DENVER — Pork prices may be on the rise in the next few months because of a new virus that has migrated to the U.S., killing piglets in 15 states at an alarming rate in ...
PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is banning smoking and smokeless-tobacco use by its employees, students, doctors and volunteers during the work ...
Panera halts name your price chili sale
ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread's latest pay-what-you-can experiment will be retooled and brought back next winter as a seasonal offering...
ERIE — Saint Vincent Health System in Erie is now officially part of a hospital network assembled by Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark Inc.
The parties announced ...
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers advertised slightly more jobs in May and hired more workers, further signs of steady improvement in the job market.
The Labor Department sai...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A cool, wet spring in many parts of the country delayed the arrival of hummingbirds, but you can be sure they are now somewhere in your garden, espec...
NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble Inc. said Monday that William Lynch has stepped down as CEO, effective immediately, as the book retailer continues to struggle with weak sales,...
SAN DIEGO — Robert and Emerald Oravec were itching to sell their condominium late last year to move closer to a favorite surfing spot, but they were stuck. They owed the...
BANGKOK — The price of oil extended gains above $103 a barrel today after a stronger-than-expected jump in U.S. hiring suggested demand for fuels will increase.
Benchmar...
High premiums lead to protests
WASHINGTON — Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government’s oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of pr...
