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The Army has a weight problem, Mississippi considers two-flag solution to Confederate flag issue, and how to dress like Star Wars' Kylo Ren.

Turkish jets began airstrikes on a Syrian Kurdish force allied with the U.S. in the fight against Islamic State, Turkey’s prime minister and Syrian Kurdish fighters said.

China criticized the U.S. Navy for sailing a guided-missile destroyer close to a disputed outcrop in the South China Sea, adding to tensions between the two governments already strained over trade and North Korea.

The economy would have no problem weathering a temporary government shutdown. That doesn’t mean investors should be complacent about one.

Teens are eating Tide Pods for views and likes, and P&G is struggling with how to stop a meme that’s already gone viral.

Investors expect the humming economy to translate into an uptick in profits for trucking companies when they report earnings over the next couple of weeks. But carriers can’t add capacity fast enough to take advantage of the flood of new business.

A look at the California breeding ground that brought forth William Wegman’s Weimaraner-rich art.

Thai Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha uses antics to help soften his image and position himself to lead an elected government four years after a coup he says saved the nation from chaos

A North Carolina woman trains to help blind and visually impaired athletes fulfill their Ironman dreams.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” about a 1950s woman trying to break in to New York’s comedy scene, began streaming on Amazon just as sexual harassment was becoming a flashpoint in workplaces around the world.

Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin’s flagship company reported a decline in revenue for a second straight year as it retreated from its ambitious expansion into entertainment and overseas property.

Look to chip equipment, fracking sand and business development for bargain stocks in a pricey market, says Scott Black of Delphi Management.

Oscar Schafer of Rivulet Capital discusses opportunities in cars, movies and drugs.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has clung to power by playing a waiting game, but his refusal to step down has left sub-Saharan Africa’s largest country in a dangerous limbo.

The company had initially told congressional investigators it discovered more than 2,700 accounts linked to a shadowy so-called troll farm believed to have spread disinformation to sow political division among Americans.

Policies to promote better jobs for the country’s huge under-35 population may hold the key to the country’s economic development.

The Berkshire board member sees value in used cars and something called carbon black.

The veteran investor sees opportunities in a baseball team, an arena owner, and a prominent gambling resort.

From skiing to takeout food, companies are transforming mundane businesses using data analytics, says T. Rowe Price fund manager Henry Ellenbogen.

Bill Priest of Epoch Investment Partners discusses when to stick with stocks that have doubled or tripled.

These blue chip companies are top picks of Bill Priest, who oversees more than $50 billion at Epoch Investment Partners.

Ross Levinsohn, the publisher and chief executive of the Los Angeles Times, has voluntarily agreed to take an unpaid leave of absence while parent company Tronc investigates allegations of workplace misconduct at his prior places of employment, according to the company.

Running rings around old-school gowns, a new breed of dress-up clothes borrows comfort tricks from the sporting world.

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The government drops its appeal but with an odd and unhelpful demand.