October 1, 2020

Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

NEW YORK — Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, […]
October 1, 2020

Marcus closes 17 theaters it had reopened amid coronavirus

MILWAUKEE — Marcus Theatres has temporarily closed 17 of the 72 cinemas it reopened this summer, citing a decline in audience demand and the limited […]
October 1, 2020

Facebook tightens political ad bans as US election nears

WASHINGTON — With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding […]
October 1, 2020

UnitedHealthcare launches big Medicare expansion

UnitedHealthcare is trying to grow its already large business selling Medicare Advantage health plans by adding 271 counties to its nationwide service area including seven […]
October 1, 2020

New Ford CEO replaces CFO, pledges stronger profit margins

DETROIT — On his first day in Ford’s top job, CEO Jim Farley is replacing the company’s chief financial officer and announcing other structural and […]
October 1, 2020

Trump business deductions: sketchy, normal or in-between?

NEW YORK — The massive losses Donald Trump has claimed on his tax returns were reportedly due at least in part to the huge deductions […]
October 1, 2020

US jobless claims likely remained high as layoffs persist

WASHINGTON — The government will provide its latest picture Thursday of the pace of layoffs in the United States, which have remained high as some […]
October 1, 2020

The Latest: Millions of Chinese travel locally for holidays

BEIJING — Tens of millions of Chinese are traveling during the combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, amid continued masking and other safety requirements […]
October 1, 2020

In Appalachia, people watch COVID-19, race issues from afar

BUCHTEL, Ohio — The water, so cold that it nearly hurts, spills relentlessly into a concrete trough from three pipes driven into a hillside near […]
October 1, 2020

Police departments seeing modest cuts, but not 'defunding'

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd earlier this year prompted calls to “defund the police” in cities across […]