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Volkswagen's board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to address competition and tariffs. The plan, presented by CEO Oliver Blume, includes cutting 50,000 jobs, reducing its model line by half, and ending auto production at four German plants.

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading faster than efforts to track and contain it. And the virus has likely not yet peaked.

The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say.

A government report finds that the U.S. Secret Service faced several drone-related incidents without updating its protection policies or documenting reasons it didn't.

Having a criminal record creates hurdles for people seeking employment. Discrimination and conditions of release such as meeting with parole officers compound the typical challenges of job hunting.

Mortgage rates rose again this week, driving the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in more than a year.

The Trump administration has been fighting with California officials over offshore oil projects and the state's coastal commission, which works to protect the state's shores.

Beginning on Day One, Democrats say they plan to "hold the crooks accountable." That's the promise House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has made if Democrats seize majority control in the midterm elections and begin investigating President Donald ...

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