Government And Institutions

Like many fast-growing parts of the country, North Carolina's Triangle region is trying to avoid being strangled by its own success: Traffic is thickening, drivers are getting stuck in it and there's no simple solution in sight.

A bill to allow private licensees to take over the state-controlled sale of wine and liquor in Pennsylvania is under construction by House and Senate Republicans, with votes possible in the coming days, an architect of the plan said Friday.

Greek government officials say all possibilities are open in the deadlocked talks with its creditors in Brussels, including that of not reaching an agreement.

The German government plans to increase spending by 3.4 percent next year while borrowing no new money for the third year running — helped by a strong economy that has boosted its tax income.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is dismissing the most recent Greek proposals for more bailout money.

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

At 4:35 a.m. each weekday, Stan Paul drives out of his Southern California suburb with 10 passengers in a van, headed to his job as an undergraduate counselor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Democratic legislative leaders announced Friday they've reached an agreement with Gov. Dannel P.

Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used his veto pen Friday to strip more than $1.6 billion from the 2016 budget approved by the Democratic-controlled Legislature and signed a roughly $34 billion budget into law.

Fewer of tomorrow's freeways will be free.

President Barack Obama has overcome an embarrassing defeat on trade and maneuvered his way back to a rare victory under a Republican-controlled Congress.

Congress is wrapping up President Barack Obama's trade agenda after handing him the big prize of "fast track" negotiating authority.

U.S. stocks are edging higher in early trading Thursday as investors were encouraged by a report showing a strong rise in consumer spending.

A trucking industry-backed bid to allow longer tandem trucks on the nation's highways has been approved by a Senate committee over opposition from safety advocates and most Democrats — and the panel's GOP chairman.

The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to fight housing discrimination.

The Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.

A Santa Barbara County woman who owns beachfront property has sued the operators of the pipeline that spilled oil on the coast last month.

Reaction to the Supreme Court's decision Thursday upholding tax subsidies in President Barack Obama's health care law: ___ "Today, after more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court — the Affordable Care Act is here to stay." — Obama, speaking in the Rose Garden.

Opponents of a new Providence stadium for the Pawtucket Red Sox gathered Thursday at the State House as the legislative session comes to a close to tell lawmakers they're opposed to any stadium deal that would require public funding.

If you thought the legal fight over the health care overhaul was finally over, think again.