A group of Native Hawaiians wants to bring back traditional “clean burials” practiced on the islands centuries ago.

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New Jersey’s bond rating was downgraded this week over the state’s pension contribution shortfall, marking the ninth time since Gov. Chris Christie took office in 2010 that a major agency has lowered its rating for the state.

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A semitruck carrying millions of honeybees overturned on a highway north of Seattle early Friday, scattering hives and sending white-suited beekeepers scrambling to save as many insects as they could.

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Disaster struck when Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving Craig Ceccanti jobless and looking for work. A few years later, he would co-found a paint-and-sip business that has now grown to 100 locations.

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The hardest sell for President Barack Obama will be persuading members of his own party to back a bipartisan agreement on global U.S. trade policy.

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A man who owns a gold-mining claim on federal land in southwestern Oregon asked for help defending it after U.S. authorities ordered him to stop work but is now telling his armed supporters to back off.

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Conservative groups and Gov. Mike Pence gained a victory Thursday with final legislative approval for a bill repealing Indiana’s law for setting wages on public construction projects.

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American Express on Thursday said its first-quarter net income rose to $1.51 billion, but the results were held back by a stronger U.S. dollar.

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Living in an apartment? Expect your rent to go up again.

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Shares of online crafts marketplace Etsy are surging in its debut as publicly traded company.

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