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The offer, if it goes through, would make it the largest deal in the insurance industry, dwarfing Anthem Inc.'s acquisition of WellPoint in 2004 for $16.6 billion.

Countries pushing for justice over the downed airliner face a difficult task to persuade UN veto-holder Russia to cooperate in bringing suspects to trial.

A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed in eastern Tennessee, igniting a fire in one car and spreading noxious fumes that forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 people and the hospitalization of 25, officials said.

Although Yelp has received interest from “several” potential suitors, the company will hold off on a sale for the "immediate future."

Who's to blame for disappearing summer jobs? It's not millennial culture; it's the economy.

Renewing the bank should be a textbook example of bipartisan cooperation. But as of Wednesday morning, there is no more Ex-Im Bank.

The maker of electric cars needs to deliver about 33,000 vehicles in the second half of 2015 to reach its goal of 55,000 this year.

BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The number of claims filed and paid out fell over time, dropping 35 percent from 2010 to 2014.

The Hercules C-130 transport aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from the Soewondo air force base in Medan on Tuesday, killing 141 people.

Volkswagen said that the fatal incident took place due to human error, not because of technical problem with the robot.

Data readings showed that the almost new turboprop ATR 72-600 stalled and crashed soon after the blunder.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who ordered construction of the terminal in July 2012, was initially unhappy with the design.

Attorneys general in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi said they would hold news conferences Thursday to discuss a possible settlement related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

The investigation appeared to be in its infancy and marked a turning point for the Justice Department.

The popular erectile dysfunction drug has been repackaged into single-dose servings that should aid on-the-go use.

30 Rockefeller Plaza will light up New York City's skyline with its new name and the NBC logo for the first time ever on Wednesday night.

Move over geezers, Ford sales numbers suggest millennial pony car fans are less likely to think size matters when it comes to engines.

Many commentators accuse China's road operators of exaggerating losses so they can carry on charging fees beyond the 15-year limit.

Julie Hamp has not been charged formally yet, but Japanese authorities are allowed to detain suspects without charge for up to 23 days.

Efforts to find the plane that went missing last March with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board have not yielded any results so far.

IndiGo, which operates a fleet of 96 planes, is India's biggest airline by market share.

A report on an investigation into the February crash, which killed 43 people, is to be released Thursday.

The Hercules C-130 military transport plane crashed Tuesday shortly after takeoff, and officials have recovered 141 bodies.

A complaint alleges employees were told to deny entry to black and Asian customers who sounded “too ghetto” or “too Asian."

State-of-the-art space station equipment and toilet paper were lost in the SpaceX explosion. It may not seem like much, but the commercial space industry might now be fighting for its life.

One source with direct knowledge of the matter said the new deal would see Alibaba directly invest around $600 million for a share in Paytm.

Officials say they are enforcing laws more strictly, but some companies and local governments still try to flout the law. Over 8,000 people were arrested last year.

The passengers will stay in local hotels for the night and will be put on flights to Toronto Tuesday morning.