More than two dozen Mississippi inmates sued the state Tuesday, saying understaffed prisons are “plagued by violence” and inmates are forced to live in decrepit and dangerous conditions. The federal...
January 15, 2020
The $49 million sale of NORPAC Foods' Salem, Brooks and Stayton processing facilities to cold storage giant Lineage Logistics was approved Tuesday by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Peter McKittrick, contingent...
January 15, 2020
Assembly Republicans were set Wednesday to try to override Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' veto of a bill that would make it easier to become a nurse's aide in Wisconsin. Wisconsin...
January 15, 2020
Major cities in a series of Balkan countries have been hit by dangerous levels of smog in recent days, prompting anger among residents and official warnings to stay indoors and...
January 15, 2020
President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister Wednesday after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay...
January 15, 2020
Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in health care and technology companies. UnitedHealth, the country's largest health insurer, climbed 2.2% in early trading Wednesday after...
January 15, 2020
A former Fannie Mae employee was sentenced in Southern California to more than six years in prison for arranging discounted sales of Fannie Mae-owned properties to herself and real estate...
January 15, 2020
There's a creeping sense of alarm in Rio de Janeiro after more than a week of foul tasting and smelling tap water in dozens of neighborhoods. Rumors are flying, and...
January 15, 2020
Some Alaska lawmakers want the state to drop a proposed regulatory change they believe undermines plumber and electrician workforce development. A group of 18 legislators sent a letter Monday opposing...
January 15, 2020
Some business and government leaders in the Quad Cities area of eastern Iowa and western Illinois want to form a regional authority that would gain funding and manage big projects....
January 15, 2020
U.S. wholesale prices rose a slight 0.1% in December as a jump in the cost of energy was offset by falling food prices. The Labor Department said Wednesday the December...
January 15, 2020
A legal adviser at the European Union's highest court said Wednesday that the bloc's data protection rules should prevent member states from indiscriminately holding personal data seized from Internet and...
January 15, 2020
Goldman Sachs said its fourth-quarter profits dropped by 24% from a year earlier, as the bank saw significantly higher legal and compensation expenses. The investment bank said Wednesday that it...
January 15, 2020
Europe could have saved the Iran nuclear agreement. Instead, it abused the rule of law by inappropriately triggering its dispute mechanism, all but ensuring the agreement's demise. Disingenuous diplomacy On...
January 15, 2020
Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa jumped by more than 50% last year as the area off oil-rich Nigeria continues to be the world's most dangerous for...
January 15, 2020
Nissan is recalling nearly 308,000 vehicles in the U.S. to replace dangerous Takata air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel. The Nissan front passenger inflators are among 10...
January 15, 2020
Comparable stores sales at Target fell well below the previous year, joining a growing list of retailers reporting meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season. Target said Wednesday that...
January 15, 2020
A former Fargo firefighter and the city have settled a discrimination lawsuit. The Fargo City Commission approved paying Scot Kelsh $63,000 to settle his claim that he was the victim...
January 15, 2020
A major U.S. web infrastructure and security company will be providing free support to federal election campaigns, hoping to help thwart any repeats of the large-scale effort by Russian agents...
January 15, 2020
A former university professor in Philadelphia who allegedly spent federal grant money on strip clubs and other personal expenses has been charged with theft. Prosecutors in Philadelphia announced the charges...
January 15, 2020
Consumer banking giant Bank of America is saying its fourth-quarter profits fell 4% from a year ago, as the bank was impacted by the rapid decline of interest rates in...
January 15, 2020
The Miami-Dade County School Board wants to downsize from its 10 acres of prime, development-ready land in downtown Miami. District officials are turning to a private developer and a community...
January 15, 2020
Two NASA astronauts ventured out Wednesday on a second all-female spacewalk to finish upgrades to the International Space Station's power grid. It was the second pairing of Jessica Meir and...
January 15, 2020
What's the trendy real estate neighborhood drawing millionaires? Mid-Beach. The waterfront, luxury condominium tower 57 Ocean at 5757 Collins Ave. nears selling 50% of its inventory after starting sales in...
January 15, 2020
A development group that wants to build a $225 million casino and hotel at the Des Moines airport said the project would help pay for a planned new terminal. Highview...
January 15, 2020
A loud boom heard in Louisiana came from a chemical plant. There was an explosion and fire Monday at the Sasol plant in Lake Charles, news outlets reported. The plant's...
January 15, 2020
After three decades based exclusively in New York City, the real estate investment and development firm Witkoff is expanding beyond the Big Apple to the Magic City. “We believe in...
January 15, 2020
UnitedHealth Group's net income jumped 16% in the fourth quarter, as the nation's biggest health insurer ended 2019 by topping Wall Street earnings expectations again. The Minnentonka, Minnesota, company also...
January 15, 2020
Philadelphia International Airport will soon begin testing biometric screening on some international flights. Three different facial recognition systems will be set up at gates that serve outbound flights for American...
January 15, 2020
Democrat Sara Gideon says she's swearing off campaign donations from corporate political action committees and backing efforts to disclose secret donors in an effort to curb the influence of special...
January 15, 2020
Your options for a new electric vehicle in 2020 are more diverse than ever. There will be an EV for nearly every vehicle type. But increased choice also makes it...
January 15, 2020
Swiss based investment bank UBS says it is expanding in South Florida, opening a “hub” in its Coral Gables offices to cater to financial intermediary firms with ties to Latin...
January 15, 2020
The estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called as a defense witness in her lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday newspaper, court papers reveal. Meghan is suing...
January 15, 2020
Sudan said it reopened its airspace on Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital's airport for hours and left at least two people...
January 15, 2020
Italian authorities allege say crime clans of the Sicilian Mafia have defrauded the European Union of more than 10 million euros ($11 million) in agricultural aid. Officers from the Italy's...
January 15, 2020
Inflation in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since late 2016, official figures showed Wednesday, in a development that is likely to heighten expectations that the Bank of England...
January 15, 2020
A Senate committee is set to discuss a bill filed by a Delaware lawmaker to repeal a lodging tax authorization measure that he sponsored last year. The bill to be...
January 15, 2020
Authorities in northeastern Spain on Wednesday resumed the search for a worker who is missing since a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant killed one person and injured eight others....
January 15, 2020
A financial firm plans to create 200 more jobs than first announced in relocating its global headquarters from New York to Nashville, state economic development officials said Tuesday. AllianceBernstein plans...
January 15, 2020
Environmental issues dominate the global risks for top decision-makers over the coming decade, organizers of next week's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos said Wednesday. Citing...
