Biden signs order to beef up federal cyber defenses
RICHMOND, Va. — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of hea...
Baker: Children ages 12 to 15 will be able to get vaccinated
BOSTON — Children ages 12 through 15 will be able to start receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots in Massachusetts as soon as Thursday, Gov. Charlie ...
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas milit...
Biden courts Hill leaders, but GOP won’t budge on big deal
WASHINGTON — Despite sharing pleasantries at the White House, Republicans congressional leaders signaled no willingness Wednesday to embrace President...
Joplin med school students graduate 10 years after tornado
At 5:03 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2011, more than 400 graduates of Joplin High School threw their maroon-colored caps into the air. Cali Clark kept hers...
Analysis: On Kobe, and the women in this Hall of Fame class
This long-awaited Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement weekend will be largely about Kobe Bryant.
Casino taxes, city power at stake in Atlantic City future
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Can Atlantic City's casinos survive and thrive amid a pandemic and unending competition all around them, and are city officials ...
Law to police doping in horse races not in play ’til 2022
For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere in Congress. I...
Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON — A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2′s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his r...
9,000 employees sick as COVID overwhelms Arkansas workplaces
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc., the third-largest employer in Arkansas, reported 2,866 COVID-19 cases at its workplaces, nearly one...
Tribal casinos in Las Vegas seen reaching a milestone moment
LAS VEGAS — The purchase by a California-based Native American tribe of a casino resort just off the Las Vegas Strip is being seen a milestone in the ...
As chip shortage goes on, cars are scarce and prices are up
DETROIT — For the next few months, Charlie Gilchrist figures his 11 car dealerships in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will sell just about every new vehic...
Remington gun plant in upstate New York reopens
<a data-key="story-link" class="Component-container-0-2-137" href="/article/nyc-state-wire-new-york-business-57909aca155ddaac30effd0ba3907152">New pla...
Japan’s SoftBank returns to profit on global stock boom
TOKYO — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. returned to profitability for the fiscal year that ended in March, it said Wednesday, bo...
Japan’s Toyota says profit soared in Jan-March amid pandemic
TOKYO — Toyota reported Wednesday its profit more than doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen ($7 billion), as the Japanese a...
American tells Japan court he worked for Nissan’s interests
TOKYO — An American lawyer on trial in Japan on charges related to reporting of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s compensation asserted his innoce...
Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of v...
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on inflation fears
BEIJING — Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday as investors looked ahead to U.S. data they worry will show inflation is picking up.
Israel, Hamas escalate heavy fighting with no end in sight
JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least thr...
Louisiana sports betting regulations start moving in Senate
BATON ROUGE, La. — People in Louisiana would be able to bet on athletic competitions at sports book locations and through mobile applications, under a...
Mississippi says it awaits $600K repayment from Brett Favre
JACKSON, Miss. — Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to pay back $600,000 in money he received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speak...
Beshear toasts bourbon startup; touts progress against virus
Gov. Andy Beshear on Tuesday touted Kentucky's progress toward reaching a post-pandemic normal while celebrating a startup bourbon distillery — the ki...
EPA sets grants to restore ‘brownfields’ at blighted sites
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced more than $66 million in grants to 151 communities nationwide to assess and clea...
US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field
The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and within the U....
Lumber company expanding with sawmill in north Mississippi
GRENADA, Miss. — A lumber company in north Mississippi is expanding its operations by adding a sawmill.
Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
FBI agents were at the sprawling site of a Hindu temple Tuesday as a lawsuit filed in federal court alleged workers from marginalized communities in I...
California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state ...
Israel, Hamas trade deadly fire as confrontation escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A confrontation between Israel and Hamas sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem escalated Tuesday as Israel unlea...
100 days in power, Myanmar junta holds pretense of control
BANGKOK — After Myanmar’s military seized power by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, it couldn’t even make the trains run on time. S...
Dutch move toward further easing of coronavirus lockdown
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch zoos and theme parks will be allowed to reopen next week under strict conditions and bars and cafes can extend the open...