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Some in Nebraska are pushing for betting machines of 'historical horse races' at thoroughbred race tracks. The machines allow wagering on the outcomes of past races. Critics say they’re basically slot machines and would constitute expanded gambling.

Plenty of Americans will resolve to get in shape with the help of a personal trainer in 2013. But the personal training field is unregulated, and clients may not always know what they're getting.

Alabama joins a slew of lawmakers who are ambivalent about taking funds from the Fed to cover the millions more people who will become eligible for Medicaid under Obamacare.

As more newspapers scale back production to just three or four days a week, what will come of subscribers who prefer paper to pixels?

You've heard of Cyber Monday in November. Well, retailers now want an online holiday for Memorial Day.

Alabama wasn't hit hard by the housing collapse, and prices are now rising. But it's still difficult to get a home loan there.

Working at the post office has long been a way for African-Americans and others to rise up to the middle class. But at least 35,000 USPS jobs will soon be lost.

Alabama has attracted top car manufacturers, but some of their foreign workers have been arrested by police. It worries business leaders trying to attract new companies.

New programs help low-income women train to become doulas and birthing assistants.

The largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history happened in Jefferson County, Ala., yesterday.