A Virginia Democrat is looking to block the National Rifle Association from operating an indoor gun range at its headquarters. It's an aggressive move against the country's best known and...
January 9, 2020
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is seeking nearly $74 million to replace decades-old computer technology used by the state for basic government functions like payroll and day-to-day accounting. As part...
January 9, 2020
It's a familiar scam: A moving company loads the truck, then jacks the quoted price, refusing to complete the delivery until payment is made. Federal prosecutors in New Jersey said...
January 9, 2020
Incoming North Carolina high school students will have to take only one course solely focused on American history to get a diploma, the result of a personal finance course mandated...
January 9, 2020
Kevin Stefanski was the Cleveland Browns' second choice last year. He could be the first this time. The Vikings offensive coordinator interviewed with the Browns for their coaching job on...
January 9, 2020
Gov. Phil Scott reiterated his long-standing call Thursday to rescue Vermont, with its stagnant, aging population, from a demographic crisis that is preventing much of the state from growing while...
January 9, 2020
The president of the United Auto Workers denied wrongdoing Thursday after a newspaper reported he's under scrutiny in a federal investigation of union corruption. In a letter to staff, Rory...
January 9, 2020
Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday. Officials at...
January 9, 2020
Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday provided guidance to gun dealers about how to perform background checks for selling partially manufactured gun frames that can be readily converted into working firearms....
January 9, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association plans to close two of its coal-fired power plants and a coal mine in Colorado and New Mexico. The utility announced the closures Thursday as...
January 9, 2020
Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they would not participate in this summer's annual conference. Writers, editors...
January 9, 2020
___ Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook is reaffirming its freewheeling policy on political ads, saying it won't ban them, won't...
January 9, 2020
The Washington Redskins made their latest move Thursday in an organizational overhaul by hiring former Carolina Panthers executive Rob Rogers as senior vice president of football administration. Rogers fills a...
January 9, 2020
Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he apparently tried to kill himself “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday. Officials at...
January 9, 2020
Leaders of advocacy groups warned lawmakers on Thursday that the fight over a failed citizenship question, the digital divide and the wording of questions on Hispanic origin and race may...
January 9, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to hire more state firefighters and make homes safer from devastating wildfires in the budget he will send to state lawmakers on Friday. The 555...
January 9, 2020
Stocks around the world climbed on Thursday, and U.S. indexes hit records as markets continued a rally sparked after the United States and Iran appeared to step away from the...
January 9, 2020
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Costco Wholesale Corp., up $4.73 at $299.42. The warehouse store chain reported solid growth in a key sales measure for December....
January 9, 2020
Massachusetts officials alerted health care providers to test frequently for HIV and to quickly report new infections to the Public Health Department. Officials discovered that there were 182 intravenous drug...
January 9, 2020
Republican and Democratic Leaders of the Arizona House are again eyeing the state's water supply as a major issue for the coming legislative session that starts next week. GOP House...
January 9, 2020
Iranian newspapers proclaimed the country's attack on U.S. forces in Iraq to be "a dark night for Americans," and Washington's "first admission of failure in history." On the bustling streets...
January 9, 2020
A Vermont lawmaker has proposed a bill that would bar anyone under 21 from using or owning a cellphone — a move meant to draw attention to restrictions on guns....
January 9, 2020
A design has been selected for five pedestrian bridges that will traverse a Detroit freeway as part of an international bridge project that will connect the city to Windsor, Ontario,...
January 9, 2020
Summer vacation season will be here sooner than you think, making this a good time to start planning that trip and figuring out how to get the most fun and...
January 9, 2020
If an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner, it would be at least the fifth such shootdown since the early 1980s. U.S. officials said Thursday that it was “highly...
January 9, 2020
Wheat for Mar. rose 9.50 cents at 5.6225 a bushel; Mar. corn was off 1 cent at 3.8325 a bushel, Mar. oats was up 3 cents at $3.02 a bushel;...
January 9, 2020
For months, Iraqis have watched with deepening anxiety as tensions between Iran-backed militias and U.S. forces soared, fearing their long-beleaguered country would turn into a battleground for direct and open...
January 9, 2020
New Order's music may not immediately conjure up images of sand and sun. But as of next week, Miami Beach will officially be home to the Manchester stalwarts. On Tuesday,...
January 9, 2020
Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot confirmed Thursday he is running for governor in 2022. Franchot, a Democrat who is in his fourth four-year term as the state's tax collector, said he...
January 9, 2020
Robots were front and center at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. One even made pizza. The annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas runs through Friday and offers...
January 9, 2020
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urged lawmakers Thursday to join him in combat income inequality in a state where en economic boom has left too many behind, and he placed a...
January 9, 2020
As the nation prepares for the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday amid a “dire” election year, the Atlanta center named for him will offer nonviolence training, voter registration and...
January 9, 2020
Police are investigating after a body wrapped in plastic was found inside the cargo hold of a rental truck that was abandoned in Southern California, officials said Thursday. Staff at...
January 9, 2020
Indiana Republicans are remaining firm against Democratic proposals for using an unexpected jump in state revenue to increase school funding this year. The Indiana House voted along party lines Thursday...
January 9, 2020
Wyoming lawmakers will try again to enact tolls on Interstate 80. The Legislature's Joint Highways, Transportation and Military Affairs has endorsed an I-80 toll bill for the annual legislative session,...
January 9, 2020
A former police chief indicted on charges of forgery and aggravated perjury has turned himself in to authorities in Tennessee. Samuel Wayne Ogburn, 42, was booked Wednesday into the Anderson...
January 9, 2020
President Donald Trump heads into his first campaign rally of the election year flush with cash, chafing at impeachment and hoping to capitalize on his order to take out Iran's...
January 9, 2020
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will expand production at its plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast in Alabama, where it will spend $40 million to construct new facilities and add 275...
January 9, 2020
The Medical University of South Carolina is providing free urgent care visits online for people on the state's health care plan. People needing medical care for things like colds, stomach...
January 9, 2020
A western Nebraska attorney has been arrested and charge with a drug felony after investigators say he admitted to accepting cocaine as payment for providing legal services. Jon Worthman, 52,...
