Government And Institutions

The Environmental Protection Agency says nearly 500,000 Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars built in the past seven year are intentionally violating clean air standards by using software that evades EPA emissions standards.

Boosted by a recent victory in Colorado, an environmental group is expanding its legal campaign to try stop coal mining over climate change by challenging permits for some of the largest mines in the West.

Coca-Cola says it was notified by the IRS that it owes $3.3 billion more in federal taxes, as well as interest, for 2007 to 2009.

The CEOs of American Airlines and Delta Air Lines met with Secretary of State John Kerry as they stepped up their fight against what they say is unfair competition from the three biggest Middle East airlines.

A U.S. Senate committee is holding a field hearing on pipeline safety Friday following a recent surge in accidents, including oil spills that fouled a Montana river and a scenic stretch of Southern California coastline.

Four energy partners formally asked the federal government on Friday for permission to build a 564-mile natural gas pipeline in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

A Republican-led House committee has endorsed a bill to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports.

Payroll for the 14 Ohio public universities grew by nearly $1.4 billion over the past decade, with salaries for vice presidents, deans and lower-level administrators swelling during that time, according to a newspaper analysis.

President Barack Obama will urge Congress to avoid another contentious budget showdown in the coming weeks as he speaks to business executives on Wednesday.

The latest on Colorado's marijuana tax holiday caused by a quirk in the law (all times local): 8 a.m.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell again in July as China, the biggest foreign owner of U.S. government debt, cut back its holdings.

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated).

Inflation across the 19-country eurozone was revised down to 0.1 percent in the year to August, in a development that's likely to renew fears that the region could see another bout of falling prices.

An accounting error in Colorado is paying off for marijuana consumers Wednesday, when a quirk in a state tax law prompts the state to suspend most taxes on recreational pot.

The White House said Tuesday it opposes a House Republican bill to lift the four-decade-old ban on crude oil exports.

The tension between traditional taxis drivers and those who drive for services like Uber and Lyft was on display Tuesday as Massachusetts lawmakers grappled with proposals to regulate the popular but largely unfettered ride-hailing services.

The Missouri Department of Revenue didn't refund roughly $20 million in cash bonds to closed businesses and the agency was not actively trying to return the money, a state audit released Tuesday found.

Russian state news agencies say French supermarket chain Auchan has been fined over $370,000 by Russian officials over alleged food safety violations.

A child welfare advocacy group is asking a Pennsylvania court to order Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration to release money for about 15,000 children in foster care that's being held up by an 11-week-old budget impasse.

The College Republican National Committee is determined to help the GOP win the youth vote in 2016.