Ryan touches down at Southwest during fund-raising trip
House Speaker Paul Ryan stopped by Southwest Airlines Monday during a fund-raising trip to Texas to tout benefits of the new tax law and talk about modernizing the nation's air-traffic control system.
Gov't, US Steel reach consent decree over chemical spill
State and federal officials say U.S. Steel will pay a $600,000 civil penalty and $630,000 to various federal agencies to reimburse them for costs and damages after one of its northwestern Indiana plants discharged wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a tributary of Lake Michigan.
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___ US vs. China: a 'slap-fight,' not a trade war.
Clarification: Tax Law-Winners and Losers story
A Florida congressman who's already among the wealthiest U.S. lawmakers stands to become even richer after he and other Republicans muscled a sweeping rewrite of the tax code through Congress.
US vs. China: a 'slap-fight,' not a trade war. So far
First, the United States imposed a tax on Chinese steel and aluminum.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump assails Mexico, Amazon, twisting facts
President Donald Trump is trumpeting the start of his U.S.-Mexico border wall, but no new work on it is underway.
GE to sell certain healthcare software assets for $1.05B
The conglomerate’s shares were lower Monday.
Bar Harbor loses airliner service months before summer
An airline that recently lost service to a northern Maine region will no longer offer flights to Bar Harbor Airport this summer.
China raises tariffs on US pork, fruit in trade dispute
China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy.
Large Midwest energy project turns to ex-Missouri governor
Stymied by state regulators, a renewable energy company seeking to build one of the nation's longest power lines across a large swath of the Midwest has turned to a prominent politician in an attempt to revive its $2.3 billion project.
Tesla says vehicle in deadly crash was on Autopilot
Tesla says the vehicle in a fatal California crash was operating on Autopilot, the latest accident to involve self-driving technology.
Trump goes after Amazon _ again _ over postal delivery
President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com,
Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute
Eye drop users everywhere have had it happen.
Mining exec: 'bad actor' label is bid to delay Montana mines
The head of an Idaho mining company says Montana officials appear to be trying to delay two mines proposed beneath a wilderness area, designating him a "bad actor" because of past pollution.
Buzzkill? Coffee cancer warnings could go beyond California
It's fair to say that a lot of people awoke Friday to a headline that might have jolted them more awake than a morning cup of joe: A California judge had ruled that coffee sold in the state should carry a cancer warning.
US says Security Council approves new sanctions on NKorea
The United States says it has the support of the U.N. Security Council for a new package of sanctions against North Korea.
US redistributes Havana routes to 5 big US airlines
Five big U.S. airlines might add flights to Havana after some carriers dropped service to Cuba's capital.
Louisiana pipeline company says vandals caused $50K damage
The company behind a pipeline under construction in Louisiana says construction equipment vandalism has caused estimated damage of at least $50,000.
Company proposes North Dakota pipeline expansion
A natural gas company is seeking commitments to expand a pipeline that runs through North Dakota.
3 petrochemical companies to pay $11M in waste violations
Three petrochemical companies have agreed to pay $11 million to settle charges of illegally disposing hazardous waste that damaged natural resources in part of a Louisiana river's estuary.









