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Top Tennessee Republicans are predicting economic harm if workers at Volkswagen's car assembly plant in Chattanooga vote to unionize.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Two key legislators want answers from Boeing and federal regulators about why the company waited more than a year to disclose that a safety alert in its 737 Max plane wasn't working properly.

Britain's upstart Brexit Party has failed in its first attempt to win a seat in Britain's Parliament, narrowly losing to the left-of-center Labour Party in a special election.

An appeals court has lifted a judge's injunction that blocked construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

U.S. regulators moved to discipline vaping companies for inappropriately promoting their flavored nicotine formulas through so-called influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.

High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class.

The beleaguered bookseller Barnes & Noble is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million.

The Latest on the May U.S. jobs report (all times local): 8:30 a.m.

The Swiss government says it wants further talks with the European Union about an accord that's intended to regulate bilateral ties between the Alpine country and the 28-nation bloc.

The nightly fee is $35,000 alone, which doesn't include the cost of travel.

The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's at an investment forum (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says solid security guarantees need to be given to North Korea to persuade it to denuclearize.

Sites like Instagram, a fashionista favorite, have allowed unknown labels to find an audience with canny or eye-catching campaigns.

The Trump administration is hitting Iran with new sanctions that target its largest petrochemical company for providing support to the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns.

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has pledged to donate $500 million into an effort to shutter all of the nation’s remaining coal plants by 2030.

Hiring decelerated in most major industry sectors in May, with four such sectors recording job losses.

The unemployment rate for black Americans declined in May to 6.2% from 6.7% in April.

A giant plastic palm tree that has become an artistic symbol of Warsaw has "died" as part of a stunt to draw attention to climate change.