Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area's transit agency $650,000 for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a union strike

Amazon's plans to pay its U.S. employees at least $15 an hour is putting pressure on small business owners, even those that aren't retailers who directly compete with the huge company

More than 100 licensed pot shops are expected to open next week when Canada becomes the second and largest nation to legalize the adult use of marijuana.

Many women business owners say they've encountered gender bias, and developed strategies to deal with it

Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states

The Trump administration says companies can't launch new efforts to mine for gold, silver and other minerals in a picturesque area near Yellowstone National Park

One year after wildfires devastated Northern California's wine country and destroyed thousands of homes, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' first experience cleaning up after a wildfire has turned into an expensive bureaucratic mess.

California voters will soon decide whether to drive out a gasoline tax increase passed to fund transportation projects across the state

Chinese banks have been told by the government to lend more to entrepreneurs to help shore up flagging economic growth amid an escalating trade dispute with Washington

California ballot measure would make egg-laying hens cage-free by 2022, and ban sales from other states that don't adhere to California standards