Turkmenistan halts gas exports to Iran
The energy-rich Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan has suspended shipments of natural gas to Iran, which it says has not paid for deliveries since 2013.
China begins to ease its 2,000-year-old monopoly on salt
China has started an overhaul of its salt industry, easing a monopoly that has existed in some form for more than 2,000 years and predates the Great Wall.
China begins to ease its 2,000-year-old monopoly on salt
China has started an overhaul of its salt industry, easing a monopoly that has existed in some form for more than 2,000 years and predates the Great Wall.
With new subway line open, NY transit agency chief to retire
The head of the agency that runs New York City's subways and buses is retiring.
SpaceX finds source of rocket explosion, plans new launch
SpaceX says it plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September.
SpaceX finds source of rocket explosion, plans new launch
SpaceX says it plans to resume flights as early as next week after finding the cause of an explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite on a Florida launch pad in September.
Protection sought for New Mexico park's geothermal deposits
Underground pockets of boiling water and steam in a northern New Mexico national preserve that represent the heart of an ancient collapsed volcano could get extra federal protection under a new effort by the National Park Service aimed at limiting or preventing tapping the geothermal energy from neighboring land.
Nigeria wants to close airport in capital for runway repairs
Nigeria's government has proposed closing the airport in its capital, Abuja, for six weeks to repair runways that some airlines have described as dangerous.
UPS fined $73,800 for safety violations at Louisville hangar
Federal regulators have fined UPS $73,800 for safety violations at the company's airplane hangar in Louisville.
Kitty litter helps Wyoming bentonite past drilling slump
The market for a peculiar type of clay is looking up thanks to improved prospects for oil and gas drilling and to cat owners who use the stuff to soak up their pets' business.
Kitty litter helps Wyoming bentonite past drilling slump
The market for a peculiar type of clay is looking up thanks to improved prospects for oil and gas drilling and to cat owners who use the stuff to soak up their pets' business.
Hydroelectric engineers find potential in centuries-old mine
Some look at an abandoned, centuries-old iron mine in New York's Adirondacks and see a relic.
Hydroelectric engineers find potential in centuries-old mine
Some look at an abandoned, centuries-old iron mine in New York's Adirondacks and see a relic.
Business executive and family among 6 on missing Ohio plane
The chief executive of a beverage distribution company and his family were among six people on a plane that disappeared overnight shortly after takeoff from Cleveland's lakeshore airport, his family said Friday.
Business executive and family among 6 on missing Ohio plane
The chief executive of a beverage distribution company and his family were among six people on a plane that disappeared overnight shortly after takeoff from Cleveland's lakeshore airport, his family said Friday.
Energy companies and banks led rally on S&P 500 in 2016
In 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 10 percent and bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on a stronger economy that will lead to more lending and spending.
Energy companies and banks led rally on S&P 500 in 2016
In 2016, the Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 10 percent and bounced back from a flat result the year before, and energy companies and banks made some of the largest gains as investors bet on a stronger economy that will lead to more lending and spending.
Another safe year in coal mining with record low 9 deaths
The nation's coal mines are nearing a record low mark for on-the-job deaths for the third year in a row and have a chance to keep the number of fatal accidents in single digits for the first time.
Another safe year in coal mining with record low 9 deaths
The nation's coal mines are nearing a record low mark for on-the-job deaths for the third year in a row and have a chance to keep the number of fatal accidents in single digits for the first time.
Federal regulators weigh in on proposed natural gas pipeline
Federal regulators say the majority of adverse environmental impacts from a proposed natural gas pipeline that would cross West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina could be avoided, minimized or mitigated.






