Thousands of Haitians have settled on Mexico's northwestern border after the U.S. abruptly closed its doors to them last year

A lobby group for small businesses in Britain is warning that rising prices and a stuttering domestic economy are driving confidence levels down and prompting more and more entrepreneurs to "downsize, close or sell their firms."

Dozens of water agencies and millions of families and farmers could be on the hook for building two giant tunnels to carry Northern California's water southward under new plans to shore up funding for the $16 billion project

Environmentalists have sued a U.S. agency to try to stop it from allowing oil and gas drilling on federal land in Nevada

A pristine night sky has put central Idaho on the map when it comes to seeking the nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve

Las Vegas is expecting another one of its busiest weekends as Mexican Independence Day brings tens of thousands of revelers to watch a premier boxing match and performances by Latin superstars

The founder of a Chinese online lending company was sentenced to life in prison after his company defrauded depositors of $7.7 billion in one of China's biggest financial scams

Lawmakers from 19 states are trying to develop a plan in Arizona this week for carrying out a growing, but unlikely, national effort to amend the Constitution to require a balanced U.S. budget

Attorneys have announced a settlement in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to selfie photographs taken by a monkey before a federal appeals court could answer the novel legal question

Seven bikini baristas and the owner of a chain of the coffee stands have sued a Washington city, saying two recently passed ordinances banning bare skin violate their right to free expression