NEW YORK (AP) _ Dollar Tree has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of rival discount chain Family Dollar after a year-long struggle that drew in …

RENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Motorists are seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon …

By BETH J. HARPAZ Commercial schools have been around for centuries, providing training in fields like accounting and construction that loftier educational institutions did not …

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Vice President Joe Biden’s wife will promote girls’ education and supporting military families during a tour of four Asian countries beginning next …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a budget that will absorb the first year of a $250 …

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ Purdue University is set to join the bike sharing movement when the service Zagster launches next month. The program will …

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) _ Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors and 73 times on the PGA Tour, which is …

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Basketball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ They talked about ending championship droughts, starting new traditions and building legacies. The Cleveland Cavaliers …

By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ “NBA 2K16” will be a Spike Lee joint. 2K Games says the acclaimed filmmaker …