Industrials

A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by the families of 78 men who died in a West Virginia mine disaster in 1968.

The Latest on the missing miners in Poland (all times local): 10:55 a.m.

Officials say 7 missing in coal mine in southern Poland.

A landslide of a mound of mining waste has killed at least 14 people in northern Myanmar's jade mining region.

A fire has broken out at a Louisiana chemical plant, sending massive smoke plumes in the air and prompting an evacuation for a mile (1.6 kilometers) all around.

States should move quickly to replace their old, diesel-fueled bus fleets with electric-powered buses to help wean the country off fossil fuels.

Enbridge Inc. has agreed to pay a $1.8 million penalty in a deal with the U.S. government, which accused the Canadian oil transport company of missing deadlines for inspecting pipelines to prevent leaks.

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning as the market continues a sell-off that began late the previous day.

The pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew apart at 32,000 feet over Pennsylvania last month.

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.

Automation provides workers with an opportunity to improve their skills, according to Bill Studebaker.

It hasn't handled a single passenger yet, but Berlin's much-delayed airport is already planning to grow.

Lawyers for gold miners in South Africa who got lung diseases while working underground over many decades have reached a compensation agreement in their class action lawsuit against mining companies.

Amtrak says service between Philadelphia and Washington has been temporarily suspended due to a freight train derailment in southeastern Pennsylvania.

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.

The Latest on a plan to build two massive tunnels to remake California's water system (all times local): 10:30 p.m.

The Latest on a cracked window on a Southwest Airlines jet (all times local): 12:45 p.m.

FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people.

A Southwest Airlines plane flying from Chicago to New Jersey was forced to land in Cleveland on Wednesday after one of its windows cracked.

___ Fed keeps key rate steady but notes rising inflation WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is keeping its benchmark interest rate unchanged but notes that inflation is rising after years of being stuck below the Fed's target level.