TEHRAN, Iran — The U.S. warned Iran on Wednesday it will not tolerate any disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran threatened to choke off the vital...
Saudi Arabia to buy jets
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is poised to announce the sale of nearly $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, U.S. offic...
Butler County's newest Utica Shale natural gas well is just south of Prospect near the intersection of Route 528 and Whitestown Road in Connoquenessing Township. The wel...
WASHINGTON — Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and tre...
ERIE — Workers are getting ready to raise two new barns at Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie.
The new barns will house 96 additional horses that racetrack officials sa...
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is reinstating several reports that it had targeted for elimination two months ago in a cost-cutting move.
The department said th...
Consumers change habits
Four new types of American shoppers have emerged this holiday season.
There’s the bargain hunter who times deals. The midnight buyer who stays up ...
Holiday sales fail to give lift
NEW YORK — Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores will be closed, the retailer said today, after terrible holiday sales during what is...
TOKYO — Japan’s Sony and South Korean rival Samsung are dissolving their joint venture in liquid crystal display panels as Sony tries to stanch years of losses in its TV...
Company under fire from critics
ROMULUS, Mich — Honda is scrambling to revamp its Civic just eight months after a new version hit showrooms, and critics say it’s an admis...
