Authorities in eastern Poland say bird flu is responsible for the deaths of at least 25,000 turkeys in poultry farms near the country's borders with Ukraine and Belarus. Polish veterinary...
January 2, 2020
Reporting for jury duty. Standing in line at the DMV. Going to the dentist. Making a budget. What do all of these have in common? They're activities you'd probably like...
January 2, 2020
Instagram addicts, viewers of Love Island, selfie lovers and gym bunnies are often millennial fashionistas addicted to social media and reality TV – but are they ready for a tough...
January 2, 2020
With 29 straight days of walkouts, French rail strikes against government plans to reform France's retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the lengths of strikes in the...
January 2, 2020
Joe Biden has landed a high-profile endorsement for his presidential bid as Rep. Abby Finkenauer becomes the first member of the Iowa congressional delegation to take sides in the Democratic...
January 2, 2020
Volkswagen and a German consumer group said Thursday they will conduct talks on a possible settlement in a landmark case in which hundreds of thousands of people aim to establish...
January 2, 2020
Turkish authorities are investigating possible security flaws that allowed former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn to skip bail in Japan and flee to Lebanon via Istanbul, Turkish media reported Thursday. NTV...
January 2, 2020
British ‘ethical vegan' Jordi Casamitjana hopes to have his whole movement recognized by an employment tribunal as a protected belief, similar to a religious faith – which could give vegan...
January 2, 2020
The world's biggest technology companies are heading to Las Vegas for the annual CES trade show next week, with even Apple Inc. making a rare official appearance. But don't expect...
January 2, 2020
About a month before Wawa disclosed a data breach exposing customers' credit and debit card numbers, the nation's largest credit card network warned that hackers were targeting gas stations to...
January 2, 2020
The internet is going to look, and work, a little different starting today. That's because Californians have new rights over how their personal information is gathered, stored and sold by...
January 2, 2020
In April, a two-bedroom unit in a 1920s Silver Lake fourplex sold for about $530,000. The Spanish-style home was recently renovated and has a seemingly choice location – a short...
January 2, 2020
Fishing rods were rigged and ready to go on the back of the Top Dog as Capt. Neil Lessard peered out into a thick covering of fog. He had been...
January 2, 2020
In his perch high above the Chesapeake Bay, Kenny Smith had the controls to move the earth beneath him. The crane operator's feet prodded two floor pedals to swing a...
January 2, 2020
If you break into an empty house, move in your family and your belongings and call it home, can you ever stake a legal claim to the property? The answer...
January 2, 2020
MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the New York Yankees when he threw a perfect game...
January 2, 2020
A factory manufacturing batteries caught fire and collapsed in the Indian capital Thursday, injuring 13 fire officials and one security guard, police said. A fire official said three people were...
January 2, 2020
Japanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail before a trial on financial misconduct charges and left for Lebanon. Tokyo prosecutors and...
January 2, 2020
Asian shares were mostly higher on optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as regional markets opened the new year's first day of trading Thursday. Australia's S&P ASX 200 gained 0.3%...
January 2, 2020
The New York Times has spent 50 paragraphs explaining why it's wrong for a majority-white college to feature mostly white people in its homecoming video. Why? Because the mere sight...
January 2, 2020
Reaction from the basketball world and beyond to the death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern on Wednesday at age 77: “For 22 years, I had a courtside seat to...
January 2, 2020
David Stern once predicted that the NBA would have a division in Europe within 10 years. A few years later, he said it again. And a few years after that,...
January 1, 2020
Massachusetts is extending its electric vehicle rebate program. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced that the rebates will be extended Wednesday to last through at least...
January 1, 2020
Two major hospital systems in Virginia say they'll raise the wages of their lowest-paid workers to $15 an hour. That amounts to about $31,000 a year. The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday...
January 1, 2020
David Stern, the basketball-loving lawyer who took the NBA around the world during 30 years as its longest-serving commissioner and oversaw its growth into a global powerhouse, died Wednesday. He...
January 1, 2020
Rhode Island residents must now have health insurance or face a penalty on their taxes. The state's taxation division released a list of tax changes taking effect Wednesday, including the...
January 1, 2020
Dozens of firefighters battled a blaze at a long-abandoned Ohio factory on Wednesday, with smoke visible for miles. No injuries were reported as the fire burned at the former paper...
January 1, 2020
Revenue at Connecticut's two casinos declined in fiscal 2019 amid new regional competition, according to new fiscal reports. Mohegan Sun's net revenues for the fiscal year were $992 million, down...
January 1, 2020
Students at two Charleston County elementary schools will have the opportunity to collect data and help scientists at NASA and NOAA who are analyzing data for an international climate change...
January 1, 2020
A law taking effect on New Year's Day makes Maine the fifth state to require private health insurers to provide hearing aid benefit. The law, the result of a bill...
January 1, 2020
Expressing deep frustration over stalled nuclear talks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of unspecified “shocking” action and that his country will soon reveal a new “strategic weapon” to...
January 1, 2020
The sale of marijuana for recreational purposes became legal Wednesday in Illinois to the delight of pot fans — many who began lining up hours early at dispensaries. About 500...
January 1, 2020
Two season pass holders at a Lake Tahoe-area ski resort have filed a lawsuit against the resort's owner over new parking fees they say were unjustly imposed. Officials at Northstar...
January 1, 2020
A former skating rink in West Virginia was destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve, police said. The fire Tuesday night took several hours to bring under control in the...
January 1, 2020
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation says it's reviewing its contracts with a construction company after one of its employees was charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash...
January 1, 2020
Federal authorities have opened a final protest period about a proposed solar power array and battery storage plant near Las Vegas that would be the largest in the U.S. and...
January 1, 2020
When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four...
January 1, 2020
A new clinic on a school campus is providing health care for students, teachers and others in east Mississippi. The clinic was unveiled Dec. 11 at Carver Middle school in...
January 1, 2020
The family of legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase, who died last year, is holding a memorial event at the restaurant she once led featuring many of the dishes she...
January 1, 2020
More New Mexico cities and counties are now claiming that the state tax agency has failed to accurately collect and distribute tax revenue. The Albuquerque Journal reports that 44 municipalities,...
