Industrials

China slams US criticism of its 'Orwellian' Taiwan demand

Beijing has dismissed the White House's criticism of China's "Orwellian nonsense" demands that foreign airlines not to refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country, saying foreign companies operating in China must respect the nation's sovereignty.

Minnesota county officials worry about pipeline protest cost

County officials in northern Minnesota are worried about large-scale protests if Enbridge Energy gets approval to replace its Line 3 crude oil pipeline and have asked regulators to find a way to force the company to cover the costs.

Correction: California Water Tunnels story

A Northern California water agency will vote Wednesday on whether to give its full support to Gov. Jerry Brown's controversial plan to build two multibillion dollar massive tunnels to remake the state's water system, reversing an earlier decision.