Business

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

Hobby Lobby isn't the only company challenging the federal health care law that requires companies to offer employees health coverage, that includes certain types of contraception.

Ally Financial Inc. has agreed to pay $2 billion as part of a settlement plan to resolve potential financial claims stemming from its mortgage division, which is in bankruptcy proceedings.

The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant, which was shut down nine months ago after a salmonella outbreak, has resumed operations.

An arts-and-craft store chain will appear in federal appeals court Thursday, where they will ask for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that is costing them millions of dollars in penalties.