Energy in America

A hydroelectric dam collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving an unknown number of people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday as losses in technology companies and retailers outweighed gains elsewhere.

Facing the threat of U.S. oil sanctions on Iran, India continued to rely on Iraq as its top oil supplier in the April-June quarter, followed by Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Egypt has raised natural gas prices for households and businesses by between 33.3 and 75 percent.

Nuclear power energy CEO says his industry is struggling to find workers.

North Dakota is demanding $38 million from the federal government to reimburse the state for costs associated with policing large-scale and prolonged protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Baltimore has become the latest U.S. city to try and hold the world's biggest oil companies financially responsible for global warming.

The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by eight this week to 1,046.

The EPA recently relaxed rules for the disposal of spent coal, and more changes could be ahead.

Turkey's foreign ministry says it is monitoring American sanctions on Iran, following a meeting with visiting U.S. officials.

General Electric Co. (GE) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $800 million.

A federal judge has tossed out New York City's effort to hold oil companies responsible for global warming, saying it's not the judiciary's responsibility.

___ Zuckerberg's Holocaust comment puts Facebook on the spot NEW YORK (AP) — Denying the Holocaust is probably OK on Facebook.

Courts twice have blocked Nevada from carrying out its first execution in 12 years using a never-tried combination of drugs that it created after struggling to get lethal injection supplies.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after U.S. government data indicated bullish demand for gasoline and distillates, which overshadowed a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories and U.S. crude oil production hitting 11 million bpd for the first time.

Crude oil prices were down nearly 1% as investors worried about a possible rise in global output.

Germany is hosting European Union-brokered talks between Moscow and Kiev on the future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the current contract expires next year.