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An attempt to end years of complaints and litigation around a controversial trucking business in Great Barrington, Massachusetts failed at Monday night’s…

The Federal Reserve will continue its program of purchasing $85 billion in securities and will leave the target interest rate for federal funds untouched to support the U.S. economy, the U.S. central bank said in a policy update issued Wednesday afternoon.

Police are still not saying what motivated the gunman who walked into a crowded Aurora, Colo., movie theater and opened fired. Suspect James Holmes, 24, was apprehended immediately after the attack. Until recently, he was a grad student studying neuroscience.

Receipts left behind in Timbuktu show how the terrorist network tracks its expenses, The Associated Press reports. From minor amounts spent on food to much more spent on meetings, al-Qaida records expenses much like a multinational corporation would, the wire service says.

PepsiCo's move to purchase Rockstar reflects shifting consumer tastes, which have steadily moved away from soda to other offerings such as tea-flavored beverages and low-calorie drinks.

After vetoing legislation to impose a 24-hour waiting period to purchase handguns, Vermont Governor Phil Scott said at his weekly press conference that…

Vermont Governor Phil Scott took action on a number of bills Monday, vetoing a measure to create a 24-hour waiting period to buy handguns.Last year, the…

In a move initiated under former Governor Deval Patrick, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has finalized the purchase of the rail line…

New reporting calls into question the agency's ability to provide any meaningful oversight of the firearms industry.

The new calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put into these HSA accounts this year. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust, or risk IRS scrutiny.