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NEW YORK — Martin Gruenberg, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, will step down from his post once a successor is appointed, the White House said ...
May 21, 2024 Business
A former OpenAI leader who resigned from the company earlier this week said Friday that safety has “taken a backseat to shiny products” at the influential artificial inte...
May 20, 2024 Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Boeing has received more than six times as many tips from employees versus a year ago following an increased focus on production quality after a door plug...
May 20, 2024 Business
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Disneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California resort chose to unionize f...
May 19, 2024 Business
Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market is holding a grocery giveaway event at its Saxonburg location from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. Visitors can play carnival game...
May 18, 2024 Community
Penn Township announced Friday, May 17, that work will soon commence on the upgrade to the traffic signals at the intersection of Route 8 and Airport Road. Starting at 7 ...
May 18, 2024 Government
The Lynch Law Group, based in Cranberry Township, announced eight of its attorneys have been selected as 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, a recognition awarded to out...
May 18, 2024 Business
Those who have visited the Butler Walmart over the past couple months have probably noticed a few design changes around the store. On Friday morning, May 17, those change...
May 18, 2024 Business
There will be nightly lane closures through June 17 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. while drainage, widening and signal work is completed on Freedom Road between Haine School Road...
May 18, 2024 Business
Butler Health System’s $150 million debt was refinanced in 2015, years before COVID-19 brought long-lasting problems to the industry — inflation, stagnant insurance reimb...
May 17, 2024 Finance
When Bryan Calhoun goes on a Target run, he avoids the store in Wynnewood, Pa., just a few miles away from his home in Broomall, a western suburb of Philadelphia. He opts...
May 17, 2024 Pennsylvania News
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers ge...
May 17, 2024 Business
As gardeners, we often find joy in welcoming butterflies into our backyards. With their whimsical charm, butterflies are not just delightful to observe, they are essentia...
May 17, 2024 Community
More than 30 Butler County establishments will be participating in the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau’s Restaurant Week, which will take place from Tuesday, Ma...
May 17, 2024 Business
CHICAGO — United Airlines said Thursday that federal regulators are letting it resume planning for growth after they imposed restrictions on the airline following a serie...
May 16, 2024 Business
LOS ANGELES — The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be known as Venu (pronounced “venue...
May 16, 2024 Business
Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt said Wednesday that he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S. business, adding to the numbe...
May 16, 2024 Business
MIDDLESEX TWP — Nearly one year after beginning the process to update the township’s comprehensive plan, supervisors held a public hearing on Wednesday night, May 15, on ...
May 16, 2024 Government
FORWARD TWP — A sports complex featuring four pickleball courts, two pole vaulting tracks and two soccer fields — one outdoor and one indoor — is coming to Forward Townsh...
May 15, 2024 Government
Kayla Dovidio, a licensed practical nurse with the VA Butler Healthcare System, was recently honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of t...
May 15, 2024 Business
ADAMS TWP — After months of back-and-forth between Adams Township’s supervisors and planning commission, supervisors granted final major subdivision approval for the Mand...
May 15, 2024 Government
DETROIT — The U.S. government's highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo's self-driving...
May 14, 2024 Business
NEW YORK — Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are on the chopping block. Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning o...
May 14, 2024 Business
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday...
May 14, 2024 National News
Clinton Township will apply for a $50,000 grant from Butler County to aid in replacing the deck of the Victory Road bridge. Supervisors voted to seek the grant during th...
May 14, 2024 Government
The man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze appeared online for the first time in three years, sending the prices of thee quirky and volatile shares sharply hi...
May 13, 2024 Business
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed a...
May 13, 2024 Technology
As cars and trucks get smarter and more connected, the humble lights that have controlled the flow of traffic for more than a century could also be on the cusp of a major...
May 13, 2024 Business
DETROIT — The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard. General Motors confirmed that it will stop making the car ...
May 13, 2024 Business
Cleveland Cliffs announced it supports the International Trade Commission’s unanimous decision to uphold tariffs on tin mill products from Japan. After recently rejecting...
May 11, 2024 Business
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