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Nicole Arteaga says a pharmacist in Peoria, Ariz., refused to fill her prescription for miscarriage inducing medication on June 22.
A stretch of West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., saw protests and flames in 2014 after a police officer killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Four years…
A curious structure recently went up in Gaithersburg, Md., visible from I-270. It’s a car vending machine from used car retailer Carvana. Here’s how…
It's been seven years since astronauts launched from American soil, now NASA has hired SpaceX and Boeing to restore launch capabilities to the U.S and…
It's been seven years since astronauts launched from American soil, now NASA has hired SpaceX and Boeing to restore launch capabilities to the U.S and…
Get a tour of the cheapest international cities to live in around the world, and see the housing prices for each.
The Internal Revenue Service announced April 17 that it would let taxpayers submit tax returns without penalty through April 18, after the system for…
The Internal Revenue Service’s electronic system that allows people to submit their tax returns online partially broke down April 17.
President Trump slammed Amazon, believing the company to have evaded taxes, in a tweet sent March 29. But this is hardly the first time the two have…
Loukisha McCoy can afford the millions needed to treat her disease, thanks to a charity funded by drug companies, but her family can't afford to heat…
Parkland teen activist David Hogg is calling for a boycott of Fox News Host Laura Ingraham's advertisers after she tweeted about his college…
President Trump on March 22 took the first steps toward imposing tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods and limiting China’s ability to invest in the…
President Trump on March 22 took the first steps toward imposing tariffs on $60 billion in Chinese goods and limiting China’s ability to invest in the…
The Federal Reserve is increasing interest rates to the highest amount in a decade. Find out how big a deal it is, and whether it'll affect you.
Elizabeth Holmes, chief executive of Theranos, a biotech company that promised investors that its technology could analyze blood using just a few drops,…
Amazon wants its new brick-and-mortar store in Georgetown to be an extension of its website. See what it's like inside. (Amazon founder and CEO…
The Senate is preparing to roll back the 2010 banking legislation known as Dodd-Frank.
White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney described President Trump's replacement for food stamps as a "Blue Apron-type program." Except for the box,…
Gates Foundation co-chairs Bill and Melinda Gates talk about their efforts to cure AIDS, what it’s like dealing with the Trump administration and the…
The Washington Post's Heather Long explains why the latest drop in the stock market shouldn't worry investors.
The Washington Post's Heather Long explains why the latest drop in the stock market shouldn't worry investors.
The Post’s Heather Long explains what’s going on with the Dow Jones industrial average, which has retreated more than 1,000 points in the last two…
Amazon, JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway announced they are joining forces to try to rein in health-care costs.
President Trump and Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of French energy conglomerate Total, spoke about potential new competition in the U.S. solar panel industry on…
The Mall Santa, that holiday shopping staple, is endangered. That's because as fewer Americans trade brick and mortar stores for shopping online, more…
The Department of Justice sued on Nov. 20 to block AT&T’s $85 billion bid for entertainment conglomerate Time Warner.
During his campaign, President Trump tapped into the fears and frustrations that many middle class Americans said they faced. But what is the middle class?
President Trump has nominated Jerome H. Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. If confirmed by the Senate, Powell would begin serving in…
Prior to Janet Yellen's term ending February 2018, Donald Trump is expected to annouce Jerome Powell as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve. Learn…
The Senate voted 51-50 in favor of ending regulations against bank arbitrations — regulations that made it possible for consumers to sue banks.
A person dressed up as the Monopoly character known as Rich Uncle Pennybags sat behind former Equifax chief executive officer Richard Smith during a…
CoCal, a Denver-based landscaping company, hires dozens of temporary workers from Mexico each year because it can’t find enough Americans to take the…