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Using Census data, we've figured out that half of the United States population is clustered in just the 146 biggest counties out of over 3000. Here's the map, with said counties shaded in and below it is the list of the ...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...a flying golf cart? That's what upscale retailer Hammacher Schlemmer is promising with its Golf Cart Hovercraft.

You might remember that time last month when it was announced that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was buying the Washington Post. Today, there was a Post staff Q&A with Bezos. While many of the questions surrounded the future of ...

Sony Mobile has unveiled a new addition to its Xperia smartphone line-up that sports a massive 20.7-megapixel resolution camera capable of taking add-on lenses.

The U.S. trade deficit with other nations surged 13.3% in July, largely reflecting higher oil prices and a surge in imports of autos and parts.

McDonald's Corp. says it's exploring changes to its Dollar Menu to include items that cost more than a buck.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Tens of thousands of South African gold miners are striking for higher wages in the latest blow to a once-robust industry.     

The recent recession may have turned the job market on its head, but larger economic factors have drastically changed the U.S. market over the last century. The Industrial Revolution has all but eliminated once stable,...

Apple gains for a second session after Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage of the stock with a buy rating and a 12- month price target of $777.

New U.S. oil and gas drilling now supports more than 2 million jobs.

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq has awarded oil drilling deals worth a combined $348 million to two Chinese firms and Swiss-based oilfield services company Weatherford.     

Since having elections earlier this year, the Italian government has been in a state of fragile stability. Essentially, there's a broad coalition that could easily collapse if any faction withdraws support. And Silvio Be...

BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil hovered near $108 a barrel on Wednesday after President Barack Obama secured the support of key U.S. politicians for a retaliatory strike against Syria.     

BANGKOK (AP) -- Renewed worries about possible U.S. military intervention in Syria sent global stock markets lower Wednesday.     

Ms. Hewitt is a partner and the founder of the Cheshire Group, which owns and operates rent-regulated and market-rate apartments in the New York area.     

A growing number of area residents are struggling to rid property of so-called running bamboo, a variety that when left unchecked can leap from yard to yard, damage homes and crack concrete.

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) -- A former Navy officer is relocating part of his business from Virginia to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, creating up to 50 jobs the first year and possibly as many as 200 over time, offi...

A skirmish between regulators and the brokerage firm Charles Schwab has brought attention to the arbitration process used by the securities industry.     

Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek truly believes in a "work hard, play hard" state of mind. At least, that's what he told HuffPost Live host Marc Lamont Hill Wednesday. "I see my job as a dedication -- part of my life," Ers...

The Legislature is sending Gov. Jerry Brown a bill that would allow pharmacists to substitute medications that are biologically similar to brand-name treatments.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Grocery retailer Safeway, Inc. will pay $600,000 and has agreed to a nationwide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from refrigeration equipment at its 659 U.S. stores under terms of a settlement ...

Are you ready for some football?  Ladies, I'm talking to you.  Or to put it more accurately - the NFL is talking to you. This week, the NFL and Vogue magazine (yes, you read that right) held a music-pumping, high fashi...