As marijuana legalization shifts from pipe dream to big business, 45-year-old pot advocacy group NORML struggles to keep pace with a new crop of savvier and better-funded pot lobbyists.
Joel Warner
Jun 03, 2015
Exiting the eurozone would likely send Greece back into recession, but it could also allow it the freedom to devalue a new currency and boost foreign trade.
Jessica Menton
Jun 03, 2015
Towns in the Golden State cut water use by 13.5 percent on average in April but still fell short of a 25 percent statewide target.
Maria Gallucci
Jun 03, 2015
The OECD also said it expects lower oil prices to fuel a gradual recovery.
Reuters
Jun 03, 2015
Employment at services firms grew at the fastest rate since January 2013.
Reuters
Jun 03, 2015
Challenging White House claims on the TPP, protesters showed it's not so easy to just "walk over" and "read the text."
Cole Stangler
Jun 02, 2015
Affordable smartphones are changing lives in India, helping people get jobs, allowing entrepreneurs to reach customers and creating new first-time users.
Harichandan Arakali
Jun 02, 2015
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, firebrand critic of Wall Street, is assailing the "extremely disappointing" tenure of SEC Chair Mary Jo White.
Owen Davis
Jun 02, 2015
Washington and Oregon voters put pot regulation under the oversight of liquor control agencies, despite their lack of expertise.
Amy Nordrum
Jun 02, 2015
A March ruling had concluded that Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers did not discriminate against executive Ellen Pao.
Sneha Shankar
Jun 02, 2015
The reduction showed policy makers recognized the need to put the economy on a more solid footing.
Reuters
Jun 02, 2015
An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 jobs will be axed, Sky News said, citing unidentified sources.
Reuters
Jun 02, 2015
In Texas, the combination of rainfall and storm surges that accompany hurricanes could further flood rivers and bayous.
Julia Glum
Jun 01, 2015
Garment workers still need stronger labor protections so they can form unions that bargain for wages and working conditions and raise safety concerns.
Cole Stangler
Jun 01, 2015
Barbara Byrd-Bennett resigned from her post as Chicago school chief during a federal probe of a $20.5 contract.
Clark Mindock
Jun 01, 2015
Days after his inauguration, Nigeria's anti-corruption president finds out officials at his central bank may have been crooked.
Kathleen Caulderwood
Jun 01, 2015
The data is likely to disappoint the European Central Bank.
Reuters
Jun 01, 2015
China has cut import duties on certain products to encourage domestic consumption and spur growth. Luxury brands have followed with price cuts.
Duncan Hewitt
Jun 01, 2015
China's economy has sputtered this year and growth slowed to a six-year low of 7 percent in the first three months of the year.
Reuters
Jun 01, 2015
More than a week of devastating rains claimed 30 lives in Texas and Oklahoma, and destroyed 4,000 properties.
Julia Glum
May 31, 2015
Athens and its eurozone and International Monetary Fund (IMF) creditors have been locked in talks for months without luck on a deal.
Reuters
May 31, 2015
Texas transportation officials expect the figure to rise as the state tallies damages from the past week.
Maria Gallucci
May 31, 2015
Greece's government said this week it was looking for a deal by Sunday, but sources close to the talks at the so-called Brussels Group of EU/IMF creditors said that was unlikely.
Reuters
May 31, 2015
Among Chinese companies attempting to diversify their revenue streams amid a slowing economy, the smartphone market probably isn't the way to go.
Michelle FlorCruz
May 30, 2015
With the marijuana industry's lack of banking access becoming a public-safety issue, it is beginning to explore new options.
Marcy Kreiter
May 30, 2015
The story of a 31-year-old "digital kingpin," as prosecutors described him, is the subject of multiple book and movie projects.
Jeff Stone
May 29, 2015
The Greek debt crisis still hovers over markets, as Athens is again risking a default and exit from the eurozone.
Jessica Menton
May 29, 2015
A flooded apartment complex in San Marcos, Texas, points to the broader challenge cities face in balancing urban growth with floodplain risks.
Maria Gallucci
May 29, 2015
The U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of the year, driven by a slowdown in shipping due to West Coast port disputes.
Jessica Menton
May 29, 2015
The economy appears poised for its worst first-half performance since 2011.
Reuters
May 29, 2015