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Facebook's Oversight Board, an independent body that can overturn the company's own content moderation decisions, announced on Wednesday that it is not yet operational, so won't review a controversial post from President Donald Trump that the company has refused to take down or moderate.

Protests over the death of George Floyd have resurfaced racial inequities in the U.S. economy. Six business leaders address those inequities, and offer solutions for how to deal with them.

The department said 159 million Economic Impact Payments have been made in the two months since Congress appropriated the money

Stocks rose after jobs data boosted optimism the worst of the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic had passed. Three experts share their forecast for markets and the economy.

"It's not in the virus' interest to do too much damage to the host," said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies program. "It wants to survive."

Irene Triplett received a pension of $73.13 a month from the Department of Veterans Affairs for her father's service, which began more than 155 years ago.

As the share of remote workers explodes amid the coronavirus pandemic, more companies are offering to cover their staff's home-office expenses.

Some have joked that the "Freshman 15" is now the "Quarantine 15," as living on lockdown encourages some to snack more on bread and baked goods, and workout less. And denim maker Levi Strauss & Co. is seeing that might be the case.

SpaceX launched astronauts to space for first time on Saturday, heralded by NASA leaders as beginning a new chapter in human spaceflight.

Pilgrim's Pride CEO Jayson Penn is among four current and former chicken industry executives indicted for price fixing.

The retailer's CEO Doug McMillon said Wednesday that some of its stores have been looted and damaged.

Facebook is rolling out a new "Activity Log" that lets you bulk delete old posts, likes and comments on other people's pages. Here's how to use it.

Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China haven't knocked the semiconductors off their run higher, and options traders are optimistic about more gains

King, known for his racist remarks, was voted out of Congress and the field was set in two key 2020 Senate races in Tuesday's primaries.

If you haven't received your coronavirus stimulus check yet, it could be arriving in the form of a prepaid debit card. They're arriving in a plain envelope from "Money Network Cardholder Services." Here's what else you need to know.

American Eagle Outfitters thinks it is the best retailer in the mall.

Ninety-nine percent of loan forgiveness applications under a congressionally mandated program were rejected between May 2018 and May 2019.

The former Microsoft CEO said he's "very sad" and "angry" about the current events plaguing the nation due to discrimination against black people in America following the death of George Floyd.

"I'm looking at the summer as if we do a good job then we can have a good fall and the fall is more essential in my mind," said Dr. Preeti Malani, chief health officer and infectious disease specialist at the University of Michigan.

Esper's remarks come on the heels of his decision to fly 1,600 active-duty Army soldiers from Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York to the Washington, D.C., area.