Government And Institutions

A group of five farm families is seeking a state permit for a natural gas well using gelled propane instead of water for fracking, thus skirting New York's ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

Groups opposing plans to build an oil pipeline across Iowa submitted written statements against the project Thursday and criticized Gov. Terry Branstad for what they say is his selective neutrality.

Greece offered new measures including a tax hike on shipping companies and scrapping tax breaks for its islands in the latest proposal sent to creditors on Thursday for a cash-for-reforms deal.

Hydroelectric power would become a more prominent piece of the state's energy puzzle under a proposal filed Thursday by Gov. Charlie Baker.

British American Tobacco says it will close its operations in Chile because of changes to the country's tobacco law.

In the midst of a war against the Islamic State that the Obama administration says will last many years, the Army is moving ahead with big troop cuts.

U.S. stocks are heading lower early Wednesday amid growing concerns that trouble in China's markets could spread.

South Korea's central bank cut its economic growth forecast, citing a severe drought and the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

The Seattle City Council is considering a new tax on gun sellers to collect money for gun violence prevention and research on how to reduce the impact of gun violence on the city and its residents.

Alaska commercial marijuana sales are expected to generate between $5.1 million and $19.2 million in tax revenue next year when legal sales of the drug are slated to begin, according to a state preliminary projection.

With each day, the likelihood is growing that Greece's financial catastrophe will force it out of the euro currency alliance and compel it to restore its old currency, the drachma.

Republicans have repelled numerous attempts by Democrats to defend the Obama administration's environmental agenda as the GOP-controlled House debates a $30 billion measure funding the Environmental Protection Agency and the Interior Department for the upcoming budget year.

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Recent dog deaths have reignited calls to pass regulations governing grooming, a practice that doesn't require a license and has rules that vary by business.

JPMorgan Chase will pay $136 million to settle charges that it used illegal tactics to go after delinquent credit card borrowers.

A compromise $38.1 billion budget that was teed up for legislative approval Wednesday includes measures aimed at strengthening management of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and require lawmakers to sign off before public money could be spent on a potential 2024 Olympics in Boston.

China's consumer inflation edged up to a still-low 1.4 percent in June, leaving room for Beijing to cut interest rates or take other steps to stimulate slowing economic growth.

Two senators are unveiling a bipartisan framework to overhaul the taxes paid by U.S. firms on foreign profits while potentially providing much-needed funding to repair the nation's roads and bridges.

A World Health Organization report says taxing cigarettes to more than 75 percent of their retail price is the most effective way to reduce tobacco use, but that too few governments levy high enough taxes.

Camden's longtime paramedic services provider is exploring options to fight legislation signed by Gov. Chris Christie that will allow Cooper University Hospital to take over emergency medical services in the city.