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German luxury vehicle maker BMW AG plans more deals with mining companies to secure electric vehicle battery materials, and is open to forming alliances to share the costs of developing autonomous-vehicle systems, the au...

Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast. …

Hundreds of grocery stores in the Carolinas remained closed Saturday because of Tropical StormFlorence but many are expected to reopen Sunday.        

Associated Press/Stringer Three gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians killed four people and wounded nine in Mexico City on Friday, authorities said. Prosecutors said at least one foreigner was among the wounded. Survilla...

Courtesy of Changiz Lahidji Changiz Lahidji joined the Iranian special forces, but quit after spending his time protecting the Shah's lavish parties. In 1979, Lahidji wrote to President Jimmy Carter asking to be deployed...

Residents in communities north of Boston that were rocked by natural gas explosions have been given the green light to return to their homes. Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials …

Hollis Johnson Generation Zswere born after 1997. They prefer brands that are healthy, socially-conscious, and connected with influencers on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Snapchat. But many of their favorite bra...

Rhode Island is once again working with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away trees this spring to help homeowners conserve energy, reduce utility costs and beautify their neighborhoods. Officials …

Millions take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes and cancer. New research shows older people in good health may not need it -- and should not start taking it.

Reuters Refinancing activity plunged to the lowest level since 2000. Refinancings decline when interest rates rise. Rising interest rates are making it more challenging for potential homebuyers to afford the inflated hom...

A new report from the Census Bureau indicates the problem could be getting worse.

While the guitar industry at large is at a crossroads, smaller guitar makers in California have for years brought something different to the table.

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Apple may have just unveiled brand-new iPhones, but there's still plenty to like about its older devices — and they're now cheaper than ever before. After introducing the iPhone XR, iPho...

Three months after a coalition of Nebraska lawmakers started looking for ways to pay for K-12 public schools while lowering property taxes, senators still haven't united behind a proposal and …

Apple is a better investment than Amazon.

A private vendor inadvertently introduces malware into voting machines he is servicing. A hacker hijacks the cellular modem used to transmit unofficial Election Day results. An email address is compromised, …

The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has an impressive collection of guns and documents related to famed Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves. Almost a year out from a planned …

A nearly 95-year-old building that has been used mostly to repair vehicles over the years, and was featured in a movie as a bus station, will soon reopen with a …

They are popping up in many neighborhoods, replacing former bank branches or closed supermarkets, and they're bringing a new script to medical care. Urgent-care facilities are a hybrid between the local doctor's practice...

Last week marked the anniversaries of two of America's most difficult periods. One was the self-created, real estate-driven Great Recession, often referred to -- incorrectly, in my opinion -- as the "financial crisis" of...

Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal-ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast. Duke …

Giuseppe Milo/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Travel on a budget doesn't mean you have to miss out on the finer things. Rena Behar traveled around the world to 18 different countries, spending just $50 a day (not including transit expe...