US may rely on aging U-2 spy planes longer than expected

Wars have come and gone. But for more than half a century, the CIA and U.S. military have relied on a skinny sinister-looking black jet to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions.

Indiana's electric-vehicle bust

ELKHART, Ind. - For politicians betting on electric vehicles to drive job growth, the view from inside Think City's plant here is their worst nightmare: 100 unfinished vehicles lined up with no word whether they will be completed.

McDonald's pushes ahead with new look

With half-moon shaped booths, low stools, wooden blinds and flat-screen TVs, most patrons might expect to pay $8 for a burger, or $4 for a smoothie. But the decor isn't a harbinger of price. This is the new look of a remodeled McDonald's, purveyor of Happy Meals and value deals as well as upscale coffee drinks.

T-shirt maker has dual motive: Doing well, doing good

At Sevenly, a business started by young entrepreneurs in Fullerton, Calif., a key to the operation is the number seven.