Feds cast doubt on New York-New Jersey tunnel funding plan
The nation's federal transportation agency is criticizing a plan to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
General Electric: The Dow's worst performing stock of 2017
Overall, 2017, was a great year for stocks, with the major US stock indexes enjoying hefty advances and setting numerous record high finishes.
Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again - Amazon
President Donald Trump is criticizing the U.S. Postal Service, saying the agency is "losing many billions of dollars a year" and asking why it is "charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages."
2017 winners and losers: Amazon, Boeing soared; GE plunged
It was a strong year for the stock market, but 2017 was a great year if you made airplanes (think Boeing), were an online juggernaut (Amazon) or built homes (KB Homes).
Turkey, Russia finalize deal on anti-missile defense system
Turkish media are reporting that Turkish and Russian officials have signed a financing agreement for the purchase of a Russian-made anti-missile system worth $2.5 billion.
SkyWest flight makes emergency landing in Milwaukee
SkyWest Airlines says a flight from Iowa to Detroit made an emergency landing in Milwaukee after a sudden loss of cabin pressure.
Year's box office drops, still 3rd highest gross in history
Bolstered by hits like "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and "Beauty and the Beast," the Walt Disney Company is the top grossing studio at the 2017 domestic box office with over $2.2 billion in revenue and 21.2 percent of the market share.
Trump administration rescinding rules for oil, gas drilling
President Donald Trump's administration is rescinding proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing and other oil- and gas-drilling practices on government lands.
US officials say they wrongly announced coal mine expansion
U.S. officials said Thursday that they misspoke when they recently announced they had approved an expansion of a Montana coal mine that would keep it operating for another 19 years.
Stranded NY ferry went off-course; mayor cites 'human error'
The operator of a New York City ferry that got stuck on a sandbar and took hours to evacuate says the boat apparently went off its usual route and the company is looking into what happened.
Range Resources and Synchrony rise while JB Hunt stumbles
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Range Resources Corp., up 65 cents to $17.61 Natural gas companies continued to rise as cold weather boosted the price of natural gas.
Failed space launches haunt Russia; Kremlin eyes probe
The Kremlin says authorities are looking into recent failures in Russia's space industry.
Ferry gets stuck on sandbar with 27 people aboard off NYC
Rescuers are planning to evacuate 27 people from a ferry stuck on a sandbar in the waters off New York City on a frigid night.
The Latest: All passengers safely removed from stuck ferry
The Latest on a ferry stuck on a sandbar in the waters off New York City (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Officials say all of the passengers have been safely removed from a ferry stuck on a sandbar in the waters off New York City.
California company has pot license, workers still arrested
Two employees of a Northern California business have been arrested and a large amount of marijuana has been seized despite it having a local pot license.
Verdict pending in lawsuit over 2011 Guyana plane crash
A federal judge is considering whether an airline company should pay damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana, South America, in 2011.
2017 winners and losers: Amazon, Boeing soared; GE plunged
It was a strong year for the stock market, but 2017 was a great year if you made airplanes (think Boeing), were an online juggernaut (Amazon) or built homes (KB Homes).
Burnt bagel blamed for St. Louis airport evacuation
A burnt bagel is being blamed for the evacuation of a terminal at Lambert Airport in St. Louis.
Asian stocks mixed in quiet holiday trading
U.S. stocks edged mostly lower in light trading early Tuesday as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday.
Old copper mine is one of many sites in West needing cleanup
For decades, yellow- and white-tinged piles of waste from a defunct copper mine have covered the mountainside at the edge of the quintessential New Mexico village of Cuba — out of sight, out of mind and not nasty enough to warrant the attention of the federal government's Superfund program.









