Retail sales in December took a slight tumble as budget-minded shoppers stayed cautious about spending even during the holidays.
Last month, retail sales fell to $448.1 ...
Slowdown fuels global anxieties
BEIJING — China’s economy cooled further in the latest quarter, dragging 2015’s full-year growth to a quarter-century low and deepening a...
9 more turkey farms infected with bird flu
HUNTINGBURG, Ind. — Turkeys tested positive for bird flu at nine more Indiana farms near the location where authorities fi...
Preservation program key
Butler County is one of 57 Pennsylvania counties entered in the Farmland Preservation Program. There are now 48 farms enrolled here.
The state ag...
Attorney joins Butler law firm
Attorney Mike Russell has joined the Butler law firm of Conlon Tarker.
He recently operated his own law firm in Murrysville.
Starting ...
Better service is promised
WASHINGTON — Taxpayers nationwide will get a few days’ grace this year to file their returns thanks to a little-known holiday in the nation’s c...
LOS ANGELES — While self-driving cars already are being tested on public roads, newly released safety data support the cautionary view that the technology has many miles...
U.S. government developing policies for new vehicles
DETROIT — The federal government wants to get autonomous vehicles on the road more quickly and says it will fast-trac...
Haier buying GE’s appliance business
BEIJING — Haier Group, the world’s biggest home appliance maker, is buying General Electric’s appliance business for $5.4 billio...
Budget impasse creates headache
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday he is hoping for a budget deal for the state fiscal year that is already halfway ove...
