Air Force site faces closure
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett is asking Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to keep C-130 transport planes at an air base in a Pittsburgh suburb a...
Employer-based benefit could come into play
WASHINGTON — New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Most people may not no...
Tax increases may be coming
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers peering over the “fiscal cliff” don’t like what they see.
Fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cut...
NEW YORK — Looks like Shamu may soon be making a splash in the stock market.
The company behind the water shows featuring killer whales, dolphins and other animals at Se...
Longshoremen may walk out
NEW YORK — Shipments of products as varied as flat-screen TVs, sneakers and snow shovels could sit idle at sea or get rerouted, at great time an...
Holiday sales numbers weak
Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season.
Despite the huge discount...
LOS ANGELES — With a proposed payout of more than $1 billion, one major chapter of a nearly four-year legal saga that left Toyota Motor fighting hundreds of lawsuits and...
Airlines make processdifficult
WASHINGTON — For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare.
But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on ...
Records set as boom continues
PITTSBURGH — This year was one of new records and new questions for the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Previous doubts about ...
QUESTION: We added a room, but our central air conditioner doesn’t cool it well. Our second floor master bedroom also does not stay cool. Does it make sense to insta...
