By Michael Felberbaum  A company dubbed the "Walmart of Weed" is putting down roots in America's capital city, sprouting further debate on marijuana — medical or otherwise.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- During the darkest days of the Great Recession, Ohio didn't have enough in its rainy day fund to buy even a candy bar. It held a balance of exactly 89 cents....

Huntington Ingalls Industries reports better-than-expected profit.

Exxon Mobil is no longer the world's biggest publicly traded producer of oil. For the first time, that distinction belongs to a 13-year-old Chinese company called PetroChina.

World stock markets fell today as signs of weakness in the world's two biggest economies kept investors at bay.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The survival of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Dubai-based port operator DP World says its profit rose 18 percent last year as cargo volumes increased through its network of terminals....

NEW YORK (AP) -- Throw away all those soy sauce-stained takeout menus....

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VDOT expects to bring the region's interstate pavements up to the state standard this year and have the area's primary highway surfaces meet the target.