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The city has selected the My Micro NY design as part of its New Housing Marketplace Plan to develop affordable housing for small-household New York residents.

A would-be thief who had a change of heart over his criminal intentions left a Montana Papa John’s with another kind of dough – a pizza pie for his family instead of the restaurant’s cash.

A video of a baby being flung from a mini-van has gone viral after a horrific car crash in Russia nearly took the child’s life.

Spring is the holiday shopping season for home improvement retailers. Lowe's says it's hiring 54,000 this year.

McDonald's Corp. beat profit estimates for the last three months of 2013. However, it says January could see flagging sales.

U.S. home prices rose for a tenth consecutive month in November.

After more than a year of delays, Nebraska approved a new route for the Keystone XL pipeline that avoids fragile grasslands.

Walmart Canada will open nine stores on Friday as part of the retail giant's 2013 expansion plans.

The U.S. crude oil production boom could mean not just the end of OPEC oil imports, but a strategic threat to China's growing economy.

A strict new policy limiting toilet time at a factory led to a hostage situation in Shanghai.

Dish Network announced that it will close an additional 300 Blockbuster stores.

Rio Tinto Group, the mining giant that just admitted that it’s worth $14 billion less than previously stated, is at a crossroads.

Al Gore may have just made close to $100 million from the sale of the Current TV network, but it appears the former U.S. vice president is not done pocketing the big bucks quite yet. Gore this week bought roughly $29 million worth of Apple Inc. stock for pennies on the dollar, making him even richer than ever.

Seattle coffee giant Starbucks is expected to report a 14 percent gain in earnings per share on an 11 percent sales increase.

The Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) department-store chain is recalling roughly 560,000 children’s pajama sets due to a flame hazard.

The agency that grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as it investigates battery malfunctions does not know when it will allow the plane to fly again.

Boeing, struggling to fix a serious battery problem in its 787 Dreamliner, catches a p.r. break from one of its unions, as well as Wall Street.

Cars that will never be made and mockups that are in the works provide clues to the near-future look of autos.

American Airlines unveils a new logo and colors, to mixed reviews. Here's what the classic "Silverbird" looked like.

China’s GAC Group showed up at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet.

Dunkin’ Donuts may have over 10,000 different locations across the globe but one place that features zero Dunkin’ Donuts locations is California. That will soon change as Dunkin’ Donuts announced it will open 150 locations in Southern California in 2015.

With their increasing popularity, it was no surprise that pickup trucks were among the biggest draws at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.

Tesla's Model X prototype SUV is eye candy, but it goes sour when considering range, price and lack of places to plug in.

All Nippon Airways, the biggest Boeing 787 operator, grounded all 787s after an emergency landing. Here's a cockpit-to-tail look at the jet.

G.E. is expected to report higher 4Q profit but flat revenue, with strong results in Asia, E. Europe and the Middle East.

Green machines dominate, but Toyota is the only one who brought its hydrogen fuel cell concept car to the expo.

You can view videos of the top 10 car commercials of the past 25 years below.

Shelby American unveiled two cars at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show: the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake and self-described “pocket rocket” Shelby Focus ST.

Click through the slideshow to check out the sexy girls and hot cars featured at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.