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November 27, 2019

Trump campaign, GOP groups attack Google’s new ad policy

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and other Republican election groups criticized tech giant Google on Tuesday for ...

November 26, 2019

Nancy Grace joins Fox Nation streaming service

Former CNN mainstay Nancy Grace is signing up for a crime show on Fox Nation, an illustration of how Fox News’ streaming ...

November 26, 2019

Sherman takes over as Kansas City Royals controlling owner

John Sherman had sold his successful energy company and embarked on a nine-month trip around the world with his wife, Marny.

November 26, 2019

Jason Aldean says owning his records was a priority to him

Country star Jason Aldean learned the hard lessons about the music business when he first signed a record deal with Capitol ...

November 25, 2019

AP adding 14 statehouse reporters in new partnership

The Associated Press is adding 14 statehouse reporters for 18-month jobs through a collaboration with Report for America, a ...

November 24, 2019

Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues

With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” ...

November 24, 2019

For some rural US TV viewers, local news is anything but

When Dianne Johnson channel-surfs for news in her rural western Nebraska home, all she sees are stories about Colorado crime ...

November 24, 2019

Producer, director Marks dies; helmed ‘Perry Mason’ episodes

Longtime producer and director Arthur Marks, who helmed many episodes of the “Perry Mason” TV series and produced several hit ...

November 23, 2019

AP source: NBA, teams, union discuss shortening season

The NBA may be closer to a shorter season, a new postseason format and the in-season tournament Commissioner Adam Silver has ...

November 22, 2019

Impeachment story illustrates news industry changes

For readers of some prominent regional newspapers, following the impeachment inquiry is a far different experience depending ...

November 21, 2019

MLB probing Astros back to ’17, ‘firm’ discipline possible

Major League Baseball has widened its investigation of alleged sign stealing by the Houston Astros and will probe activity ...

November 21, 2019

AP: Catholic Church boards reviewing sex abuse fail victims

Facing thousands of cases of clergy sex abuse, U.S. Catholic leaders addressed their greatest crisis in the modern era with ...

November 21, 2019

Lawsuit: US border officers questioned journalists at length

Five American journalists sued the U.S. government Wednesday, alleging border authorities violated their First Amendment ...

November 21, 2019

Google reins in political advertising

Google is making it harder for political advertisers to target specific types of people. The company said that as of January, ...

November 20, 2019

Free to a good home: 1 newspaper in Alaska

Free to a good home: One newspaper. Not a single edition of a paper but the entire newspaper. Publisher Larry Persily is ...

November 20, 2019

Phony `fact check’ account on Twitter raises new concerns

The deception was easy to pull off and came with barely any consequences. Britain’s Conservative Party changed the name of ...

November 20, 2019

Walter Minton, US publisher of ‘Lolita,‘ dies at 96

Walter J. Minton, a publishing scion and risk taker with a self-described "nasty streak" who as head of G.P. Putnam's Sons ...

November 20, 2019

Hedge fund Alden becomes Tribune’s largest shareholder

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is now the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Chicago ...