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The article states that Atlanta, Georgia, express delivery firm United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) initiated a project administered by Atlanta startup firm CloudDDM LLC that was utilizing 100 industrial-grade 3-D printers in UPS facilities to attempt to shorten supply chains and cut its transportation costs as of late September 2015. According to the article, UPS and CloudDDM planned to add an additional 900 3-D printers in 2016. The article presents comments from UPS chief information officer Dave Barnes.

The article focuses on the skepticism by some U.S. cities in expanding their streetcar networks due to construction delays and management and safety concerns, along with high cost.

The article reports on the continued declining population and casino business experienced by Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2015, ten years after it was hit by Hurricane Katrina.

The article reports that the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015 allowing same-sex marriage in the country has resulted in same-sex couples filing for divorce in courts.

The article reports on the reduced business loss projected by the U.S. Postal Service for the third quarter of 2015 supported by favorable interest rate changes on workers' compensation and revenue growth from improved shipping and greater packages delivered.

The article reports that most railroads in the U.S. will not be able to meet the deadline for installing positive train control (PTC) technology in their railroad lines by the end of 2015 in compliance with the Rail Safety Improvement Act according to the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration.

The article reports on the 23% decline in profits of U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. in the second quarter of 2015 due to declining revenue from coal and crude oil shipments.

The article reports that a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation official reported that an armed gunman attacked a military facility and rammed service member Squire Wells's car through the gates last week.

The article reports on the concern over the growth of non-Christian newcomers, particularly the Muslim community, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, following shootings on two military installations by the alleged gunman Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez.

The article reports that the killing of African-Americans in a church in Charleston, South Carolina has resulted in a nationwide backlash against Confederate symbols in the U.S.

The article reports on the move by several states in the U.S. like Georgia to lift longtime bans on consumer fireworks in their bid to increase fireworks sales ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on July 4, 2015.

This section offers U.S. news briefs including the investigation on the allegations that Republican Maine Governor Paul LePage threatened to take out funding for a school to push his Democratic rival out of a job and rapper Flo Rida, Macy's department and football player Emmitt Smith disassociating themselves from businessman Donald Trump.

The article reports on the decision to bar protesters from coming to the funerals of victims of an allegedly racially motivated shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina in June 2015.

The article states that South Carolina governor Nikki Haley called upon the state legislature to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds on June 22, 2015, following the killing of nine African Americans at the Charleston, South Carolina, Emanuel African Episcopal (AME) Church by accused gunman Dylann Roof earlier in the month. According to the article, the Confederate flag has been a source of division within South Carolina. The article presents comments from South Carolina state representative James Smith.

The article reports that John Houser, the gunman who killed two women and wounded nine other people in a Louisiana movie theater last week had a history of legal problems, as well as mental health issues.

The article reports that Mohammod Yousuf Abdulazeez, the young Muslim who was killed by the police after shooting five military personnel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was said to have showed signs of trouble as he suffered depression for years and lost job for failing a drug test.

The article reports on political and business reactions to the South Carolina Senate's launch of a bill which calls on the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds, after the shooting of churchgoers in Charleston by a white man said to be displaying Confederate symbols.

The article states that U.S. federal agents were investigating a trip to Jordan taken by Chattanooga, Tennessee, resident Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez in April 2014. According to the article, Abdulazeez was killed on July 16, 2015, after allegedly killing U.S. Marines Thomas Sullivan, Skip Wells, David Wyatt, and Carson Holmquist at two U.S. military recruitment centers in Chattanooga. The article states that law-enforcement and intelligence agencies were attempting to discern if Abdulazeez was connected to terrorist organizations such as the militant group Islamic State.

The article states that the shooting deaths of four members of the U.S. Marines at two military recruitment centers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 16, 2015, by alleged gunman and Kuwaiti-born Tennessee resident Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez was being investigated by the U.S. government agency the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies as a possible act of terrorism. According to the article, Abdulazeez was killed by gunfire from a law enforcement officer or a self-inflicted wound.

The article reports on the memorial for the U.S. marines killed on July 17, 2015 by a lone gunman who opened fire at a Navy Operational Support Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, who included Thomas Sullivan, David Wyatt, Carson Holmquist and Squire Wells.

This article reports on celebrations made by the gay and lesbian community in the U.S. following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that legalized same-sex marriage in the country and mentions concerns on the legal change.