The CEO of Walmart’s U.S. branch is making a sudden departure
As it grapples with sluggish store sales, Wal-Mart said Thursday that its U.S. CEO is stepping down and is being replaced by the head of
GM’s massive, ongoing recall is destroying profits
General Motors’ net profit in the second quarter was all but wiped out by the cost of recall-related repairs as the automaker sought to put
Obama sends a team to the border to assess the need for the National Guard
The White House sent a team to Texas to determine if the deployment of the National Guard to the border will be helpful in dealing
Sudanese woman who escaped execution meets with the Pope
Pope Francis has met privately with a Sudanese woman who arrived in Italy after escaping a death sentence in Sudan for refusing to recant her
Botched execution in Arizona takes 2 hours to complete
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered a review of the state’s execution process after a convicted double murderer gasped and snorted for more than an hour
The first bodies of the MH17 crash have arrived in the Netherlands
The bodies of the first victims from a Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine last week arrived on Wednesday at a military base in the
Colorado’s gay marriage ban has been ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Colorado’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional but stayed implementation of his ruling until a higher court can weigh in, leaving
China’s manufacturing activity has risen to an 18-month high
China’s manufacturing activity grew at its fastest pace in 18 months in July, an initial survey by HSBC showed, the latest in a series of
North Korea is building and underwater hotel for tourists
Outside of Pyongyang, North Korea may not have regular indoor heating or a robust enough agricultural infrastructure to keep its people from going hungry for
White House looks to satisfy religious groups over Obamacare issues
The Obama administration is developing a method for religious organizations opposed to contraception coverage under the Affordable Care Act to opt out of providing the