Democrats scored a major symbolic victory Wednesday when they won a Senate vote to overturn new IRS rules meant to shield some nonprofits from having to disclose their donors, in what was the first post-election skirmish over liberals’ plans to tighten campaign finance restrictions.
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to create a new White House council for promoting private investment in “opportunity zones” in more than 8,700 distressed communities across the U.S., aiming to expand prosperity to neglected zip codes.
A driver accused of striking and killing a trash company employee has been indicted on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide.
Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a new capital gains tax and an increase in business taxes on services as part of his next two-year budget proposal that looks to increase spending on the state's mental health system and the environment, including efforts to help the state's struggling orca population.
The solar industry is blaming tariffs for delays and cancellations of major solar energy projects.
Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves.
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A permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to cross two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail, was thrown out Thursday by a federal appeals court that harshly criticized regulators for approving the proposal.
U.S. commercial fishing generated more than $144 billion in sales in 2016, buoyed by growth in key species such as sea scallops and American lobsters, the federal government reported on Thursday.
A ban on "whole home" short-term vacation rentals in New Orleans was proposed Thursday by a City Council member, a move long-awaited by critics who say investors were driving up housing costs and marring the character of historic neighborhoods by buying up properties and renting them to out-of-towners.
Republican legislators have rejected another candidate from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
After a turbulent two months during which oil prices plummeted from a four-year high to a one-year low, investors may wonder what comes next for U.S. crude.
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 3 months, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
The Boy Scouts of America says it is exploring "all options" to address serious financial challenges, but is declining to confirm or deny a report that it may seek bankruptcy protection in the face of declining membership and sex-abuse litigation.
The cleanup continues at a southwest Oklahoma City oil well where oil leaked on to property and roadways.
A tech billionaire whose elaborate wedding in a redwood grove violated California rules has helped create a smartphone app that shows users a map of more than 1,500 spots where people can get to the coastline.
The former site of a company that spilled chemicals into a West Virginia river has been sold at auction for $375,000.
A Rhode Island insurance agent who specializes in insuring horses has pleaded guilty to defrauding clients, insurance companies and finance companies out of $1.3 million.
A Sioux Falls liquor store is ending its long-time discount programs after receiving a warning from the state about violating rules, and the business might not be the only one grappling with South Dakota's unclear liquor regulations.
Ground has broken on a mixed-use building project on a mainly vacant, high-profile piece of downtown Detroit.
Incoming Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she doesn't see much chance of a state constitutional amendment to limit court rulings on school funding being approved in Kansas.
Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds were convicted Thursday on charges including mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
