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As the U.S. grapples to halt the influx of migrant families entering from Central America, private prison operators are lining up to cash in.

In a letter obtained by IBTimes, Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo justifies pension investment secrecy to protect hedge fund managers.

The New Jersey governor wants to cut retirement benefits, but a new study says pensions boost the economy.

The impact of the BP oil spill, the largest oil spill in history, is far more widespread than previously thought, study says.

Polling shows overwhelming support among Florida voters for legalizing medical marijuana in November.

Tax Free Weekend 2014, a holiday where no sales tax is tacked onto purchases for eligible items, will be celebrated by many states during the first weekend in August.

With Dollar Tree-Family Dollar merger, consumers could see even bigger discounts.

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye says Sunday was one of the airport's busiest days of the year.

Temple University researchers used "molecular scissors" to eliminate strains of the deadly virus.

A new bill would send company officials to jail for five years for knowingly concealing a product defect that leads to death or injury.

Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. is fighting with Pennsylvania's Attorney General over criminal charges related to fracking wastewater spill.

A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation clerk forgot to indicate the century the men were born in.

The world's two biggest carbon emitters signed eight partnership pacts during a Beijing summit this week.

One of the hardest hit spots was the Syracuse-area community of Smithfield, New York, where four of the deaths were reported.

The price of weed varies greatly across the U.S. Here's how much black market weed costs compared to the legal stuff.

In the tell-all “Kate Gosselin: How She Fooled The World,“ author Robert Hoffman accuses the reality-TV mom of having a drinking problem.

The fossil fuel-rich states say the Obama administration's new climate change proposal would impose "real harms" on state economies.

The ruling may encourage other states’ local governments to push for fracking bans -- even in Texas.

New York's highest court ruled Monday that towns can ban fracking, but many welcome the controversial drilling method.

The so-called Hobby Lobby Case decision was a blow to a small provision under Obamacare.

Monday is the final day of the court's term and the Hobby Lobby case is one of two major decisions expected.