Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after pandemic concerns snapped a four-day winning streak on Wall Street. Rising coronavirus counts in many countries […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Dry, windy weather posed an extreme wildfire risk Wednesday in Northern California, where massive blazes already have cost hundreds of homes and […]

NEW YORK — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the […]

SAN DIEGO — A U.S. military contractor has been indicted in California for allegedly faking quality control on construction projects in Africa that were so […]

LOS ANGELES — Some of entertainment’s biggest names from Nicole Kidman to George Clooney shared encouraging words for aspiring young creators whose organizations were collectively […]

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is persisting with the myth that Democratic rival Joe Biden proposes to ban fracking. Biden doesn’t. TRUMP: “One of the […]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday created what he called a “subcabinet” for federal water issues, with a mandate that includes water-use changes sought by corporate […]

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s public schools will stop using a distance learning program after parents complained about racist and sexist content. The state Department of Education […]

The Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether state regulators erred in issuing permits for PolyMet Mining Corp.’s copper-nickel mine without a special hearing, and could […]