Politics

Baby Nancy, the first Black baby doll to have an Afro and other authentic features, was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday, along with sidewalk chalk...

A wide swath of northern Italy will benefit from more than $1 billion in infrastructure development that the government has signed off on to improve access to the venues for...

With so many states having established themselves as Republican or Democratic strongholds over the past three decades, millions of votes in a US election are utterly pointless. So much for...

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Rally sets bad example for public health Reading Eagle Nov. 5 In a normal year, we would have been celebrating...

The 2020 election results only prove that American democracy is a complete and utter sham. The US political system was designed to make certain that as little democracy as possible...

Would you buy something you can't see? That's the question posed by two New York brothers who've lost much of their vision to a rare degenerative eye disorder and have...

The UK is crashing out of Europe, and the US looks to be heading for civil war. There's an obvious solution: reconciliation. Here's an idea of how the Queen may...

The studio behind the kids' mega-hit TV show “Paw Patrol” has a new animated series that arrives timed perfectly for a global pandemic: It celebrates delivery people. “Pikwik Pack,” which...

Throughout 2020, Canada's Armed Forces have allegedly engaged in information warfare campaigns seemingly seeking to emulate Britain's secretive 77th Brigade. This should trouble ordinary Canadians. A series of unsettling and...

With a surge in coronavirus cases straining hospitals in many European countries, Greece announced a nationwide lockdown Thursday in the hopes of stemming a rising tide of patients before its...

New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida fell for the third straight week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. But economists fear that a rebound in coronavirus cases could...

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the...

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Houston Texans have closed their facility and will conduct all operations virtually after learning...

Sweden's leader has gone into protective self-isolation even after a person close to him tested negative for COVID-19, as Sweden experiences its own fall surge of coronavirus cases. Prime Minister...

Sweden's leader has gone into protective self-isolation even after a person close to him tested negative for COVID-19, as Sweden experiences its own fall surge of coronavirus cases. Prime Minister...

Key West voters on Tuesday changed the way the island will do business with the cruise industry. The city, though, has now inherited a lawsuit over the changes and a...

Second-hand Birkin bags are hot, even amid a pandemic that means fewer places to go. Reseller Privé Porter is seeing such strong demand that it has opened its first brick-and-mortar...

Since August, homebuyers have been in a frenzy over South Florida residential real estate. And there's no sign of slowing, according to the latest report on signed contracts from real...

BERLIN — Germany has recorded nearly 20,000 new coronavirus cases in one day, its highest level yet. The national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, on Thursday said 19,990...

A new company plans to open a high-tech manufacturing facility in central Kentucky, creating nearly 200 new jobs, officials said. U.S. Medical Glove Co. LLC plans to invest $32.5 million...

Kentucky's budget situation appears to have improved enough to avoid additional cuts to state agencies or the Road Fund, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Wednesday. The Democratic governor said he...

Suggestions from leading UK politicians that a Biden election victory could stop Brexit and signal the death of populism are utter nonsense. As Donald Trump's election performance demonstrates, they are...

The UK PM has once again failed to name the ideology behind the string of slaughters on the streets of Europe. Sorry Boris, but your thoughts and platitudes won't save...

Asian shares advanced Thursday after stocks rallied on Wall Street as investors embraced the upside of more gridlock in Washington, sending the S&P 500 index up 2.2% while the outcome...

Eta is moving over Honduras as a weakened tropical depression but still bringing the heavy rains that have caused deadly landslides while drenching the country's east and the north of...

California wildlife regulators on Wednesday postponed the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season to protect whales and sea turtles from becoming entangled in fishing gear. The Department of Fish...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 4 The Washington Post on how Election Day 2020 played out across the U.S.: For everyone anxiously awaiting...

While much of America was sleeping Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump's leads in crucial battleground states began slipping — and that's when online falsehoods about the election started surging. More...

A ballot measure to partially dismantle California's longtime system of tying property taxes to the last sales price trailed Wednesday but the outcome remained uncertain. No votes on Proposition 15...

After a costly and intense political battle for control of state capitols, the composition of state legislatures and governors' offices will look a lot like it did before Tuesday's elections....

Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Nov. 4 The Daytona Beach News-Journal on the flaws of the 2018 constitutional amendment ‘Marsy's law': When Florida voters approved a 2018 constitutional amendment...

Addressing economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting landlords and big businesses whose CEOs earn far higher than their average...

On a day when Floridians were sharply divided over the direction of the country, voters gave enthusiastic support on Tuesday for an idea that could have a sweeping impact on...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp lost his race Tuesday night, and now says he also has lost his job as police chief in the small town of Republic. In a...

The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 5:20 p.m. The top elections official in Nevada's most populous county says more results will be released Thursday morning that include...

A movement is underway in horse racing to clean up the sport by enacting uniform safety standards that everyone in the industry would have to abide by. An integrity and...

Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, led by big gains in technology and health care companies. The S&P 500 had its best day in about five months. The...

Here's a look at the status of the 12 statewide measures on the ballot in California: —PROPOSITION 14 — Authorizes $5.5 billion in state bonds to fund stem cell research,...

Here's a look at the status of the 12 statewide measures on the ballot in California: —PROPOSITION 14 — Authorizes $5.5 billion in state bonds to fund stem cell research,...

Here's a look at the status of the 12 statewide measures on the ballot in California: —PROPOSITION 14 — Authorizes $5.5 billion in state bonds to fund stem cell research,...