Politics

Britain, France and Germany ratcheted up pressure on Iran Tuesday to cease its violations of a landmark nuclear deal, stressing that they want to resolve differences through talks while starting...

The Kansas City Star, Jan. 13 On the same day that newly released internal messages showed Boeing employees not only knew all about problems with the 737 Max but also...

The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Jan. 12 Missouri —and more specifically, Jefferson City — has had a love-hate relationship with gambling. In 1984, state voters authorized the Missouri Lottery, making it...

The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation for players will...

The Cuban government is warning citizens to prepare for shortages of cooking gas due to Trump administration sanctions on the island. State media announced Tuesday morning that cylinders of liquid...

The decision by European nations to trigger a dispute resolution mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal marks the latest step in the unraveling of the accord, which began when President...

Overspending can be a serious downer for your budget. Kind of like that person in the movie theater who kicks the back of your seat: It's annoying, distracting and ruins...

French President Emmanuel Macron tried Tuesday to calm nationwide tensions and salvage support for his overhaul of the country's retirement system, as France faced day 41 of crippling strikes. Clutches...

Citigroup says fourth-quarter profits rose by 15% as the banking conglomerate benefited from a boost in trading similar to competitor JPMorgan Chase. The New York-based bank said it earned a...

Looking for an easy plant to care for? Try a succulent. Any plant with fleshy stems or leaves is called a succulent. Aside from cacti, only a few other plant...

BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, will make climate change central to its investment decisions going forward. Founder and CEO Laurence Fink, who oversees the management of about $7 trillion...

Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers' earnings couldn't keep up. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its consumer price index rose 0.2% last...

Hay tainted by a toxic beetle is blamed for the deaths of 14 horses and illnesses to dozens of others on a Wisconsin ranch. Steady rain and flooding this past...

Wells Fargo's net income tumbled in the fourth quarter, weighed down by hefty costs and a lower interest rate environment. The San Francisco-based bank earned $2.87 billion, or 60 cents...

Abu Dhabi's crown prince has agreed to lead a committee that will oversee the construction of a new capital city for Indonesia that is estimated to cost $34 billion, an...

Michael Bloomberg plans to do whatever it takes “to get rid of Trump.” As president, he'd push for a ‘regressive tax' to save us from ourselves. His candidacy is toxic...

The Atlanta Braves say they'll soon reveal a new name for their stadium in the city's northwest suburbs. An announcement is planned for Tuesday at the ballpark near Smyrna. The...

Nurses have authorized their union leaders to call a strike at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City. At least two-thirds of nurses represented by the United Food & Commercial...

The German government signed a deal Tuesday with state-owned train operator Deutsche Bahn to inject almost $100 billion into the country's rail infrastructure over the next decade. Under the agreement,...

A former casting director for the television series “Mr. Mercedes" says she wasn't paid for overtime work for the show that filmed in South Carolina and aired on Audience. Taylor...

The Army Corps of Engineers will award $281 million to a North Carolina city and county heavily impacted by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence. The Corps will release $237 million to...

Some government officials are trying to reinvigorate efforts to promote regional economic development in western Nebraska. The Scottsbluff Star-Herald reported that elected or appointed officials and economic development service providers...

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reporting that its fourth-quarter profits jumped 21% from a year earlier, as the bank's trading desks had a blowout quarter, which offset the...

Delta Air Lines boosted its fourth quarter profit to $1.1 billion by adding more flights over the holiday-packed period and packing them even more full of passengers. Lower fuel prices...

The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and has set up a scheme to shift 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in investment...

Britain's leaders are considering whether to support a rescue deal for the struggling regional airline Flybe, with discussions under way as to whether the carrier should receive tax relief on...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday that opponents of Huawei should suggest alternatives to the Chinese technology company as countries start start building out next-generation wireless networks. Johnson's comments...

Residents of the Keys Gate community in Homestead have been waiting for years to find out what will become of the abandoned, decaying golf course in their backyards. Wayne Rosen,...

It's a problem as old as the cellphone: What do you do when you're on the town and you need a charge? One company thinks it's finally solved the problem....

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday will deliver his second State of the State speech before a joint-session of the Democrat-led Legislature, sketching his agenda for the year....

Will Miami riders rent a moped for $0.29 a minute (plus a $1 fee) over taking a Lyft or Uber? One New York-based company thinks you will — and has...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to talk about his budget plan for the next fiscal year. The Republican governor has scheduled a news conference Tuesday in Annapolis, Maryland, to...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will give his first State of the Commonwealth speech to lawmakers and a statewide television audience Tuesday evening. The speech in the state House chambers will...

Germany's highest court is considering imposing stricter limits on the activities of the country's foreign intelligence agency. The Federal Constitutional Court was due Tuesday to hear a lawsuit brought by...

Volkswagen announced Tuesday record sales for last year that could determine whether it keeps its crown as the world's largest automaker. The automaker based in Wolfsburg, Germany, delivered 10.97 million...

The Vatican cardinal who co-authored a bombshell book with Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI reaffirming priestly celibacy is denying he manipulated the retired pope into publishing. Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, who...

DP World said Tuesday it has won another arbitration ruling against Djibouti over the African country's seizure of a container terminal managed by the Dubai-based global port operator. The company...

The North Carolina General Assembly is back briefly in Raleigh in early 2020 with Republicans and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper facing the same impasse they had for most of 2019....

Union firefighters in Charleston will receive $1.7 million in back pay for being incorrectly compensated for holiday work since 2012, officials announced Monday. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said the...

Lebanese protesters blocked several roads around the capital of Beirut and in other areas of teh country on Tuesday in renewed rallies against the ruling elite they say has failed...