Protesters to march vs Monsanto in 250 cities
Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. "March Against Monsanto" ...
Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.
Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina
Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it ...
Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's ...
Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't
No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and ...
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor ...
China, Switzerland to seal free trade deal
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Switzerland to seal a free trade pact with the Alpine nation — the first comprehensive agreement his country has ...
Slovenia adopts debt cap to stave off crisis
Slovenia's parliament on Friday adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince foreign investors that the small eurozone country will not need ...
China gives US regulators access to audit records
China has agreed to give U.S. regulators access to audit records for Chinese companies whose shares trade on U.S. stock exchanges, a step forward in ...
US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April
U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains ...
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some ...
France won't force companies to cap executive pay
The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the ...
Top Swiss negotiator in tax disputes steps down
Switzerland's top negotiator in talks to resolve disputes over tax evasion with Europe and the U.S. is stepping down. The Finance Ministry said Friday ...
Japan's PM Abe defends policies as markets settle
Japan's top leaders are defending the economic strategies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though the central bank chief acknowledged a need ...
Asia stock markets edge up after big sell-off
Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve ...
Maine governor moves out of office over TV dispute
Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the ...
Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal ...
IRS replaces official in tea party controversy
Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the ...
Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger ...
Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was ...
Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower. U.S. markets plummeted immediately after ...
House backs variable rate student loans
Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of ...
ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted ...
NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission
Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid ...
Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public ...
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