PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that it has picked the University of Rhode Island as the home of a new institute for ocean exploration. NOAA said URI will host its...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Faith is waning in Daenerys Targaryen’s ability to conquer and then justly rule Westeros. The Mother of Dragons is down to only one firedrake, after a barrage of oversized crossbow bolts from an enemy...
Read MoreWAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Fire officials say an evacuation was underway moments before a deadly explosion at a northern Illinois manufacturing plant. Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald on...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the extradition of a former Goldman Sachs banker in 1MDB investment fund scandal (all times local): 3:25 p.m. A former Goldman Sachs executive accused in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking...
Read MoreRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit accusing a small Native American tribe in Michigan of running a predatory loan scheme. At least five people from Virginia say they borrowed from...
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they’ve reached a $17 million settlement with a health care company accused of Medicaid fraud in West Virginia. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart announced the civil settlement with...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Lord & Taylor, one of the country’s oldest department stores, may be put up for sale. Hudson’s Bay, which owns Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue, said Monday that it hired a financial...
Read MoreMicrosoft is announcing an ambitious effort intended to make U.S. voting more secure and verifiable. The company will offer free open-source software that several top U.S. elections vendors say they will explore incorporating...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — James Martinez, an editor who oversaw a key Trump coverage team and who has led some of the biggest breaking news stories in the United States, has been appointed to a new role with The Associated Press’...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that side curtain air bags can inflate for no reason on some Mazda CX-9 large SUVs. Documents posted Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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