LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — The utility company blamed for September’s natural gas explosions in Massachusetts has settled a negligence lawsuit from a family injured in the disaster. Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and the...
Read MoreMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a firearms website that enabled a man to illegally purchase the pistol he used in a mass shooting at a suburban Milwaukee spa six years ago is...
Read MoreMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian oil company has asked state security services to investigate a small private company accused of pushing contaminated oil through an export pipeline to Belarus. In a meeting with President Vladimir Putin...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with top Democrats (all times local): 10:35 a.m. The White House says President Donald Trump is the “guy who lowers taxes,” appearing to rule out...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks were moving lower early Tuesday, dragged down by big communications companies after Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported a slowdown in revenue growth. Alphabet is one of many huge U.S....
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — American consumers are feeling more confident this month, though optimism hasn’t fully recovered from a period of roiling markets and slowed hiring early this year. The Conference Board, a business...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a ban of alcohol advertising on city property. The ban, which takes effect immediately, applies to bus shelters, newsstands, Wi-Fi kiosks and recycling kiosks. Venues...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans signed contracts to purchase homes in March compared to the prior month. The National Association of Realtors says that its pending home sales index climbed 3.8% to 105.8. Home sales have been...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is financing a bid by Occidental Petroleum for Anadarko, potentially upending Chevron’s $33 billion offer for the energy company. Anadarko and Chevron signed a...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as traders process a deluge of earnings reports from big U.S. companies. Several stocks...
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