National & International Business News

News

Charcuterie, cheese and grazing boards are booming

March 6, 2021, 11:01 PM

News

Escalating violence ups pressure for Myanmar sanctions

The escalation of violence in Myanmar as authorities crack down on protests against the February 1 coup is adding to pressure for more sanctions against the junta.

March 6, 2021, 10:09 PM

News

Washington Senate approves new tax on capital gains

The Washington Senate has narrowly approved a capital gains tax on the sale of high-profit stocks and bonds.

March 6, 2021, 8:54 PM

News

The Latest: Vegas benefits as Nevada eases some virus rules

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed an emergency order adjusting the minimum distance between performers and audience members that previously challenged the return of productions in Las Vegas.

March 6, 2021, 8:35 PM

News

Silver: NBA may return to normal in ’21-22, virus permitting

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league is expecting arenas to be filled again next season.

March 6, 2021, 5:00 PM

Sports

Busch and Mars hearken childhood memories at Las Vegas

Kyle Busch will feature a favorite childhood memory during Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

March 6, 2021, 4:58 PM

News

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

March 6, 2021, 4:32 PM

Sports

At the NBA All-Star Game, HBCUs will take center stage

Mo Williams played for the Eastern Conference in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game and he fully understands the enormity of the event’s platform.

March 6, 2021, 4:26 PM

News

Nevadans in majority as Senate OKs COVID-19 relief bill

Nevada Democrats Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

March 6, 2021, 3:29 PM

News

Arizonans in majority as Senate OKs COVID-19 relief bill

Arizona Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

March 6, 2021, 3:19 PM

News

California counties don’t want Blue Shield’s vaccine program

Counties across California are increasingly asking to opt out of the state’s centralized vaccination program run by Blue Shield.

March 6, 2021, 3:17 PM

News

New Mexicans in majority as Senate OKs COVID-19 relief bill

New Mexico Democrats Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan were both in the razor-thin majority Saturday as the U.S. Senate approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

March 6, 2021, 3:09 PM

News

Longtime Michigan attorney general Frank Kelley dies

Longtime Michigan Attorney General Frank J.

March 6, 2021, 2:45 PM

National & International

Bye, Bismarck: 144 cities could lose status as metro areas

There may be fewer metro areas in the U.S. in the near future.

March 6, 2021, 2:31 PM

News

Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as UK minority uptake lags

The Vaxi Taxi was a godsend for Leslie Reid.

March 6, 2021, 2:30 PM

News

California OKs reopening of ball parks, Disneyland

California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots.

March 6, 2021, 2:30 PM

News

Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine has been a challenge for residents of rural U.S. counties without a pharmacy or a well-equipped clinic.

March 6, 2021, 2:30 PM

Entertainment Modified

Nomadland’s Empire is a real place in northern Nevada desert

The town that actress Frances McDormand’s character sets out from in the award-winning film “Nomadland,” is a real place on the edge of northern Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.

March 6, 2021, 2:01 PM

National & International

US economy ready to surge with stimulus, expanding vaccines

News

Jury selection set in ex-NW Indiana mayor’s bribery retrial

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in a former northwestern Indiana mayor’s long-delayed retrial on a federal charge alleging that he solicited a bribe from two businessmen.

March 6, 2021, 1:59 PM

Entertainment Modified

Grammys to partner with Berklee, ASU for study on women

The Recording Academy is partnering with Berklee College of Music and Arizona State University to complete a study focused on women’s representation in the music industry.

March 6, 2021, 1:17 PM

National & International

1st woman promoted to president of Mississippi shipyard

An experienced naval architect and manager will become the first woman to lead a shipyard that is the largest private employer in Mississippi.

March 6, 2021, 1:10 PM

Trending Stories