Bar gambling effort falls short
HARRISBURG — In a scramble to find cash just days from the state budget deadline, the Pennsylvania House backed a measure Wednesday to exp...
Toxic chemical rules updated
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will sign into law the first overhaul of toxic chemical rules in 40 years, hailing a rare moment of coope...
Ruling says U.S. lacks regulatory authority
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge ruled Tuesday that federal regulators lack the authority to set rules for hydraulic fracturing, deali...
Union hopes to trim layoffs at GE plant
ERIE — GE Transportation and its union are in talks trying to reduce the number of jobs the company plans to cut at its locom...
Hearing held in families' lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. — A gun manufacturer should be held accountable for selling the public semi-automatic rifles that were designed as milit...
Vaccine for Zika starts human testing
WASHINGTON — A vaccine for the Zika virus is to begin human testing after getting the green light from U.S. health officials.
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Facebook investors approved a proposal to issue 5.7 billion shares of Class C stock during the company’s annual shareholder meeting Monday.
The move is intended to ensur...
Old Blue Law could be gone
NEW YORK — On Sunday mornings, some New Yorkers count down the minutes till noon, when they can legally order an alcoholic drink to cap their b...
Robert Iger first set foot on the site in China that would become a Walt Disney Co. theme park 17 years ago.
Back then the 963-acre site was mostly agricultural land, bu...
Features geared toward wheelchair users
NEW YORK (AP) — Fitness trackers routinely measure physical activity such as running and cycling and encourage people to stand up ...
