More than 6,000 infant rompers are being recalled because buttons can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. Other recalled consumer products include bottle and dish soap that can contain harmful bacteria. Here’s a...
Read MoreAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new Texas law pushed by the insurance industry kicked in Friday, a week after Harvey made landfall, softening the financial penalty companies could face if they are sued for dragging out homeowner...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stocks are higher for the sixth consecutive day as investors are comforted rather than troubled by a slightly weak jobs...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a Houston-area chemical plant that lost power when it was swamped by Harvey’s floods, making it impossible to cool combustible chemicals (all times local): ___ 10 a.m. Authorities say...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — August was a strong month for U.S. auto sales but Hurricane Harvey is putting pressure on some of those gains. General Motors said its sales rose 7.5 percent over last August, while Toyota’s were up 7...
Read MoreIRVING, Texas (AP) — Glenn Beck says he has laid off 20 percent of the staff at his conservative media outlet, The Blaze, and its parent company, Mercury Radio Arts. Beck made the announcement Thursday in an article on The...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mostly higher Friday morning after a slightly weak jobs report reassures investors that the Federal Reserve probably won’t raise interest rates again soon. Automakers are rising as...
Read MoreATLANTA (AP) — Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s strike on the Gulf Coast. The national average for a...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — At least 2 tons of highly unstable chemicals used in such products as plastics and paint exploded and burned at a flood-crippled plant near Houston, sending up a plume of acrid black smoke that stung the...
Read MoreExplosions that rocked a Texas chemical plant after it was inundated by Harvey’s floodwaters are raising questions about the adequacy of industry preparations for the monster storm and stoking fears of more accidents in...
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