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Six years after China slowed down its fastest trains in the wake of a deadly crash, a next generation of super-fast trains are set to cut commute times between major cities.

The oil leak occurs just a few days before Nebraska state regulators will decide on the fate of TransCanada's controversial sister project, the Keystone XL Pipeline.

As we head into the busiest weekend of the year for retailers, analysts expect a 3 to 4 percent bump in spending. But how people will spend this holiday…

A series of injuries caused the Chicago Blackhawks to call on an unexpected emergency goalie, 36-year-old Chicago accountant Scott Foster.

Airbnb hosts are making a lot of money this Final Four weekend. In a news release, the company said its hosts will reap $600,000 in bookings on the…

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was convicted on corruption charges last year but has remained free while appealing the verdict. He says the case against him is politically motivated.

From Texas Standard: Every year thousands of veterans benefit from the so-called post-9/11 GI bill, which pays for tuition to help vets afford college....

From Texas Standard: A few weeks ago the U.S. Department of Justice announced they will end federal use of privately run prisons. Now their attention...

They vary widely, particularly by sport. We broke out some numbers that help describe the 554 U.S. athletes in Rio.

Behind schedule and struggling to fix irregularities in the count, the Census Bureau is working toward Jan. 9 as the next date in the process for releasing results, a bureau employee tells NPR.