednesday abandoned its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwest Kansas after nearly 15 years of pushing for the project, handing a big victory to environmentalists...
January 15, 2020
Supporters of a bill that would ban almost all abortions in South Carolina want some leaders in the South Carolina Senate to know they won't let the proposal quietly die....
January 15, 2020
The University of California, Los Angeles has received a $25 million donation from Tadashi Yanai, the founder and CEO of Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo, the school announced Wednesday. The money...
January 15, 2020
Donald Trump is not the first US president to be accused of using military force illegally. But this White House seems to be giving Trump greater executive license to kill...
