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After the worst two-day slide in Dow Jones history, the futures have been all over the place overnight following more sell-offs in Asia....

After the worst two-day slide in Dow Jones history, the futures have been all over the place overnight following more sell-offs in Asia....

Will Chief Justice John Roberts speak out against President Trump after he said two liberal Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves in all future cases involving him?...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State officials will seek bids this spring from companies to run buses between Lincoln and Omaha, a service aimed at the thousands of people who commute between the cities daily. A state feasibility study has put the more than 15-year...

It may not come as a surprise to residents that a new report again found Illinois' property taxes were the second-highest in the nation, but the debate about how to address the problem continues, including among members of the Illinois Property Tax Re...

MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Physicians Realty Trust (DOC) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter. The results met Wall Street expectations. The real estate investment trust, based in Milwaukee, said it had funds from operations of...

ELGIN, Ill. (AP) _ The Middleby Corp. (MIDD) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $109 million. The Elgin, Illinois-based company said it had net income of $1.96 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2 per share. T...

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Gov. Pat Quinn and more than 80 other top Illinois Democrats are endorsing Joe Biden for president, as the former vice president looks ahead to a state that votes weeks after......

A third-grader at J.C. Ellis Elementary School in Metairie, Danatus Jordan King, recently created a Carnival shoebox float inspired by the military service of his father, Sgt. 1st Class Danatus...

The Delgado Community College Foundation recently raised money for the college's architectural design, construction technology, and civil and construction engineering programs during an event Feb. 10 at Galatoire's Restaurant in...

NOCCA CULINARY ARTS: A culinary arts workshop for students in grades nine through 12 will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, March 9-30, at the New Orleans...

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The East Jefferson General Hospital Auxiliary honored its 2020 Great Ladies and Great Gentlemen during a recent reception at the hospital. For 44 years the auxiliary has honored persons for...

Samuel Gant St., of Lower Coast Algiers, celebrated his 100th birthday with family Feb. 1 at the VFW Hall in Gretna. Born in Chalmette, Gant moved to Algiers after his...

The Zulu Rascals, Mohawk Indians and Young PinStripe Brass Band provided entertainment when the Jo Ellen Smith Living Center in New Orleans held its Mardi Gras ball....

With California's freeways squeezed ever tighter, it's hard to imagine why the state has not made telecommuting a cornerstone of its transportation and environmental policies....

Patrick Melarkey, a dentist, former county supervisor and owner of Melarkey's bar on Broadway near Tower Theatre in Sacramento, California, has died. He joins Biba, Lina Fat as other city legends who are gone....

Amazon vans drive through neighborhoods in Natomas. Sprawl in the area, including at Metro Air Park near Sacramento International Airport, is a challenge to avoid commute traffic jams on freeways I-5 and I-80....

California retail department stores with 500 or more employees would be required to offer gender neutral children's clothing and toy areas under a proposed law, AB 2826 by Assemblyman Evan Low....

During his State of the State, Governor Gavin Newsom said he will make 286 state-owned properties across California available to use for homeless shelters and services. Several are in the Sacramento area....

EAST ST. LOUS Across the river in Illinois road crews are out trying to make sure the roads are safe for your morning commute. The Illinois Department of Transportation officials says that they have had full crews out since around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday morn...

The show takes over the Bills' training facility through Sunday....

Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a large refinery fire that temporarily closed all lanes of the 405 Freeway Tuesday night in the city of Carson....

BTS joined James Corden on "The Late Late Show" for a new installment of "Carpool Karaoke."...

Local authorities have declared a 24-hour strike on two eastern Greek islands to protest government plans to build new migrant detention camps there...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Bismarck man has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting an infant. Andrew Glasser, 33, entered an Alford plea this week to sexual assault. The plea means Glasser does not admit guilt, but agrees there's ...

NORWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $24.2 million. The Norwell, Massachusetts-based company said it had profit of 43 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 42 ce...

Anwar Ibrahim, who's long been a central figure in Malaysian politics, has been nominated by the former ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition as its candidate for prime minister....

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Local authorities declared a 24-hour strike on two eastern Greek islands Wednesday to protest government plans to build new migrant detention camps there. The strike shut down services on the islands of Lesbos and Chios, which have b...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Cars.com Inc. (CARS) on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.1 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents. Earnings, adjusted ...

New Orleans is the Fat Tuesday celebration capital, but that's not where the tradition started....

Under sustained attack by his rivals, a rattled front-runner was ineffective in defending himself....

Four California legislative committees are meeting in the Capitol with developers, builders and cities to learn about how impact fees affect home prices. Equality California stepped into a Democratic contest....

CHICAGO (AP) _ Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc. (DFIN) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Chicago-based company said it had net income of 20 cents per share. Earni...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Asian soccer leaders on Wednesday postponed two key meetings because of the spread of a virus. The Asian Football Confederation was due to hold an executive committee meeting in Bahrain on March 14 ahead of a congress of memb...

WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - The 41-year-old mayor of Wilton Manors died unexpectedly on Tuesday night. The South Florida city confirmed the death of Justin Flippen on its social media pages after a city commission meeting was abruptly adjourned due to an e...

Israel's foreign minister slammed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders after the presidential candidate expressed an openness to moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem....

Authorities could not immediately confirm what sparked the fire. No injuries have been reported so far....

Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government have gone on the offensive following a senior IOC member saying the 2020 Games were being threatened by the spread of a viral outbreak...

The Vatican is going ahead with plans for Pope Francis to celebrate the Ash Wednesday ritual that kicks off the Catholic Church's Lenten season despite concerns about the new coronavirus...

(BDN) -- NASA will launch the first Maine-built satellite into space at some point in the next three years as part of a collaboration between the University of Maine and three Maine schools. The Maine-built satellite is one of 18 small research satellite ...

MADRID (AP) - El presidente del gobierno espaol y el jefe del gobierno regional de Catalua inician conversaciones formales en las prximas horas con la esperanza de resolver la crisis poltica provocada por el movimiento separatista. El presidente Pedro Snc...

Crews are scrubbing everything from money to buses and quarantines are in effect in places from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island in the Pacific as the fight against the new virus continues....

Crews are scrubbing everything from money to buses and quarantines are in effect in places from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island in the Pacific as the fight against the new virus continues....

Tokyo Olympics officials are considering scaling down the torch relay due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, the chief executive of the organizing committee said on Wednesday....

With each passing month comes the addition and subtraction of content from streaming services like Hulu, and March 2020 is no exception....

Cheers and Jeers is a weekday drunk tank from the great state of Maine . Today's Forecast for the Greater Trump Mouth Hole Area Morning, folks. Looks like we'll have an active POTUS pattern once again this morning, with a 100 percent chance of ...

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The top official in charge of Iran's response to the coronavirus tested positive for the illness....