Politics

In his latest victory speech, Joe Biden claimed that his election marks a great victory for “democracy.” The claim has some merit. Donald Trump is an authoritarian menace who has...

In his latest victory speech, Joe Biden claimed that his election marks a great victory for “democracy.” The claim has some merit. Donald Trump is an authoritarian menace who has...

Deep into a crucial weekend of negotiations, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain, leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the...

Children raised in a nuclear family are safer, healthier, happier, and more successful. So, of course, the radicals want to abolish it and raise kids in communes, because “parents are...

The coronavirus pandemic did not produce Elena Simone's first budgetary rough patch. The 49-year-old single mother found herself out of the job market when the 2008 global financial crisis hit...

Contradicting his secretary of state and other top officials, President Donald Trump suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyber espionage operation against the...

Top congressional lawmakers struck a late-night agreement on the last major obstacle to a COVID-19 economic relief package costing nearly $1 trillion, clearing the way for votes as early as...

Since first opening its doors nearly 17 years ago, Robert Jackson's barbershop, Bo-Lee's Styles & Cuts, has never been quieter. Before COVID-19, Jackson, known to most as Bobby or Bo-Lee,...

After a $500,000 renovation, the fabulously ornate console of the Fox Theatre's Möller theatrical organ is back home, ready to rise out of the orchestra pit and shine once more....

An adaptation of Stephen King's ‘The Stand' has triggered the deaf community and social justice warriors for casting a non-deaf actor as a deaf-mute character. It's the latest in a...

An adaptation of Stephen King's ‘The Stand' has triggered the deaf community and social justice warriors for casting a non-deaf actor as a deaf-mute character. It's the latest in a...

The outbreak in Sydney's northern beach suburbs has grown to 70 cases with an additional 30 in the last 24 hours, and authorities say they may never be able to...

Major League Baseball payrolls plunged to $1.75 billion during the pandemic-shortened season from $4.22 billion, and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers led with $98.6 million — the smallest...

The Pentagon is proposing to end an arrangement in which a single military officer leads two of the nation's main cybersecurity organizations, a move that a leading Democrat said Saturday...

Sei Young Kim is in position to defend her title in the CME Group Tour Championship, take player of the year honors, win the money title and possibly even move...

Federal officials have announced an effort to reduce violent crime in Austin, one of many U.S. cities that have seen an increase in murders and other violent crime during the...

A top St. Louis area health official is warning that doctors and nurses are becoming exhausted as the virus surges and that the tempo gives them “little room to maneuver.”...

The coronavirus pandemic has been a struggle for much of American seafood, but at least one sector of the industry has found a way to grow during the crisis —...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he is using $51.5 million in federal coronavirus funding to provide relief from unemployment costs for more than 1,500 employers. In a news release Friday,...

Denver's mayor flies to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with his family — after urging others to stay home. He later says he was thinking with “my heart and not my...

Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a proclamation delaying the implementation of a law banning retailers from using single-use plastic bags. Inslee issued the proclamation Friday, saying a law that passed...

Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a proclamation delaying the implementation of a law banning retailers from using single-use plastic bags. Inslee issued the proclamation Friday, saying a law that passed...

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police. Then...

Auburn University's nursing school is publishing a free book to tell the stories of some of its alumni and their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Titled “Auburn Nursing — Living...

The call went out from states: Masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment were needed fast in the battle against the new coronavirus. Many businesses that jumped in to...

Ray Bellia had a good business before the coronavirus pandemic. He topped $4 million in annual sales from his New Hampshire store that specialized in protective gear for police. Then...

Balkan citizens leaving Western Europe to go home for the holidays created huge traffic jams at border crossings Saturday despite coronavirus restrictions that seek to discourage travel over Christmas and...

President-elect Joe Biden hopes the environmental team he is set to introduce on Saturday will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation's air and...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the grave cyberattack against the United States, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the grave cyberattack against the United States, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to the widespread...

Nearly a third of the $110 million that Pennsylvania spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic went toward face shields, a relatively niche...

Nearly a third of the $110 million that Pennsylvania spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the pandemic went toward face shields, a relatively niche...

Holiday light displays are spread out across Bob Noble park in Paducah, Kentucky, lighting up the barren trees at night for the community to drive by. The park has long...

Holiday light displays are spread out across Bob Noble park in Paducah, Kentucky, lighting up the barren trees at night for the community to drive by. The park has long...

Greater Miami leaders have spent the past decade making the case that the region could become a global tech hub. As COVID-19 hit, a handful of technology professionals looking to...

Greater Miami leaders have spent the past decade making the case that the region could become a global tech hub. As COVID-19 hit, a handful of technology professionals looking to...

Greater Miami leaders have spent the past decade making the case that the region could become a global tech hub. As COVID-19 hit, a handful of technology professionals looking to...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the gravest cyberattack against the United States on record, the first administration official to publicly tie the Kremlin to...