Politics

As part of UK police operations to infiltrate activist groups they dubiously deemed ‘extremist', undercover cops tricked women into relationships. One such ‘spycop' even wrote a how-to guide – and...

The Associated Press has pulled out of its planned coverage of Wednesday's Country Music Association Awards show due to restrictions that have been placed on still photographers and screen captures...

New Mexico State University on Wednesday unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first college to do so as schools across the U.S. try to create new revenue...

Beijing is exerting ever more control over Hong Kong, as seen with the disqualification of four legislative council members. With the US unlikely to respond firmly and the UK unable...

The Navy has announced it is investing in new environmentally friendly tugboats designed to guide submarines and aircraft carriers through tight spots to and from ports in Washington state. Puget...

New Mexico State University on Wednesday unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first to do so as schools across the U.S. scramble for more revenue amid shrinking...

A hospital in Washington state has reported at least five employees and eight patients tested positive for the coronavirus, after an outbreak on a fourth floor unit of the facility....

Airplane engine service and repair businesses in Medley and Doral paid $541,026 in earned back pay after an investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday. Medley's Turbine Engine Center...

Gaffe-prone Boris Johnson is in a bind. He has been an ardent fan of Donald Trump but now finds himself on the wrong side of Washington if Joe Biden, who...

The chairman of the English FA Greg Clarke has been forced to resign following a vicious online shaming after a slip of the tongue in a discussion on racism. The...

The CEO of Atrium Health in North Carolina said he anticipates the hospital system will be chosen as an “early site” to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer...

The ‘old-guard' Republican group known as the Lincoln Project was born in and rose to fame on pre-election anti-Trump rhetoric. But between wastes of money and public shamings, did they...

Three well-known Miami Beach hotels are now more than neighbors: they're family. The 93-room Sagamore, known for its art-centric decor and programs; 376-room Ritz-Carlton South Beach and the 95-room Ritz-Carlton...

South Florida hotel and dining establishments are continuing to shed workers — a sign that the already-feeble economic recovery in a key regional industry may be stalling out. In a...

We shouldn't pay too much attention to research that suggests the risk of mental health issues after Covid is higher than for other illnesses. This phenomenon has been created by...

PRO FOOTBALL NFL owners approved a proposal that will reward organizations with draft picks for developing minority coaches and front office executives who become head coaches, general managers or team...

PRO FOOTBALL NFL owners approved a proposal that will reward organizations with draft picks for developing minority coaches and front office executives who become head coaches, general managers or team...

Bahrain's Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world's longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation's government for decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests that...

As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision...

Shares advanced Wednesday in Asia after a worldwide rally spurred by hopes that a COVID-19 vaccine will help the global economy return to normal. Benchmarks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong,...

A person with knowledge of the decision says the Los Angeles Angels have narrowed down a field of five candidates to be their next general manager. The person spoke on...

She is a nurse at a Beirut hospital, and still Rita Harb can't find her grandfather's heart drugs. She has searched pharmacies up and down Lebanon, called friends abroad. Not...

Vowing “to get right to work,” President-elect Joe Biden shrugged off President Donald Trump's fierce refusal to accept the election outcome as “inconsequential,” even as Democrats elsewhere warned that the...

For the lucrative business travel industry, Brian Contreras represents its worst fears. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to traveling frequently for his company....

The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also is contemplating a reduced schedule and temporary hubs. NHL...

Here are excerpts of editorials published in Illinois newspapers. November 10, 2020 The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan What lies ahead for President-elect Biden Congratulations, President-elect Biden. You've made your share of...

More areas of California must impose restrictions on businesses to try to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus that has hospitalizations rising as they did in June when the state...

California voters have rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state's 42-year-old cap on property taxes. Tuesday's update to the vote count showed opponents to Proposition 15 with nearly 52%...

The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team's first NHL season. The primary NHL rink, locker...

The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team's first NHL season. The primary NHL rink, locker...

The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team's first NHL season. The primary NHL rink, locker...

Hong Kong's first socially distanced outdoor entertainment park opened its doors to the public on Tuesday in an attempt by the entertainment industry to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Britney Spears fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it, her attorney said in court Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...

A group that supports freedom of the press by offering free legal services to journalists announced Monday its plans to launch an initiative in Oklahoma to help local investigative and...

Federal fraud charges have been filed against the head of a suburban Chicago biotechnology company formed at the start of COVID-19 pandemic that swindled millions of dollars from two hospitals,...

The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit that said minority journalists and women were paid less than white reporters. Nearly...

A Louisiana investment adviser was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for his part in a $3.5 million fraud in which customers invested money with a Texas megachurch minister...

Maximum Security, disqualified after crossing the finish line first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, has been retired to stud. The 4-year-old colt ended his career with a fifth-place finish in...

NFL owners have approved a proposal that will reward organizations for developing minority coaches and front office executives who become head coaches, general managers or team presidents for other clubs....

A coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon...