About five years after JCPenney filed for bankruptcy, a Boston private equity firm will pay $947 million for 119 JCPenney stores, including three in Washington state.

The National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory for the West Coast after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka region on July 29.

Public colleges generally have lower tuition costs, thus prospective students won’t require as much student loan debt. Of the many elements that help an institution provide a high-quality education, ...