NEW YORK (AP) — Teams in Texas, Florida, Nevada and Washington state may have become more attractive destinations for free agents following the enactment of tax law changes. Deductions for state and local taxes are capped at...
Read MoreYOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Toshiba Corp.’s energy systems unit has unveiled a long telescopic pipe carrying a pan-tilt camera designed for an internal probe of one of damaged reactor chambers at Japan’s tsunami-wrecked...
Read MoreTAPRON SPRING, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Stansbury propped his rusty bike against a live oak tree and cast his fishing line into the rushing waters of Florida’s Anclote River. When he bought a house down the street last year,...
Read MoreTARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — When Anthony Stansbury moved down the street from the Anclote River in Florida last year, he didn’t know his slice of paradise had a hidden problem. The neighborhood is adjacent to the Stauffer...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Share prices edged higher Friday morning in Asia, tracking modest gains on Wall Street. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.1 percent to 22,893.06 following Cabinet approval of a budget plan that includes record...
Read MoreNearly 300 people have died in train crashes that could have been prevented if railroads across the U.S. implemented critical speed-control technology that federal safety investigators have been pushing for close to five...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A sharply divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for warning labels on generic versions of drugs they once made even after they’ve sold the...
Read MoreExamples of how states have been reacting to the threat of running out of federal money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. It was unclear how their plans might change with the short-term federal funds Congress...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill Thursday to avert a government shutdown, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress, spending and the threat of a government shutdown (all times local): 7:10 p.m. Congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown as the House and Senate in rapid succession approved a...
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