June 9, 2021

McAuliffe win sets up Virginia clash with outsider Youngkin

RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second […]
June 9, 2021

Wisconsin Legislature to vote on ending extra unemployment

MADISON, Wis. — Unemployed people in Wisconsin would lose a $300-a-week federal bonus under a Republican-backed bill the GOP-controlled state Legislature plans to pass on […]
June 9, 2021

The Latest: Melbourne's 4th pandemic lockdown to end Friday

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city will emerge from its fourth pandemic lockdown Friday. But some restrictions will remain and the 5 million residents of […]
June 9, 2021

Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, but new group emerges

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure package on Tuesday and started reaching out to […]
June 9, 2021

Workers hold all the cards

The relationship between U.S. businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift: For the first time in a generation, workers are gaining the upper […]
June 9, 2021

Senate passes bill to boost US tech industry, counter rivals

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology […]
June 8, 2021

Best Buy launches internal $100K sweepstakes for vaccinated employees

Best Buy has launched an employee sweepstakes with more than $100,000 in cash prizes to encourage its workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The electronics […]
June 8, 2021

S Carolina's state-owned utility survives as public company

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s state-owned utility appears to have survived four years of turmoil to remain public after the South Carolina House and Senate […]
June 8, 2021

Crews work to reopen Floyd square, activists close it again

MINNEAPOLIS — City crews returned early Tuesday to a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year and […]
June 8, 2021

EXPLAINER: Just how vulnerable is the internet?

BOSTON — An outage at a little-known firm that speeds up access to websites knocked a lot of top internet destinations offline on Tuesday, disrupting […]