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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to Oregon-based organization Friends of the Children. The money will help pair at-risk children with longtime mentors.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday announced the names of several financial firms he deems hostile to the state's fossil fuel industry.

Boxes of rifles were recently dropped off at a Pennsylvania school, and were locked inside over the weekend.

Because Colorado ski resort Steamboat Springs is facing a housing crisis, the town passed a ban on new short-term rentals in most of the town, such as those booked on Airbnb.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a Twitter thread on Monday that floated the possibility of a hyperloop tunnel connecting the Texas cities of Austin and San Antonio.

A Texas state Senate committee has requested documents from investment giant BlackRock and other financial services firms in a probe into ESG practices.

Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz responds to criticism over his crudité comment, reminding voters to focus on big issues facing Americans.

UpCountry Brewing Company was originally a craft brewery in Asheville, North Carolina. It’s now entering the distillery business and is already rolling out different types of liquor.

Four Roses Distillery in Kentucky is coming out with its new Small Batch Bourbon in September. This will be the 15th in the Small Batch series.

Ballots have yet to be printed, but a group of Florida landlords, apartment managers and more want to stop voters from deciding on rent control for a year in Orange County.

A Beverly Hills, California store is barring visitors from wearing masks due to a "disturbing" trend of robberies where the suspect is wearing a face covering and cannot identify them.

Four McDonald's employees in Joshua, Texas, rescued a driver who fell asleep and crashed near their restaurant. The car flipped and burst into flames.

"Marry Me" star Jennifer Lopez and Academy Award-winning actor Ben Affleck are tying the knot at the actor's impressive 87-acre mansion.

A Kentucky company, DAS Cos. Inc., has announced a new distribution center in southern Kentucky. The new center will create 100 jobs for KY residents.

IRS adding 87,000 new agents means Florida should implement four key ways to defend taxpayers and help them fight back against big-government insanity.

Starbucks must rehire seven baristas who were fired earlier this year after speaking with the media about their unionization push, a judge ruled on Thursday.

Ice Cream by Mike, a popular small business in Ridgewood, N.J., announced its closure this summer. Fans of the shop were dismayed and shared thoughts on social media.

Electric automaker Tesla plans to get into the electricity retail market in Texas, according to a new job posting

For many State Fair concessionaires, the annual fair is everything to their business, and most were forced to raise their food prices to offset their wholesale costs.

Author Salman Rushdie’s “The Satanic Verses" topped Amazon’s bestseller lists on Tuesday, days after he sustained serious injuries in a stabbing in New York.