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A small aircraft crashed in Jamaica Friday afternoon, The Associated Press reported. The plane crashed just more than three hours after NORAD, the joint American and Canadian air command center, said Friday it dispatche...

It’s lunchtime in Bryant Park in New York, and the lawn, already replete with fancy restaurants, food stands, and a carousel, is dominated by a bizarre apparition: a 50-foot-tall cigarette emblazoned with the words, �...

The Federal Reserve has consistently fallen short of its inflation and employment goals, suggesting U.S. borrowing costs remain too high, says the Minneapolis Fed president.

A surprising collection of giant companies seem to be saying, "We don't owe you anything"          

Milo's Kitchen 'Treat Truck' features burger bites, doggie lounge and a canine selfie station.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Thursday night that the company will increase security on iCloud following targeted attacks that leaked nude photos of celebrities online. In the inter...

6,500 jobs to be created in Reno

If you’ve ever contemplated dumping your day job to follow your passion, David Sobel’s recent piece for Salon should send a chill down your spine. The 42 year-old New Yorker did just that, leaving an unsatisfying pol...

If you are armed with only a high school diploma, it can be tough finding a job that you can turn into a career.

The price of Bitcoin might not be hitting record highs these days, but that doesn’t mean startups in the cryptocurrency business have hit a low point. Hardly. Today we hear that KnCMiner, a company that cranks out chip...

A group of fired Wal-Mart workers is fighting a store policy they say leaves them powerless to defend themselves even if their lives are at risk.

Barnard College is a private, women's liberal arts college known for its progressive and feminist ideals. Yet the 125-year-old institution is in the news for a very un-feminist reason.  Feministing reports that Barnar...

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Asian stocks fluctuated Friday as investors looked for direction before a key U.S. jobs report later in the day while Japan's market edged higher after the yen fell to a six-year low.

"For a long time it seemed like China consumer companies and stocks were an obvious sure thing. I mean we have one billion people with rising incomes, that's got to be great for everyone from noodle makers to cigarette m...

A large financial piece of the Chicago Cubs' $375 million renovation of Wrigley Field remains unsettled after the team made significant revisions to its plans this year, including more outfield advertising.

Bridj offers comfy buses with dynamically updated routes that take into accounts tons of data points about passengers' trips and needs, traffic, and so on.

As our nation’s students pack their book bags and return to school this month, we don’t often notice those students who are missing from the empty desks. According to The Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins Un...

(Reuters) - Google's (GOOGL.O) antitrust deal with EU regulators was criticized by Microsoft (MSFT.O) and other competitors in a last-ditch attempt to influence European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia before he...

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Everybody always knew that Tesla Motors' $5 billion gigafactory would be an expensive proposition for the state that won the deal. Until Thursday, it looked like the price tag would be $500 million, or 10 percent of the ...

El Pollo Loco, the fast-food chain known for Mexican-style grilled chicken, reported strong profit growth in its first quarter after going public in July.