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It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items, too.

A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration which drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida last week has been charged as an adult.

Find out whether or not kids have school on Nov. 5.

The New York Times Tech Guild announced Monday morning it is officially on an unfair labor practice strike, just one day before the presidential election. 

The $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk ‘s political action committee is hosting in swing states can continue through Tuesday’s presidential election, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday.

Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting on Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike. The walkout has lasted more than seven weeks, shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes and cut off a key source of cash for the company. A Seattle-based district of the International Association of Machinists and Aero...

These sleeper congressional races could determine which party wins a majority in the House or Senate, which will have a substantial impact on the next president’s agenda.

Israel said Monday it had terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the main aid provider in Gaza.

Quincy Jones died at age 91. His publicist says he died Sunday night at his home in Los Angeles.

Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast.

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said that at least six people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores.

The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds.

The singer was shot while signing autographs after a performance Saturday night.