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Kentucky governor offers $1,500 bonus to boost workforce

By Bruce Schreiner 5 minutes ago
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday dangled a $1,500 bonus meant to lure thousands of unemployed Kentuckians back to work, offering it as an...

FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues

By Joseph Pisani 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by a surge in online...

Streets renamed for Isley Brothers in 2 New Jersey towns

By David Porter 47 minutes ago
TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Through the flag twirlers and the gospel choir and the seemingly endless proclamations from local officials, Ernie Isley was able to...

Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest

By Chevel Johnson an hour ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the...

UK plans to ease quarantine rules for travel to US, EU

By Danica Kirka an hour ago
LONDON (AP) — Britain said Thursday that it intends to relax pandemic travel restrictions by allowing people who are fully vaccinated to visit a wide range of...

A person walks through a casino area ahead of the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. Even the chips have chips at the newest casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. When Resorts World Las Vegas opens to guests and gamblers late Thursday, card players will bet with house chips implanted with sensors at tables that take cashless transactions and track every bet, split, double-down and side wager. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Casino tech: Even chips have chips at newest Vegas resort

By Ken Ritter 2 hrs ago

Pastor Marsha Hawkins-Hourd, a community leader in St. Louis, drives past a man standing on a sidewalk in a neighborhood known to locals as a gathering spot for drug use on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Hawkins-Hourd describes the vacant buildings in the neighborhood as a symbol of addiction and a community thrown away. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

By Claire Galofaro 3 hrs ago

Savannah Thorpe, Lancaster, joins with multiple groups rallying on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to lobby lawmakers into spending more of the federal relief money on students, the poor and other communities of need, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)

Budgeteers hashing out ed funding, use of coronavirus money

By Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy 4 hrs ago

About $140 million in stimulus money targeted for tourism

5 hrs ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's tourism and entertainment businesses, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are getting some financial help to recover. ...

In this image taken from video Petco CEO Ron Coughlin speaks during an interview with The Associated Press on June 3, 2021. (AP Photo)

Pandemic pets are a 'furry annuity,' says Petco CEO

By Joseph Pisani 5 hrs ago

Abu Dhabi says no vaccines for tourists, changes app posting

6 hrs ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that it will not allow tourists flying into the emirate to...

FILE In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, people in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London, during England's coronavirus lockdown. The return of international travel is key to economic recovery across Europe, particularly for countries that rely more heavily on tourism, according to figures released Thursday June 24, 2021, from the World Travel and Tourism Council.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)

A look at travel rules in popular European destinations

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Diamond League cancels 2 Chinese events because of virus

8 hrs ago
MONACO (AP) — The Diamond League track meet scheduled in Shanghai and a second in China were canceled Thursday because of coronavirus-related travel...

Point Roberts residents want border restrictions lifted

By Tom Banse 9 hrs ago
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. (AP) — The owner of the only grocery store in the exclave of Point Roberts said she is tapped out and will have to close around July 15...

Council’s rental rules to become law without mayor signature

9 hrs ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Several Seattle City Council bills surrounding rental housing will become law without Mayor Jenny Durkan’s signature. Durkan...