NEW YORK— Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet’s most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors...
WASHINGTON — A recession in Europe and weaker growth in India, Brazil and other developing countries will likely slow global economic growth, the World Bank says.
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Funds to help with disasters
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The nation’s top agriculture official is expected to announce today more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 s...
New Mexico scientists develop drought-tolerant alfalfa
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — With much of the Southwest struggling with drought, many ranchers and dairy farmers are having di...
Wikipedia will black out the English language version of its website Wednesday to protest anti-piracy legislation under consideration in Congress, the foundation behind ...
PITTSBURGH — The huge, belching smokestacks of electric power plants have long symbolized air pollution woes. But a shift is under way: More and more electric plants aro...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The company that began advertising for an incredibly lifelike Steve Jobs doll won't sell the figurines because of pressure from family and Apple lawye...
PITTSBURGH — The longtime head of a citizens advisory committee on Pennsylvania’s parks and forests has been fired, an action that fellow members and environmentalists s...
Farmers face most difficulty with equipment
The extreme cold weather we experienced over the weekend often times prompts radio and TV newscasts to remind us of items to ...
ROME — The captain of the cruise ship that capsized off Tuscany made an unauthorized, unapproved deviation from its programmed course, a “human error” that led to the gr...
