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Athens has been stuck in negotiations with its euro zone partners and the IMF over lender-specified economic reforms.

China's central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months.

The shootings at Virginia Tech and Columbine turned some survivors into school safety and gun control advocates.

A report shows how lobbying efforts provide a steady flow of inmates to these detention centers.

If confirmed, the death toll would bring to 1,500 the number of dead since Jan. 1 resulting from the flow of migrants seeking to flee sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East.

Called Corolla and Levin Hev, the hybrid vehicles will be rolled out in China in the second half of the year, Toyota says.

“The size of the cut is more than expected,” one analyst says. “It’s going to release around a trillion yuan ($160 billion) [in liquidity] at least.”

The FCC and Justice Department both are concerned about the power a merged company would have over broadband Internet service and TV channel owners.

The new draft restrictions will be considered next month and seek to cut usage by as much as 36 percent.

Climate change and its threat to the economy "can no longer be denied," U.S. President Barack Obama says Saturday, in advance of his Earth Day speech.

As the U.S. looks poised to increase interest rates, the International Monetary Fund voiced concerns in a draft communique.

Sony lawyer David Boies tells news outlets to stay away from the WikiLeaks database containing hacked documents.

"We have disagreements on several issues on the international agenda. But at the same time there is something that unites us, that forces us to work together," Putin said.

Music stores battling the digital forces arrayed against them have received a little help from young LP collectors.

Taubman rose to prominence largely for his insights into developing retail properties, which transformed the American shopping landscape.

Pacific Gas & Electric, operator of the pipeline, has been criticized for its safety procedures since a 2010 explosion killed eight people.

The term coined by Twitter users, which describes a quick flurry of tweets, has become so popular that the social networking site wants control over it.

The Swedish music streaming service bought by a group of 16 A-list recording artists also fired a handful of executives.

The transport of crude oil by train has come under fire after a series of explosive accidents. “The boom in crude oil production, and transportation of that crude, poses a serious threat to public safety,” the U.S. secretary of Transportation said.

Arizona voters could decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, assuming advocates collect enough signatures supporting a ballot initiative.

The presidential candidate now says she is reserving judgment on the Pacific trade pact she once described as "the gold standard."

The blue-chip index plunged Friday as investors grappled with three things: Greece, China and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

An analysis suggests as much as half of pension fees paid to private equity firms aren't being disclosed.

GE's plan to shower investors with $50 billion comes as it cuts jobs, liquidates factories and slashes retiree benefits.

U.S. heavyweights take opposing views on how the Internet should evolve in one of the world's fastest-growing, but most impoverished, tech markets.

A stronger U.S. greenback isn't exactly good news for American corporate bottom lines.

The U.N. arm boosted funding for fossil fuel projects by 23% last year despite urging governments to make cuts, a report says.

"It is reasonable to assume that most nations would find it in their national interest to prevent conflict from extending into space."