Wikimedia Commons/Unknown author New Sweden Most people think the first log cabins in America came from pioneers heading west ...

Both the Nordic and Central Asian blocs have more in common and more to learn from each other than meets the eye.

The proposed merger, announced Tuesday, would marry Union Pacific’s vast rail network in the West with Norfolk’s rails that snake across 22 Eastern states, and the District of Columbia.

The proposed merger on Tuesday of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would create the first coast-to-coast railroad in the United States that would be controlled by a single entity. The deal, ...