US delays decision on tariffs for EU, prolonging uncertainty
The Trump administration is avoiding a possible trade war with Europe by putting off for 30 days a decision on imposing tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum.
Korean Air heiress apologizes before police questioning
A Korean Air heiress has apologized in her first public appearance as a suspect in an abuse of power case as public calls urging her family to resign grow.
Trump delays steel tariff decision on EU
The president had faced a self-imposed midnight deadline on whether to approve exemptions.
Crews finish sealing damaged Great Lakes electric cables
Officials say crews have finished capping and sealing two electric cables that were severed by a suspected boat anchor strike in the waterway that connects Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
The Latest: White House delays decision on tariffs
The Latest on President Donald Trump and steel tariffs (all times local): 6:50 p.m. President Donald Trump is facing a self-imposed midnight deadline to decide whether to permanently exempt the European Union and five separate countries from tariffs that his administration has imposed on imported steel and aluminum.
Flames shot out of grinder before Wisconsin plant explosion
Federal safety inspectors say an air filter blew off a corn grinding device shortly before a deadly explosion demolished a southern Wisconsin corn mill last summer.
The Latest: Louisiana oil pipeline's impact debated in court
The Latest on a court hearing over lawsuit a Louisiana oil pipeline (all times local): 11:10 a.m.
Federal judge skeptical about pipeline's impact on wetlands
A company building a crude oil pipeline in Louisiana is asking a federal appeals court to throw out a judge's order that had halted construction work in an environmentally fragile swamp.
Get ready for the most expensive driving season in years
Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer.
Libya officials say 3 killed in plane crash near oil field
Libya's oil agency says a transport plane has crashed just outside one of the country's largest oil fields, killing three crew members.
Port operator DP World now firmly in hyperloop business
The Dubai-based port operator DP World is now firmly in the hyperloop business.
Recalls this week: ceiling fans, hard hats
More than 100,000 ceiling fans are being recalled because of faulty brackets connecting the fan blades.
Wynn Resorts removing Steve Wynn's name from new casino
Massachusetts gambling regulators are considering Wynn Resorts' request to remove Steve Wynn's name from its state casino license as the company founder faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Wisconsin city returning to normal after oil refinery fire
Authorities have not allowed residents back in their homes after crews extinguished a smoky blaze at a northwestern Wisconsin refinery where an explosion injured at least 11 people and forced most of the city of Superior to evacuate.
AP Photos: ThyssenKrupp synonymous with German steel
Germany is the world's seventh largest steel producer and the largest in Europe, responsible for 2.6 percent of global production, according to the German Steel Federation.
The Latest: Authorities: Evacuation order will stay in place
The Latest on a Wisconsin refinery explosion that injured several people (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Authorities have expanded the evacuation zone around a Wisconsin refinery that was rocked by an explosion and are now saying anyone within a three-mile (five-kilometer) radius should leave.
Ainslie's America's Cup team rebranded with $150M infusion
The British America's Cup team headed by Sir Ben Ainslie has been rebranded INEOS Team GB with an infusion of $153 million (110 million pounds) from the petrochemical company based in London.
Water exec: Uncertain mix of chemicals from consumer taps
A public water utility studied what it was serving to its 200,000 North Carolina customers and found it contained multiple unregulated industrial chemicals with uncertain health effects, including some substances that university researchers didn't know existed, legislators learned Thursday.
Amazon's quarterly profit more than doubles; shares soar
Amazon's first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, blowing past Wall Street expectations.
The Latest: Evacuation ordered near Wisconsin refinery
The Latest on a Wisconsin refinery explosion that injured several people (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Authorities now say five people have been taken to hospitals after an explosion rocked a large refinery in Wisconsin.










