0.8% growth tops estimate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy’s slowdown in growth at the beginning of the year wasn’t quite as bad as first thought, thanks to a bigger boost f...
China says U.S. restricting trade
BEIJING — China accused the United States today of hampering trade after Washington imposed duties of up to 450 percent on Chinese steel...
More gas stations allowed to sell beer
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is granting nine more licenses to businesses that sell gasoline. It’s the l...
Japan seeks to avert crisis
ISE, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged fellow leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies to avert another global crisis b...
Nuclear forces use system from the 1970s
WASHINGTON — The government is spending about three-fourths of its technology budget maintaining aging computer systems, includin...
NEW YORK — CEOs at the biggest companies got a 4.5 percent pay raise last year. That's almost double the typical American worker's, and a lot more than investors earned ...
Security lines spur controversy
WASHINGTON — A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been rep...
But it will still make changes
LOS ANGELES — Facebook says it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help determine what gets posted as a “trending topic” on the gia...
Pa. drops $8.9M fine against drilling firm
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania environmental regulators are not pursuing an $8.9 million fine against a Texas-based energy com...
Each year the USDA, Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service, prepares the machinery custom rates for the Mountain and Valley regions of Pennsylvania.
Although they...
