The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA in Burlingame, a 30-minute drive south of San Francisco, began free DNA tests under the slogan "Who's Your Daddy?" Scott Delucchi, the shelter's senior vice president, came up with the idea to speed up adoptions …

House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget plan for next year that effectively breaks tight budget limits on military spending while promising a familiar roster of big cuts to social …

With its new Discovery Series, Gradall Industries is introducing the industry's first crossover hydraulic excavator, which combines the versatility benefits of Gradall's full-tilting, telescoping boom with the reliable over-the-road mobility of a …

Markets in Asia were lightly changed on Friday as traders there got their first chance to digest the Swiss central bank’s surprise move to let the franc float against the euro.

European stock markets rose on Monday, boosted by M&A activity in the healthcare sector, while oil prices showed no sign of escaping their downward spiral. The U.S. dollar edged higher as the majority …

By The Associated Press. VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has given a papal thumbs up to Rome's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics amid talk that the Vatican might host some events. But he is warning: "I won't be around." Francis, 78, met with members of the …

World stock markets powered higher Thursday, sweeping aside worries about a flagging global economy after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would remain “patient” in its approach to raising interest …

Boeing Co raised its share repurchase authorization to $12 billion from $10 billion and said it would increase its quarterly dividend by 25 percent, a sign of confidence in its cash outlook for the year. …

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel sent hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank after a Palestinian minister died following a confrontation with an Israeli pol…

The Chinese and European central banks’ moves are a sign global economies are in very different places than their U.S. counterpart. “Here we have two other very large central banks joining Japan in being very aggressive in trying to get out of the deflationary trap, trying to make things grow faster while in the U.S. […]