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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California became the first state in the nation to require homes built in 2020 and later be solar powered, following a vote by the Building Standards Commission. The unanimous action on Wednesday finalizes a...

NEW YORK (AP) — In a party-line vote, the Senate approved President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday, ending a six-month, highly partisan battle over the fate of the...

NEW YORK (AP) — It pays more than ever to be an investor. U.S. companies have sent a record amount of cash to their shareholders as dividends this year as their profits continue to pile higher. The increase is key for...

NEW YORK (AP) — More than two years after a sexual misconduct scandal forced Roger Ailes out at Fox News Channel, and a year after his death, his ghost walks the halls of the network he built and ran for two decades....

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week amid a steep decline in stock prices, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac. This week Last week Year ago 30-year fixed 4.75 4.81 3.94 15-year fixed 4.21 4.25 3.36 5-year adjustable...

BOSTON (AP) — A pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve allegations that it used a charitable foundation to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients. The U.S. attorney’s office in Boston announced the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — With open enrollment ending next week, the government says sign-ups for coverage under former President Barack Obama’s health care law are lagging when compared with last year. Figures released Thursday...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s defense minister is appealing to his austerity-battered countryfolk for a crowdfunding effort to raise money for new warships, promising to donate part of his own salary. Panos Kammenos says...

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business hiring bumped higher in November, extending its string of fluctuations that started early in 2018. That’s the finding of a report from payroll company ADP, which counted 46,000 new jobs at...

ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. has named its president and CEO as chairman of the company’s board. James Quincey will become chairman and CEO following Coke’s annual meeting in April. The Atlanta company has already...