UNITED STATES

Stores in the state are said to be attracting customers with T-shirts, food trucks and live bands.

The informal motto of the on-demand economy has a nice ring to it: “Be your own boss.” But going out on your own is far from simple.

Most U.S. workers don't have the option of an attractive employer-backed retirement savings plan. There are other ways to squirrel money away for the future.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended his country's latest offensive in Syria, and said there was no evidence of civilian deaths from the airstrikes.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said some Syrian refugees may be part of ISIS, and asked why they were fleeing their country instead of fighting the militants.

Several Latino farm and ranching groups spoke out against the USDA’s $1.3 billion claims process fund for addressing discrimination, terming it unfair.

Airstrikes supposedly aimed at ISIS appeared to hit everything but their purported target, experts said.

While industry groups applauded the decision, environmental groups likely felt defeat.

The storm, which was upgraded to a Category 2, has increased concerns along the U.S. East Coast.

A State Department email refers to a 2011 speech by the former top U.S. diplomat and cites involvement by JPMorgan and Exxon Mobil in the war-torn country.

For decades, Columba Bush has avoided the spotlight.

The stopgap legislation signed into law Wednesday gives the president and Congress more time to negotiate a longer-term budget plan.

Researchers have found that black North Carolinians are three times as likely to have been arrested than whites.

The Republican presidential candidate's campaign is touting his record on drug control, but use of alcohol and marijuana increased while he was Florida's governor.

Moscow’s rhetoric about helping eliminate ISIS meant little while it continued to prop up Syria's President Bashar Assad, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday.

Most Russians don't want their government to admit the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics into the Russian Federation, a poll says.

As a deadline looms for switching to new technology, only about 40 percent of Americans have the new cards -- creating potential liability for merchants.

Germany reportedly carried out an unusual demographic experiment during the annual celebration of carousing.

"Every moment he stays in power adds to the shame of the countries that support him," the Turkish prime minister said at the United Nations Wednesday.

This year's National Day will boast a 23-minute, $1 million firework display over scenic Victoria Harbor.

Ramzan Kadyrov is eager to send "world-class specialists" to help Russia fight the Islamic State group in Syria.