Obama administration cracking down on trans fats, tells food industry to phase them out
The Obama administration is cracking down on artificial trans fats, calling them a threat to public health.
Fishing regulators reconfigure Georges Bank fishing closures to allow access to groundfish
Fishery regulators approved a plan to reconfigure closed fishing areas on Georges Bank, one of New England's key fishing grounds, on Tuesday.
Brown, lawmakers agree on $115.4 billion California budget boosting social welfare, schools
A $115.4 billion budget deal would make California the first in the nation to offer state-subsidized health care to children who are in the country illegally while expanding other social welfare programs, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders said Tuesday.
Bipartisan budget deal inches forward in the divided Maine Legislature
Maine's Democratic-controlled House supported a $6.7 billion budget deal on Tuesday that slashes income taxes, boosts property tax relief and changes how the state reimburses for welfare programs after weeks of partisan wrangling over a spending plan that must be in place by June 30 to avert a government shutdown.
World stock markets slip as weekend Greek debt talks appear to go nowhere; euro stabilizes
World stocks sank Monday as Greece inched closer to default after weekend talks with international creditors over freeing up the rest of its bailout funds went nowhere.
US stocks open lower as weekend Greek debt talks appear to go nowhere; Bond yields fall
U.S. stocks moved sharply lower in early trading Monday as investors weighed the implications of an impasse between Greece and its creditors.
Saudi Arabia opens $585B stock market to foreigners as kingdom tries to offset low oil prices
Saudi Arabia's stock exchange, valued at $585 billion, has opened up to direct foreign investment for the first time.
Rates mixed at weekly US Treasury bill auction with 3-months bills down to lowest since 2011
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills declining to their lowest level since late 2011, while rates on six-month bills rose.
Inconclusive fast-track vote in US Congress leaves Trans-Pacific Trade pact talks in limbo
How slow can you go? The effort to get trade U.S. trade legislation through Congress, clearing the way for progress on an Asia-Pacific trade accord, is in limbo once again.
House majority leader: Congress must pass Obama's trade bill, but every option has big hurdles
The House majority leader says Congress must find a way to pass President Barack Obama's trade agenda.
High court sides with state Senate in dispute with House over taxing powers
The state's highest court sided with the Senate in a constitutional dispute with the House over taxes.
Foreign ownership of US Treasury securities drops to $6.14 trillion in April
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell in April, the first setback since October.
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Federal judge in Maui GMO case focuses on which level of government has authority to regulate
A federal judge said Monday that the key question before her in lawsuits related to a Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops is whether federal and state law trump county law.
Extensive corrosion shown in photos of oil pipeline that spilled crude on Santa Barbara shore
An engineer says photos of the pipeline that spilled oil on the Santa Barbara coast show extensive corrosion and provide clues about the rupture's cause.
Colorado Court: Workers Can be Fired for Using Pot Off-Duty
The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back.
Ally Singapore says US credibility in Asia on the line over trade pact
Staunch ally Singapore says U.S. credibility in Asia is on the line amid uncertainty over its participation in a 12-nation free trade pact.
Duke Energy awaits decision on whether it can pass repair costs for new plant on to consumers
Indiana's utility customer advocate is studying whether Duke Energy should be allowed to pass along costs of repairing its new $3.5 billion coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana to consumers.
Obama trade bill faces an uphill climb after House Democrats spurn a top White House priority
Landmark trade legislation hangs on life support after Democrats on Capitol Hill derailed it in a brutal defeat for President Barack Obama.
Court ruling gives discount contact lens retailers go-ahead to lower prices
Discount contact lens sellers scored a legal victory in an increasingly bitter pricing war with manufacturers as a federal appeals court cleared the way for a hotly contested law Utah law that could have wide-ranging effects on the $4 billion industry.