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Amtrak trains on the Empire Builder route, which stops in Williston, N.D., have been facing long delays.

Amtrak Fights Big Oil For Use Of The Rails

Because of an influx of trains hauling crude oil and other freight across the Northern Plains, Amtrak is facing problems with unreliability, long delays, lost revenue and stranded passengers. An advocacy group wants the government to intervene.

The new 2015 GMC Canyon midsize truck was on display last month the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

GM Posts Disappointing Fourth-Quarter Earnings

The Detroit automaker's earnings fell far short of Wall Street expectations and were in sharp contrast to its chief rivals, Ford and Chrysler.

The scene at a Hiring Our Heroes job fair for veterans last month in Washington, D.C.

Weekly Jobless Claims Dip; Will Unemployment Rate Do The Same?

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment insurance last week. But Friday's much-anticipated report on payroll growth and unemployment in January may not offer particularly good news, economists say.

For some, the chance to watch curling is a reason to be excited about the Sochi Winter Olympics. Here, Norway's Thomas Ulsrud delivers a stone during the 2012 World Men's Curling Championship.

What Do You Want To Know About The Sochi Olympics?

Are people excited about the Winter Olympics? Don't figure skaters get dizzy? Those are some of the questions being answered on Quora, the "knowledge sharing" site. We'll highlight interesting questions during the 2014 Winter Games.

Rebecca Torr of New Zealand competed Thursday in the women's slopestyle qualification at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

How To Watch All Of The Games: Step 1, Prove Yourself Worthy

Like to get your Olympics fix the old-fashioned way in prime time? NBC-TV has that covered. The network is also putting more than 1,000 hours of its coverage online, live. The catch: You need to show you're a cable TV or satellite TV subscriber, so have your credentials at hand.

Brooke Watson of Duke University gathers sound for the Sonic Dictionary.

Sonic Dictionary: An Aural History Project

If you don't know the meaning of a word, says Mary Caton Lingold at Duke University, you can look it up in the dictionary, but if you don't know what a particular sound sounds like, where do you go?The Sonic Dictionary, of course.

A Stradivarius violin is pictured in December 2009 at the restoration and research laboratory of the Musee de la Musique in Paris.

Stolen Stradivarius Found By Milwaukee Police

The instrument, known as "Lipinski" was stolen from the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's concert master last week.

An enhanced image of a newly formed crater on Mars. The feature, including the ejected material, stretches more than 9 miles across.

NASA Probe Finds Newly Formed Crater On Mars

The impact that made the 100-foot-diameter scar threw Martian rock and soil more than 9 miles across the surface.

Exercise helps lower stroke risk, but birth control pills and pregnancy can be problematic for younger women.

Start Early To Cut Women's Stroke Risk

Women face a higher risk of stroke than men. But until now there haven't been guidelines specific to women for managing the risk. New recommendations say women should start thinking about reducing their stroke risk early on, when they're thinking about getting pregnant or avoiding pregnancy.

Sandwich Monday: Subway's Fritos Chicken Enchilada Sub

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the new Fritos-laced offering from Subway. It's the latest creation in the Sandwich Efficiency Movement, in which side dishes become part of the main dish.

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