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GUILFORD — Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission began deliberations this week on the application to build a synagogue on Goose Lane that has occupied the body for months. Some of the commissioners appeared to have made up their minds about ... (more...)

The city went looking for a developer Thursday interested in saving Midtown Plaza Tower from demolition. But not the tower as people see it today. First, the city would strip the 17-story structure down to its steel framework, removing the building's ... (more...)

GUANGZHOU, China -- About 100 factory owners and employees gathered outside a provincial government building Friday in southern China to demand help in recovering money owed them by a car radio company that recently closed without clearing its debts ... (more...)

Have you ever been in a building or place that just felt good? Maybe you could relax better, think more creatively or breathe more deeply. How about a place that felt stressful, strange or somehow wrong? Buildings, environments and surroundings do ... (more...)

London -- Fans flocked to London book stores Thursday to buy J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" companion "The Tales of Beedle the Bard." The collection of fairy tales, which was mentioned in the"Potter" series, went on sale at midnight Wednesday and ... (more...)

Firefighters were called out to help free a person trapped in a car after it went into a building. The car crashed into a building in the Throughfare, Harleston, last night at about midnight. Crews rescued one person from the vehicle, it is not known ... (more...)

UPDATED AT 5:21 PM: NEW YORK — A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday when shoppers desperate for bargains broke down the doors at a 5 a.m. sale. Other workers were trampled as they tried to rescue the man, and customers shouted angrily and kept ... (more...)

Reporting from Hebron, West Bank -- Israel took its strongest action against Jewish settlers in nearly three years Thursday as riot police stormed a disputed building in Hebron, using tear gas and stun grenades to force out 250 young extremists bent ... (more...)

The marquee around the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News building displays the headline "Rocky Mountain News for sale" Thursday evening. It was announced Thursday the newspaper was being put up for sale. Ken Lyons/The Denver Post (THE DENVER POST ... (more...)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli defense officials say the military has been placed on alert to head off settler violence in wake of the evacuation of a disputed building. The officials say forces have been beefed up across the West Bank. The move Friday ... (more...)