10 hours agoCalifornia paid $400 million in jobless benefits to inmates The scale of the unemployment fraud involving California state prison inmates has grown to a staggering $400 million.
9 hours agoJudge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visasA U.S. judge in California has struck down two Trump administration rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers.
10 hours agoNevada doctor's selfie used to claim COVID-19 is a hoaxWith cases of coronavirus surging in Nevada, social media posts calling the pandemic a made-up crisis are swirling on social media as users share a doctor's selfie from a...
9 hours agoCalifornia boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34 Federal manslaughter charges have been filed against a California dive boat captain in the fiery deaths of 34 people who were trapped below deck last year.
11 hours agoAP Interview: Biden adviser says race central to virus fightA top adviser to President-elect Joe Biden on the pandemic response says addressing racial disparities cannot be an afterthought.
14 hours ago2017 ban on local LGBT ordinances ends in North CarolinaA 3 1/2-year ban on new local ordinances aimed at protecting LGBT rights in North Carolina has expired.
14 hours agoEx-Arizona politician gets 6 years in adoption schemeA former Arizona politician who admitted running an illegal adoption scheme in three states involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced in Arkansas to six yea...
13 hours agoAfter White House test, Pa. senator calls COVID-19 case mildA Republican state lawmaker from Pennsylvania says he's been diagnosed with COVID-19.
1 day ago30 named storms: Record hurricane season comes to a closeA record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms has officially come to a close.
1 day agoAmericans face new COVID-19 restrictions after ThanksgivingAmericans returning from Thanksgiving break are facing strict new coronavirus measures around the country as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the surg...
1 day agoMinnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipelineMinnesota regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota.
1 day agoArizona certifies Biden's narrow victory over TrumpArizona officials have certified the state’s election results.
1 day agoEx-Hawaii prosecutor, police chief get prison for corruptionA former Honolulu prosecutor has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after a judge says she used her husband’s position as a police chief to frame a relative for a crime...
1 day agoSC delays execution, citing lack of lethal injection drugsThe South Carolina Supreme Court has officially delayed an execution set for Friday after prison officials said they couldn’t obtain the necessary lethal injection drugs ...
1 day agoFirst blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on saleA company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease.
New rule could allow gas, firing squads for US executionsThe Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carried out by lethal injection and clearing the way...
Rocky, the owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree, has been returned to the wildA tiny Saw-whet owl was found stuck inside this year’s Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in 30 Rock last week, and thanks to some wonderful environmentalists, Rocky th...
Many turn to real Christmas trees as bright spot amid virusChristmas tree growers who have faced increased interest in artificial trees in recent years say demand for real, fresh-cut evergreens is strong this season.
US colleges mull new virus protocols for students' return As coronavirus cases are surging around the country, some colleges and universities are rethinking some of their plans for next semester.
Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift onlineAfter months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy, Black Friday is offering a small beacon of hope.
Trump may be coming to terms with loss he won't acknowledgePresident Donald Trump still won’t bring himself to concede the election he decisively lost to President-elect Joe Biden.
Thanksgiving travelers try to reach destinations, miss virusThanksgiving travel is especially dicey this year as people fearful of rising coronavirus cases and deaths in some parts of the U.S. attempt to social distance while navi...
VIRUS TODAY: Americans celebrate Thanksgiving differentlyAmericans are celebrating their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season amid the coronavirus.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus timesThe balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes ThanksgivingAmericans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country.
New migration maps serve as tools to help big game in WestNew maps of big game migrations in the Western U.S. will help identify where human development is getting in the way of animals on the move.
Farm Rescue shifts to help farmers sickened by coronavirusA North Dakota-based volunteer organization that helps farmers when they are injured or otherwise impaired says it has helped a number of Midwest farmers who were incapac...
