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September 24, 2016

Puerto Rico power utility restores service

Electricity was restored to most of Puerto Rico by Saturday following a rare, island-wide blackout caused by a power plant ...

September 24, 2016

'We are thirsty' say Tunisians as drought creates tensions

Struggling with extremism and economic woes, Tunisia now faces another menace: persistent drought across several regions that ...

September 23, 2016

Marriott Buys Starwood, Now Largest Hotel Chain

Marriott International closed Friday morning on its $13 billion acquisition of several of the best-known names in travel.

September 23, 2016

Facebook apologizes to advertisers for counting error

Facebook is apologizing to advertisers for what it calls an error that overstated the average length of time users watched ...

September 23, 2016

US Olympic sports lag on minority, women hiring

The U.S. Olympic Committee and the sports it oversees are behind the curve when it comes to placing women and minorities in ...

September 23, 2016

Twitter surges after report that it may be on the block

Twitter's stock is surging following a report that the social media company, forever struggling in Facebook's shadow, is ...

September 23, 2016

Police: Man who shot 2 at Tennessee plant had gun permit

A man who fatally shot two supervisors and then killed himself at an electrical components plant in eastern Tennessee had a ...

September 23, 2016

Bankrupt, hobbled by violence, San Bernardino still bleeding

When Betty Saffi moved to San Bernardino a year ago, she was thrilled to slash her commute time and slice $400 off her ...

September 23, 2016

Iraq sets ceiling on oil production before Algeria meeting

Iraq's Oil Minister said his country supports any deal to prop up oil prices in the international market ahead of next week's ...

September 23, 2016

Big email hack doesn't exactly send the message Yahoo needed

Yahoo has been struggling for years to keep people coming back to its digital services such as email. That challenge just got ...

September 23, 2016

Cheers, groans as Puerto Rico struggles with power outage

Frustration mounted across Puerto Rico on Friday amid record-high heat as the U.S. territory struggled to restore electricity ...

September 22, 2016

Sexual harassment common at national parks, panel told

Sexual harassment, bullying and other misconduct are rampant among employees at national parks across the country, including ...

September 22, 2016

LinkedIn adding new training features, news feeds and 'bots'

LinkedIn wants to become more useful to workers by adding personalized news feeds, helpful messaging "bots" and ...

September 22, 2016

UN calls for stepped up security for planes and airports

Responding to increasing attacks on airports and aircraft, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved its ...

September 22, 2016

5 best times to buy a new car

That chill in the air signals not only the onset of autumn but also cooling auto sales. For bargain hunters, this could be ...

September 22, 2016

US average 30-year mortgage rate declines to 3.48 percent

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the 30-year ...

September 22, 2016

US home sales fell in August as inventories plummet

Americans retreated from home-buying in August, as a worsening inventory shortage appears to be hurting sales and pushing ...

September 22, 2016

Lennar and WCI join to create powerhouse in Florida

Lennar will spend $643 million to acquire luxury homebuilder WCI Communities Inc., tying up two of the largest home ...

September 22, 2016

Fed Keeps Key Rate Unchanged But Hints of Hike

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen announced Wednesday that a key interest rate will not be changed, but hinted that it will ...

September 22, 2016

Ex-Brazil finance chief held, freed for now in fraud probe

The ex-finance minister under Brazilian presidents Dilma Rousseff and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was arrested Thursday in the ...