Government And Institutions

The closing days of the push to make Colorado the nation's first state with universal health care are showing why supporters face such steep odds.

The state moved a few steps closer to setting up a medical marijuana program on Tuesday as the health department posted draft rules for dispensaries and said temporary regulations for growers and processors would be made public in a few days.

The state moved a few steps closer to setting up a medical marijuana program on Tuesday as the health department posted draft rules for dispensaries and said temporary regulations for growers and processors would be made public in a few days.

President Barack Obama is leaving the White House in a few months, but the troubles of his signature health care law continue to make headlines.

President Barack Obama is leaving the White House in a few months, but the troubles of his signature health care law continue to make headlines.

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Volkswagen AG and about 475,000 owners of diesel cars that don't meet U.S. emissions standards.

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Volkswagen AG and about 475,000 owners of diesel cars that don't meet U.S. emissions standards.

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved Volkswagen AG's record-setting $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, and the German automaker said it would begin buying back the vehicles in mid-November.

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved Volkswagen AG's record-setting $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 polluting diesel vehicles, and the German automaker said it would begin buying back the vehicles in mid-November.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were flat to slightly higher in Monday's auction.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were flat to slightly higher in Monday's auction.

The U.S. government and Metlife are set for a rematch in a U.S. appeals court on Monday over how federal regulators decide a company is "too big to fail."

The U.S. government and Metlife are set for a rematch in a U.S. appeals court on Monday over how federal regulators decide a company is "too big to fail."

An acquisition of Time Warner Inc by AT&T Inc. could raise significant antitrust issues that the U.S. Senate committee on antitrust would carefully examine, the chairman and ranking member of the committee said Sunday.

An acquisition of Time Warner Inc by AT&T Inc. could raise significant antitrust issues that the U.S. Senate committee on antitrust would carefully examine, the chairman and ranking member of the committee said Sunday.

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday ordered two companies owned by a Greek shipping magnate to pay $1.5 million after a jury found that a cargo ship deliberately pumped oil-polluted water into the ocean, then repeatedly lied and falsified records in an effort to deceive inspectors with the U.S. Coast Guard.

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday ordered two companies owned by a Greek shipping magnate to pay $1.5 million after a jury found that a cargo ship deliberately pumped oil-polluted water into the ocean, then repeatedly lied and falsified records in an effort to deceive inspectors with the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Latest on a legislative hearing on New Jersey Transit following last month's fatal train crash (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

The Latest on a legislative hearing on New Jersey Transit following last month's fatal train crash (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars.