By CARLA K. JOHNSON CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago company called PharmaCann took on a bigger role in Illinois’ medical marijuana industry Monday, confirming it would …

STOCKHOLM — Lost that charger again for your cellphone or tablet? Hate sorting heaps of wires to charge various devices? Swedish retailer IKEA might just have …

BATON ROUGE, La. — ExxonMobil has paid more than $4.6 million to nearly 2,900 motorists impacted by the company’s production of more than 5 million gallons …

NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley, which agreed to a $2.6 billion settlement with the federal government last week, says it expects to be sued by New …

By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO WASHINGTON — In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Republican-led House overcame last-minute opposition from GOP critics on Tuesday and moved …

LONDON — World stock markets edged lower in European trading on Monday as investor optimism faded over a weekend interest rate cut by the Chinese central …

By NEDRA PICKLER WASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, it’s a week to invoke America’s civil rights struggles from past to present. The nation’s first black …

By KATRINA DIX LYNCHBURG, Va. — The United Way of Central Virginia received a donation of nearly 10,000 copies of a children’s book written by New …

By JAY COHEN CHICAGO —  Major league baseball’s first black player in Chicago, Minnie Minoso, has died. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed his death Sunday …

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The new director of Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange is making a case for keeping the state-run marketplace, as some …