For the world's most scrutinized body, Barbie has a new look
Poor Barbie. She had plastic surgery to become more socially acceptable. But a lot of her critics still don't like her.
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3 more linked to occupied federal site in Oregon arrested
Three more suspects linked to the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon surrendered Wednesday, hours after their jailed leader urged the handful of remaining militants to abandon the site they have occupied for more than three weeks.
Weight Watchers stock gains as Oprah loses 26 pounds
Weight Watchers stock is gaining again, thanks to Oprah Winfrey's weight loss.
Asia stocks snap losing streak as oil mired near 12-year low
Asian stocks snapped a losing streak in global markets Thursday after Wall Street trimmed losses and oil paused after a steep fall, but analysts said sentiment was fragile and more losses could be in store.
Wal-Mart to give pay raises to most of its workers
Most of Wal-Mart's U.S. employees will get raises as part of the world's largest retailer's previously announced commitment to invest in its workforce.
Election-year clash on immigration heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants.
Man-made quakes in Oklahoma grow stronger, more frequent
In Oklahoma, now the country's earthquake capital, people are talking nervously about the big one as man-made quakes get stronger, more frequent and closer to major population centers. Next door in Kansas, they're feeling on firmer ground though no one is ready yet to declare victory.
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Best Buy reports weak holiday shopping results, outlook
Best Buy reported a drop in sales during the holiday season and the company now expects a wider drop in fourth-quarter revenue, partly on weak mobile phone and personal device sales.
University professor pleads guilty to smuggling ivory
A college professor pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally smuggling items made of elephant ivory and agreed to pay a $500,000 fine that prosecutors say should be a deterrent to such activity.
Nation
High court seems ready to scrap mandatory public union fees
The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labor organizations collect fees from workers who decline to join.
Authorities charge 4 Ojibwe treaty rights protesters
Authorities have charged four American Indians with fishing and wild rice harvesting violations stemming from a protest last summer to assert rights they claim they still hold under treaties from the 1800s, setting up a potential court test of how those treaties should be applied now.
Trying to right itself, a criminal investigation at Chipotle
Chipotle said it has been subpoenaed as part of a federal criminal investigation and that sales plummeted 30 percent in December after a series of food scares at its restaurants.
Special session hung up over details _ or lack of them
Hopes for a quick special session faded Wednesday when Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican House Speaker Kurt Daudt accused one another of acting in bad faith to solve the state's driver's license dilemma and assist sidelined steelworkers.
Reporting assignment raised suspicions about newspaper owner
When several reporters for the largest newspaper in Las Vegas were taken off their beats and assigned to investigate three judges, the decision seemed strange because it came from the paper's owners, not a newsroom editor.
Chipotle tweaks handling of chicken, onions and more after E. coli scare
After an E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 people, Chipotle is tweaking its cooking methods.
Mall of America asks judge to bar Black Lives Matter protest
Black Lives Matter protesters vowed on Monday to demonstrate at the Mall of America on the busy shopping day before Christmas Eve, regardless of whether a judge grants the mall's request to bar them from doing so.
Nation
More fish tossed back in the ocean survive than previously thought
What happens when a fisherman tosses a fish back overboard?
Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested
A boyish-looking entrepreneur who became the new face of corporate greed when he jacked up the price of a lifesaving drug fiftyfold was led away in handcuffs by the FBI on unrelated fraud charges Thursday in a scene that left more than a few Americans positively gleeful.
Fed raises its key interest rate from record low near zero
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher rates on some loans.
Eye on safety, California sets rules for self-driving cars
California regulators have unveiled a roadmap that would let consumers begin using self-driving cars, though manufacturers would have to prove the emerging technology is safe before a licensed driver could get chauffeured around town.
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