Brazil’s lower house Wednesday started discussing a bill opposed by labor unions that would allow companies to outsource their entire labor force.

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A Houston-based oil company could have prevented a 28-year-old Alabama man’s death by properly maintaining the water hauling tank that exploded while he was working in it in North Dakota, federal safety investigators said Wednesday.

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Utah’s governor and a Latino community advocate called for answers Wednesday in a prison inmate’s death that occurred after dialysis providers failed to show up for his treatment.

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For some dogs, a chance at the good life takes off when the pilots do.

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Ransomware is a growing threat to computer users, who can suddenly find they’re unable to open or use their files when their machines are infected.

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It’s a chilling moment: A message appears on a computer screen, saying the files are encrypted and the only way to access them is by paying a ransom.

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Snow that replenishes Washington’s reservoirs set a record low for April, setting the stage for reduced water supplies and perhaps more devastating wildfires this year.

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Stan Freberg, the spirited comic genius who lampooned American history in his landmark recordings “The United States of America” and was hailed as the father of the funny commercial, died Tuesday.

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It’s a story almost as old as Hollywood — stars taking their parents to court over money they earned as child actors that was pilfered or mismanaged.

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The former president of a South Boston tobacco company has been charged with evading taxes, lying on legally required paperwork and using corporate money for personal items.

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