Proposals boost hourly workers
SEATTLE — Seattle leaders have proposed new rules for retail and food-service businesses with hourly employees, including requiring them to...
WASHINGTON — There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Mon...
Mills mall value falls to $11M
TARENTUM — A real estate market research firm says a Pittsburgh-area mall that was worth at about $190 million a decade ago is now val...
Mylan launching generic version of EpiPen
NEW YORK — Mylan says it will make available a generic version of its EpiPen, as criticism continued to mount over the pric...
First consider if you should
It’s a strategy that crosses the mind of many borrowers when they take on a home loan: Make an extra mortgage payment or two every year and s...
Move to protect U.S. blood supply
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration wants all U.S. blood centers to start screening for Zika, a major expansion intended to pr...
What a big month it’s been for driverless cars.
Ford announced that it would put fully driverless vehicles, without steering wheels or pedals, on the road by 2021. Uber ...
Express care center open for patients
WEXFORD — Allegheny Health Network Express Care now is open at the Wexford Health and Wellness Pavilion, providing walk-in appo...
The newest challenge to family farms: Low milk prices
WASHINGTON — Arden Tewksbury has been a dairy farmer in northeast Pennsylvania for most of his 83 years. He’s also a...
Auto, tech industries clash
WASHINGTON — Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic dea...
