WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential industry panel plans to vote Thursday on recommendations that the Federal Aviation Administration eliminate or scale back dozens of safety rules, including one on airline pilot qualifications....
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — It’s natural to get the phone-upgrade itch when the likes of Apple, Samsung and others keep coming out with newer models. And sometimes your old phone is just kaput. But what do you do with a serviceable...
Read MoreHALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Fisherman Jake Bunch leans over the side of the fishing boat “Sadie K,” spears his catch, and reels it aboard: an abandoned crab pot, dangling one limp lasagna noodle of kelp and dozens...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are edging mostly higher in midday trading as gains for health care and energy stocks outweigh losses in technology and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were unchanged this week, leaving the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at the lowest level this year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 3.78...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Apple fans who froze their credit after the Equifax data breach may end up with another hassle on their hands if they try to get one of the new iPhones that can cost more than $1,000. People who did so and want...
Read MoreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities insisted Thursday they were doing everything they could to clean up the viscous, foul-smelling oil that has coated large parts of Athens’ coastline following the sinking of a small...
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — BB&T has announced it is cutting 56 jobs from its processing service center in West Virginia’s capital city. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the financial services company announced on...
Read MoreAmerican consumer debt has rebounded to prerecession levels, and the category that includes credit cards hit a record $1.02 trillion this summer. Maybe your credit card debt has crept up too, setting your own personal record. It...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning after finishing at record highs the last two days. Technology and health care companies, the best-performing sectors of the market in 2017, are taking some of the biggest...
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