WASHINGTON — Government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cut their losses in the final three months of last year. But they are asking for more money...
PHILADELPHIA — Democratic state lawmakers resisted a push to privatize wine and liquor sales in Pennsylvania on Thursday, throwing their support behind union officials a...
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department wants the largest cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, forcing the industry to...
WASHINGTON — Just as the U.S. and global economies are finally strengthening, they face a new danger: Rocketing oil prices, which topped $100 a barrel Wednesday.
The U....
PHILADELPHIA — Both Butler and Allegheny counties on Wednesday reported unemployment rates of 7.1 percent in December.
The national unemployment rate in December was 9.1...
Panel weighing gas regulations
HONESDALE — Several hundred people turned out Tuesday for the first of two hearings in northeastern Pennsylvania about gas drilling along t...
Filibuster drags on to delay vote
MADISON, Wis. — Democrats kept the Wisconsin Assembly up overnight with a droning filibuster in another desperate attempt to block the R...
SINGAPORE — Oil prices soared to near $93 a barrel today in Asia as Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi struggled to maintain his grip on power in the OPEC nation amid violent...
Now is best time to start preparing
With spring around the corner, now is a good time to give the planter a once over. When it comes to no-till planter set up, there are ...
Scheduled to be mailed in February
The Farm Service Agency recently began the process of generating 2011 contracts for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program.
DCP contr...
