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North Dakota is among several states seeing an oil boom, and regulating the industry has become difficult amid more drilling.

The speaker will allow a deal to pass the House Wednesday with Democratic votes - one that will raise the debt limit and end the shutdown.

Decisive action can cut bloated defense overhead costs and constrain skyrocketing retirement and health care benefits.

The rail giant's operating ratio is expected to signal increased efficiency.

Apple will stream the keynote to a separate London satellite event to cater to members of the local media.

More than 20 years after the fall of Apartheid, blacks remain under-represented in cricket.

Latin America was once Coca-Cola's haven, but not anymore. What are the reasons behind its stagnating sales in the region?

Wall Street's jaded attitude toward Washington's latest crisis could turn into a frenzied one if the U.S. defaults.

For the first time, “very detailed technical discussions” were carried out on Tuesday in Geneva between Tehran and world powers.

The journalist who broke stories about NSA surveillance is reportedly set to join a new media venture funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

Panama will not be going to the World Cup after a dramatic 3-2 defeat to the United States in Panama City.

Mexico lost 2-1 to Costa Rica in San Jose, but made it into a World Cup playoff with New Zealand.

HTC is rumored to have partnered with Amazon to produce a new line of smartphones.

The GOP senator told the AP they have "a bipartisan deal in hand." In a late switch, the House will vote on it first.

Two sisters from Illinois said they have used krokodil, unknowingly at first, for 18 months.

How centrist are Americans? A national poll by NBC News and Esquire magazine belies conventional wisdom that we are increasingly a nation of radicals.

A new mortality survey of Iraqi households finds nearly a half a million deaths stemming from the conflict.

As the default deadline nears, the credit rating entity had a stern warning for Washington's officials.

North Korea's global network of restaurants is reportedly used for bringing in hard currency to Pyongyang and gaining intelligence.

Sometimes the lab rat is the one in the lab coat.

In the month since the two phones’ Sept. 20 release date, the more expensive iPhone 5s has reportedly outsold the iPhone 5c by a large margin.