WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd, of Butler, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued a statement Wednesday regarding the Obama administration’s de...
DALLAS — Opponents of the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block the deal, claiming it would hurt consumers by driving up a...
Business groups applaud delay
WASHINGTON — In a major concession to business groups, the Obama administration Tuesday unexpectedly announced a one-year delay, until after...
Pre-recession levels reached
DETROIT — Three years ago, U.S. car buyers started trickling back into showrooms after largely sitting out the recession. That trickle has tu...
Farm bill gets defeated
DES MOINES, Iowa — For decades, country and city interests had come together every few years to pass the farm bill, a measure that provided billio...
Low prices make material more accessible
Love the look of leather?
Saddle up.
Leather is charging into home décor going beyond couches, chairs and table tops. It's uphols...
QUESTION: Ever since we bought our house — yes, we’ve put off doing anything about it for 17 years — we’ve heard what sounds like wind swishing against the house in cert...
Butler County 4-H is part of the nation’s largest non-formal youth development organization that provides its members the opportunity to “learn by doing” through hands-o...
Up until the last week we have experienced several good stretches of “hay days.” A good hay day is one that is hot, sunny, low humidity and breezy.
On farms that harvest...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Commuters braced for traffic snarls this morning as two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit’s largest unions went on strike.
The walkout promised t...
