Panel calls for phase out
TOKYO — A Japanese Cabinet panel called Friday for phasing out of nuclear power over the next three decades in a major shift for Japan as it ove...
BEIJING — Home Depot, the U.S.-based home improvement retailer, says it will close its remaining seven big box outlets in China and focus on Internet-based sales and spe...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 11 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $69. to 96.; commercial cows, 51. to 77., some lower; com...
Change mandated by the end of 2014
SAXONBURG — All residential customers of the Saxonburg Area Authority in Penn and Middlesex townships will be billed flat fees by the e...
SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time, the iPhone is growing. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that’s taller, ...
It tries to help stem ongoing economic struggles
WASHINGTON — If the world’s investors are right, the Federal Reserve is about to take a bold new step to try to invigorat...
Roofs, playground need upgrades
JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley School District might take out a $5 million loan that would be used for preventative maintenance projects ...
NEW YORK — McDonald’s said a key sales figure climbed 3.7 percent in August, as the fast-food chain emphasized the value of its menu offerings amid the challenging globa...
New fee raises more than $200M
Pennsylvania’s new fee on gas drillers has raised more than $200 million, most of which will be distributed to counties and towns to fix ro...
SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is being reprogrammed for the iPhone and iPad amid the latest fallout from the growing hostility between Google and Apple.
The changes are being ...
