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Divers have recovered the body of a person missing since the blast at a chemical plant in southwest Germany on Monday, raising the death toll to three.

Divers have recovered the body of a person missing since the blast at a chemical plant in southwest Germany on Monday, raising the death toll to three.

Homebuilders pulled back on construction for a second straight month in September, with a plunge in apartments offsetting gains in single-family homes.

Homebuilders pulled back on construction for a second straight month in September, with a plunge in apartments offsetting gains in single-family homes.

A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with equipment to examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia.

A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with equipment to examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia.

Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo — and eventually even replace them.

Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo — and eventually even replace them.

A pair of Chinese astronauts entered the country's orbiting space station for a month-long stay early Wednesday, as China's sixth and longest crewed mission gets underway in earnest.

A pair of Chinese astronauts entered the country's orbiting space station for a month-long stay early Wednesday, as China's sixth and longest crewed mission gets underway in earnest.

A technology company says it's fixed a problem that had prevented travelers from booking trips with some U.S. airlines this week.

A technology company says it's fixed a problem that had prevented travelers from booking trips with some U.S. airlines this week.

U.S. homebuilders' confidence eased this month after surging to the highest level in nearly a year in September.

U.S. homebuilders' confidence eased this month after surging to the highest level in nearly a year in September.

Caterpillar says CEO Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced with Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the company for more than three decades.

Caterpillar says CEO Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced with Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the company for more than three decades.

The Latest on train service being fully restored at Hoboken Terminal less than three weeks after deadly crash (all times local): 6 a.m.

The Latest on train service being fully restored at Hoboken Terminal less than three weeks after deadly crash (all times local): 6 a.m.

China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now.

China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six years from now.