Politics

Republican surrogates for President Donald Trump resumed their legal fight Monday to try to stop the vote count in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Michigan, but faced long odds...

U.S. health officials have allowed emergency use of the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental approach against the virus that has killed more than...

Missouri has less than two months to spend roughly $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid, the state budget director told lawmakers during a special session Monday. Budget Director Dan Haug...

The Chicago Bears passed the halfway mark of their season with three straight losses and one broken offense. That just might be enough to convince coach Matt Nagy to relinquish...

Some Republicans renewed their attacks Monday on Democrat Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler taking the extraordinary step of...

Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts were cranking up snow-making efforts Monday after winter roared into the Sierra Nevada over the weekend, dumping record snow in parts of northern Nevada and breaking...

A former Microsoft worker was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency — money authorities said he used to buy...

Beyond Meat said Monday that it felt the full force of the coronavirus pandemic in the third quarter, leading to worse-than-expected financial results. Consumer stockpiling in the second quarter, coupled...

Brimming hopes that people will again return to office buildings, shopping centers and normal life sent markets rallying worldwide on Monday, following encouraging data about a potential coronavirus vaccine. The...

The European Union said Monday it would impose tariffs on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal aid for plane maker Boeing — but expressed...

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose $3.15 to $40.29 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose $2.95 to $42.40 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December...

New Jersey lawmakers want to amend the state constitution to allow sports betting on all major collegiate games, removing a big restriction in a wagering market that is smashing national...

When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare” on Tuesday, arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part...

Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the team, seeking more than $22 million in salary owed under his deal when he...

Some American news outlets reported fireworks in London and church bells ringing out in Paris to celebrate Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump. Er, no, it was just the world...

The apparent victory of Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump has triggered Pavlovian salivating from neoliberal centrists who've pinned every wrong on Trump – and now demand the total...

Eva Longoria has apologized to woke critics after being accused of “white supremacy” for praising Latina women as the “real heroines” who defeated Trump. This nonsense in-fighting is why victim...

Police say one man is dead and another was transported to Harborview Medical Center for life-threatening injuries following an electrocution accident in Seattle's Central District neighborhood. KOMO-TV reports police responded...

One of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years, books about President Donald Trump, is not going to end when he leaves office. In 2021 and beyond, look...

A woman was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison for scheming with a California state employee to file hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent claims for disability...

Leaving the New York Mets for the third time, Omar Minaya thanked the current and former owners and staff. Minaya was fired Friday along with most of the baseball operations...

A judge on Monday ordered an auto parts manufacturer to pay $1.5 million after admitting violating federal safety standards before a worker was crushed to death by a robotic machine....

The Philadelphia Eagles have the luxury of working through problems as a division leader with a losing record. While the Eagles (3-4-1) rested and recovered during their bye, they didn't...

Peter Woodfork was appointed Major League Baseball's senior vice president of minor league operations and development on Monday and will oversee the farm teams under their new structure. MLB is...

North Carolina lacks robust and specific statewide efforts to ensure greater racial and ethnic diversity among teachers in public schools, the legislature's government watchdog agency told lawmakers on Monday. The...

Federal regulators are requiring Zoom to strengthen its security in a proposed settlement of allegations that the video conferencing service misled users about its level of security for meetings. The...

The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local): 1:55 p.m. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it would like to see a major infrastructure bill as the first order...

Muffet McGraw has kept busy since retiring last spring from coaching Notre Dame. From teaching a sports business leadership class at the university to helping on Election Day as a...

General Motors says it will hire 3,000 more technical workers by early next year to help with virtual product testing and to develop software as a service. The automaker says...

Joe Biden will be 82 in four years' time and is unlikely to go for a second term as president. It's obvious already that Kamala Harris would be his probable...

It's tough times for Republican voters, as their last big media ally, Fox News, appears to have abandoned Donald Trump and millions of viewers at the 11th hour. But is...

Harvest season in Northern California's wine country is what dream weddings are made of: ripe grapevines and golden sunsets provide ceremonies an alluring backdrop that every year draws millions of...

Missouri's largest county offered a dire warning to its 1 million residents on Monday: New restrictions will be necessary unless the coronavirus surge is brought under control. St. Louis County...

It's looking more and more like the Obama era will go down as the good old days of relatively free speech on the internet, when conservatives could usually get away...

The CEO of Alaska Airlines' parent is stepping down next year and will be replaced by the company's president. Alaska Air Group said Monday that Brad Tilden will retire as...

Don't expect Joe Biden's election victory to make a major difference to the US. He will be hamstrung by the Senate and Supreme Court, and unable to impose any fundamental...

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources has made public its forest action plan for the year and identified the Skagit River watershed as a priority. The department manages, protects...

Trump's better-than-expected performance in the US election has confounded pollsters, and several left-wing commentators have suggested ‘whiteness' was an important factor. But this concept doesn't make a great deal of...

Tribal leaders in northern Washington state have announced an effort to determine the feasibility and costs associated with removal of a dam that has not generated electricity since 1958. The...

A sinister new campaign aims to collect the names of all those who worked for Donald Trump with a view to canceling them in future. There is no chance of...