Government And Institutions

As more marijuana shops take root in states that have legalized the drug, they're struggling with a lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

Six months ago Wednesday, Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro stunned the world by announcing an end to their nations' half-century of official hostility.

Divided Republicans are searching for a way out of an impasse over immigration that is threatening to shut down the Homeland Security Department within days.

A fire has raged through more than a dozen storefronts on a block in New York City, injuring three firefighters.

A fire has raged through more than a dozen storefronts on a block in New York City, injuring three firefighters.

In 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 10 percent and bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on a stronger economy that will lead to more lending and spending.

In 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 10 percent and bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on a stronger economy that will lead to more lending and spending.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Education and municipal leaders voiced dismay Friday about $50 million worth of midyear cuts to state aid for local schools and governments, predicting the move could lead to employee layoffs.

Education and municipal leaders voiced dismay Friday about $50 million worth of midyear cuts to state aid for local schools and governments, predicting the move could lead to employee layoffs.

Federal regulators say the majority of adverse environmental impacts from a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina could be avoided, minimized or mitigated.

Federal regulators say the majority of adverse environmental impacts from a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina could be avoided, minimized or mitigated.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, continuing a nearly two-year trend that suggests a solid job market.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, continuing a nearly two-year trend that suggests a solid job market.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia wouldn't expel any U.S. diplomats in response to the Obama administration's decision to kick 35 alleged Russian intelligence operatives out of the U.S.