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The Supreme Court is leaving in place the conviction of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate federal safety standards at a West Virginia mine where 29 miners died in 2010.

The Supreme Court is leaving in place the conviction of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate federal safety standards at a West Virginia mine where 29 miners died in 2010.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

Share prices were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia after the Wall Street rally took a breather overnight.

A Japanese court has ordered the government and the Fukushima nuclear plant operator to pay 500 million yen ($4.5 million) to thousands of former residents who demanded damages for their livelihoods lost in the 2011 nuclear crisis.

A Japanese court has ordered the government and the Fukushima nuclear plant operator to pay 500 million yen ($4.5 million) to thousands of former residents who demanded damages for their livelihoods lost in the 2011 nuclear crisis.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.

Technology now in limited use removes about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, but energy experts say cost remains the chief obstacle to bringing the "clean coal" touted by President Donald Trump into the mainstream.

Technology now in limited use removes about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, but energy experts say cost remains the chief obstacle to bringing the "clean coal" touted by President Donald Trump into the mainstream.

___ Nobel goes to Richard Thaler who made economics human again WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people's economic choices — whether on savings or game shows like "Deal or No Deal" — are not always rational.

___ Nobel goes to Richard Thaler who made economics human again WASHINGTON (AP) — The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for research showing how people's economic choices — whether on savings or game shows like "Deal or No Deal" — are not always rational.

The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.

The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said Monday.

Oil prices inched higher on Monday after one of the most bearish weeks in months, propped up by OPEC comments signaling the possibility of continued action to restore market balance in the long term.

Oil prices inched higher on Monday after one of the most bearish weeks in months, propped up by OPEC comments signaling the possibility of continued action to restore market balance in the long term.

The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday he would sign a proposed rule on Tuesday to begin withdrawing from the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama's centerpiece regulation to fight climate change.

The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell 7 cents nationally over the past two weeks to $2.56.

The Latest on Spain's political crisis amid Catalonia's push for independence (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Thousands of Spaniards are rallying in Madrid to show their support for a united Spain and protest against a push for independence by the northeastern region of Catalonia.