Legislative leaders in Rhode Island said Wednesday they're working to undo a change to how medical marijuana dispensaries are regulated, to address a lawsuit by the governor. A provision in...
January 8, 2020
The World Bank says the global economy should see a modest rebound in growth this year. But the 189-nation lending institution is cautioning that a number risks could upend its...
January 8, 2020
President Donald Trump plans to attend a global economic forum in Switzerland this month, making up for an appearance he canceled during last year's record-long shutdown of the U.S. government....
January 8, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York's newspapers: Trump's Post-Soleimani World Wall Street Journal Jan. 6 It may be true that no good deed goes unpunished, but...
January 8, 2020
Wheat for Mar. was up 2.50 cents at 5.5275 a bushel; Mar. corn was off .25 cent at 3.8425 a bushel, Mar. oats gained 5.75 cents at $2.9325 a bushel;...
January 8, 2020
Shogo Akiyama knew the Cincinnati Reds were the only Major League Baseball team that never had a player born in Japan. The chance to break a barrier was part of...
January 8, 2020
The FBI asked Apple this week to help extract data from iPhones that belonged to the Saudi aviation student who investigators say fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval...
January 8, 2020
A bill introduced in the Vermont Legislature would gives towns the authority to regulate short-term rentals in the age of online rental services like Airbnb and Vacation Rentals by Owner....
January 8, 2020
A Colorado sheriff on Wednesday rescinded his previous call for people to be on the lookout for a “command vehicle” that may be operating mysterious groups of drones spotted in...
January 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 6 The Orlando Sentinel on suspending driver licenses because of unpaid tickets: Debtors' prisons were supposed to be an anachronism, a relic of...
January 8, 2020
Gov. Janet Mills and Democratic legislative leaders unveiled a health care proposal Wednesday aimed at removing some copayments and combining markets to lower health care costs as lawmakers returned to...
January 8, 2020
A prisoner escaped from a Wyoming re-entry center in December after leaving to report to Healthcare for the Homeless and then perform a job search, federal authorities said. Jeremiah Anthony...
January 8, 2020
Indiana lawmakers are looking to toughen the penalties stores face for selling tobacco products to underaged customers as they raise the state's minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18...
January 8, 2020
Major League Soccer has unveiled its plans to celebrate its 25th season, including a jersey reveal ahead of New York Fashion Week. The 26-team league, including expansion teams in Miami...
January 8, 2020
U.S. consumers slowed their borrowing in November, mainly by piling up less credit card debt. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that consumer credit rose by a seasonally adjusted $12.5 billion...
January 8, 2020
Former North Dakota State football players who have contributed to the school's dynasty over the course of more than seven decades have found a way to relive their glory days...
January 8, 2020
Former Utah House speaker Greg Hughes pitched himself as a conservative, dynamic candidate for governor Wednesday at a campaign announcement held at an auto-repair shop owned by an immigrant family....
January 8, 2020
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Pennsylvania lawmakers must pass a red flag law in 2020 LNP Jan. 6 We have urged the passage of a...
January 8, 2020
People could pick up prescriptions at Michigan pharmacies that are not staffed by an on-site pharmacist under a bill that cleared the Legislature on Wednesday and will go to Gov....
January 8, 2020
Iran's anticipated retaliation for the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani sent a clear signal to Donald Trump that while the current round of violence may be over, Iran stands ready...
January 8, 2020
A retired Arkansas accountant has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud just months after being hit with a $9.2 million civil judgment for embezzling funds from a manufacturing company over...
January 8, 2020
The New Hampshire Senate voted Wednesday to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products, even though the federal government has already made the same move. As...
January 8, 2020
The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on “Obamacare” sign-ups or premiums, a gap between the real world and legal arguments from...
January 8, 2020
Urban deer culling this fall and winter seasons was suspended by city officials in Montana amid budget cuts. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission recommended the city of Helena be...
January 8, 2020
A Massachusetts woman who submitted falsified documentation to get a $4.2 million business loan will not serve time in prison. Beth Zastawny, 53, of Ludlow, was sentenced Tuesday to three...
January 8, 2020
Turkey and Russia called for a Jan. 12 cease-fire in war-torn Libya on Wednesday while European Union officials intensified diplomatic efforts to cool tensions in the North African nation by...
January 8, 2020
A bipartisan water pollution task force proposed more than a dozen bills Wednesday designed to curb contamination across Wisconsin, capping a year's worth of research and discussion. Groundwater pollution has...
January 8, 2020
Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Jan. 7 The (Tupelo) Daily Journal on guns being allowed in places of worship: On Dec. 29, 2019, a shooter walked in and attacked...
January 8, 2020
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that still rely on the industry to police itself despite calls for specific regulations....
January 8, 2020
Two of New Hampshire's largest health care providers say they need to merge to gain access to more patients, protect the state's only academic medical center and support the state's...
January 8, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday asked the federal government to provide money to build a bridge over a creek where three children died when a family member tried to...
January 8, 2020
A Tempe-based solar system production company has agreed to settle a $350 million lawsuit brought by investors who bought or acquired company shares between April 2008 and February 2012. The...
January 8, 2020
A cash-strapped pharmacy student was charged in the stabbing death of a prominent Illinois attorney whose firm touts more than $3 billion in compensation for clients. Timothy Michael Banowetz, 28,...
January 8, 2020
A bipartisan panel examining Georgia's high maternal death rate is recommending that state lawmakers extend the amount of time low-income mothers are eligible for Medicaid coverage. It's one of 19...
January 8, 2020
2019 was another tough year for the IRS, according to a new federal report. Burdened with years of budget cuts and a recent increase in workload to implement a new...
January 8, 2020
A Texas-based salvage company will cut up and remove a 656-foot (200- meter) shipwreck from St. Simons Sound off the coast of Georgia. The Coast Guard's Unified Command has hired...
January 8, 2020
A retiree has canceled an around-the-world trip to save California's oldest weekly newspaper, which was set to shut down when its editor retires this month. The paper began in 1853...
January 8, 2020
President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will immediately impose new economic sanctions on Iran in response to Iranian missile strikes on U.S. bases in Iraq. “As we continue to...
January 8, 2020
Electric scooter injuries have surged along with their popularity in the United States, nearly tripling over four years, researchers said in a study published Wednesday. Nearly 40,000 broken bones, head...
