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Google, Intel and others say they will now financially support the open-source software that encrypts much of the traffic on the Internet. The effort follows the discovery of a key security flaw.

About a month ago, the Brazilian government said miners would get access to an expanse of rain forest larger than Denmark. After public resistance and a legal setback, it reversed course Monday.

The white man who murdered nine black people in a church in Charleston, S.C., is the first person to receive the death penalty in a federal trial that included hate crimes charges.

Oaxacan restaurants are offering diners an alternative to the ubiquitous Coke by selling Zega-Cola, an artisanal soda made in small batches nearby. Its maker hopes that will translate into local jobs.

In the 1950s and '60s, payola scandals led to Congressional investigations. Though today's tactics are more nuanced than handing a DJ a briefcase full of money, pay for play is still alive and well.

Despite a spirited discussion on social media, the shop reports a positive response from customers — including men who happily pay extra.

The Labor Department has proposed a new rule that would give owners of restaurants and other service businesses more control over workers' tips. But critics warn owners would get too much leeway.

The City Council is scheduled to consider rules for nonretail marijuana businesses including cultivators, manufacturers, testers and distributors, at a meeting on Sept. 11.

Google is becoming less likely to comply with government demands for information on its users' activities as authorities in the U.S. and other countries get more aggressive about mining the Internet for personal data.

San Diego State will soon offer a course on the indigenous language of the Aztecs. The announcement comes a month after an advisory group to the university’s president voted to discontinue use of the Aztec mascot.