July 31, 2020

Highways raise alarm in Cairo's historic City of the Dead

CAIRO — For centuries, sultans and princes, saints and scholars, elites and commoners have been buried in two sprawling cemeteries in Egypt’s capital, creating a […]
July 31, 2020

Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump repeatedly tests the Republican Party’s limits on issues including race, trade and immigration. On Thursday, he struck a boundary. […]
July 31, 2020

The Latest: Hawaii approves delaying start of public schools

HONOLULU–Hawaii’s Board of Education has approved an agreement to delay the start of public schools. Students across Hawaii were originally scheduled to return to school […]
July 31, 2020

'Building bridges': How Bass became a leading VP contender

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s leaders were deadlocked and on the verge of financial catastrophe in 2008. Five negotiators, including Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, couldn’t agree […]
July 31, 2020

China's manufacturing improves in July, exports strengthen

BEIJING — China’s manufacturing activity edged up in July and export orders strengthened despite weak U.S. and European demand, a survey showed Friday, in fresh […]
July 31, 2020

DeGeneres apologizes to show's staff amid workplace inquiry

LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres apologized to the staff of her daytime TV talk show amid an internal company investigation of complaints of a difficult […]
July 31, 2020

California governor asks Warren Buffet to back dam removal

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed directly to investor Warren Buffet to support demolishing four hydroelectric dams on a river along the Oregon-California […]
July 30, 2020

Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to […]
July 30, 2020

US frowns upon Iranian supermarket in Venezuela's capital

NEW YORK — U.S. officials frowned upon the opening of an Iranian supermarket in Venezuela’s capital, saying Thursday that any presence of Iran in the […]
July 30, 2020

Tennant earnings beat expectations despite 29% sales decline

Tennant, the maker of industrial and commercial cleaning equipment and products, saw its second quarter revenue decline 28.6% as the pandemic upset sales in all […]