ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shell Oil is downsizing its plan for off-shore drilling in the Arctic this year amid delays completing a spill containment barge required by the fede...
Zinnia, vinca tolerate heat
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s hot. It’s dry. Your garden resembles a moonscape.
This isn’t fair. There’s still two months of summer left. You need a...
Dumping claims refuted
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department has granted a request from Whirlpool to impose tariffs on washing machines imported from South Korea and ...
Postal service billions short
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for its first default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncert...
FULTS, Ill. — As he watched his 10-year-old son ease a tractor across a soybean field, Dennis Mosbacher acknowledged the risks of farming.
But Mosbacher said the U.S. La...
LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. — Gray’s Store in Adamsville village brought in customers for years with its old-fashioned marble soda fountain, cigar and tobacco cases, and Rhode ...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Membership renewal for North Country Brewing’s “mug club” has been suspended indefinitely.
Owner Bob McCafferty said the company initially delayed member...
WASHINGTON — U.S. economic growth slowed to an annual rate of just 1.5 percent from April through June, as Americans cut back sharply on spending. The weaker growth adds...
A local dentistry company is changing its name after 33 years.
Dental Systems Inc., based in Butler, has changed its name to All About Smiles.
The locations in Butler Co...
Gas pedals stick on Escapes
DETROIT — Ford is recalling nearly 485,000 Escape SUVs to fix sticking gas pedals that can cause crashes.
The worldwide recall covers Escapes ...
