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Whether in person or through video conferencing, the five Winona County administrator finalists were quizzed for the first time Thursday during interviews and given the chance to show why they should be the county’s next leader.

China cut interest rates unexpectedly on Friday, stepping up a campaign to prop up growth in the world's second-largest economy.

The nation's auto safety agency is telling Chrysler to speed up a recall of older Jeeps with gas tanks that can rupture in a rear collision.

The capital’s influence is now felt in ever more distant parts of the country, yet it is the voters of ‘unLondon’ who will decide next year’s election

Top 15 contemporary and abstract artists working today with artwork for sale. Here's who to invest in if you're looking for the next Picasso or Pollock.

The surge in the dollar to an almost seven-year high versus the yen is bad for Ford stock, if past history is a guide.

Things have come a long way since Action Man and Barbie. Treat the kids to an action figure that will keep them entertained for many months to come this Christmas

Immigrants who may qualify for deportation protection should begin gathering documents that will help them prove eligibility. USA Today reports.

Concerns over savers’ lack of awareness

Global consumption of farmed fish and seafood is set to exceed that of wild fish this year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. With the total traded fish market worth $136bn in 2013, this turning point for the industry ensures a more stable food supply but it also carries environmental risks.

Autodesk reported better-than-expected revenue, as the maker of design software benefits from its switch to a cloud-based subscription model.

Brandon Garrett asks whether America’s legal system has swung too far towards rehabilitation at the expense of deterrence and punishment

A new study shows real wages for manufacturing workers declined three times as much as for workers as a whole.

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Kids facing cancer need access to promising — albeit unapproved — drugs, say these parents, who have faced the battle with their children firsthand.

On November 11, Russia and Iran signed a package of documents paving the way for Moscow to construct up to eight nuclear power units. With this agreement, Russia and Iran have established a solid economic foundation for political dialogue.

The countries in the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries rely on their foreign reserves to insulate them from a decline in oil prices. The four-month decline in the price shouldn’t affect Saudi Arabias public finances too badly — it has reserves of $739.5bn — Venezuela may have a tougher time with only $21.2bn.

Sometimes the call to hit the open road can’t be denied. When it struck me, I thought: Where better to heed the siren song than cities known for automobiles and motorcycles? That’s how I landed at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport with three days ahead of me and 370 miles to conquer en route to Milwaukee.

A guitar belonging to John Lennon is expected to fetch up to $940,000 at auction.

Few people, for example, know about Ed Ricketts, but this marine biologist from Monterey held salons in his lab during the 1930s and 1940s and was a character in several of John Steinbeck’s books. With Justin Deering, formerly of 15 Romolo and Conduit, at the stove, they’ve created a multifaceted restaurant in the building that once housed the Purple Onion, the club that launched the careers of Phyllis Diller, the Kingston Trio, Robin Williams and many others. The bare-bones subterranean room is now called Doc’s Lab... Читать дальше...

Ukip win shows breakdown in relations between voters political elite

As a busy actress, Drew Barrymore has traveled a lot. Here are her (surprisingly down to earth) top tips.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday dissolved the lower house of parliament, setting the stage for snap elections next month.

World powers are hoping to come to an agreement over the country's nuclear program on Monday, but analysts and officials involved in negotiations are pessimistic that an agreement can be found by then.

Anti-EU party takes second seat in Westminster from Conservatives