Industrials

A manufacturer of over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge that it sold products that contained metal particles.

Settlement talks have been ordered to resolve a legal dispute in which former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and others are seeking $10 million in compensation over mining claims that were condemned to make way for a major silver and copper mine.

Two New York state lawmakers have reintroduced legislation intended to ban the use of toxic chemicals in children's toys — but the legislation continues to face opposition from toy manufacturers.

An employee of an armed security company opened fire on a co-worker inside the business Monday morning before fatally shooting himself outside, police said.

When Arizona's only active uranium mine shuts down this spring, the company running it plans to restart another mine south of Grand Canyon National Park.

The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades.

The first nationwide, oil refinery strike in more than 30 years is growing to encompass four new plants, including the largest U.S. refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. isn't cooperating with the government's investigation of its air bags, the National Highway Safety Administration said Friday as it imposed fines of $14,000 a day that will continue until key safety information is provided.

An explosion and fire tore through part of a Southern California oil refinery, shattering both a four-story structure and the peace of people whose nearby homes shook from the blast.

Southern California authorities say an explosion has occurred at an Exxon Mobil refinery in the city of Torrance, triggering a very large smokestack flare to burn off flammable product.

A worker dumping rocks at the Bingham Canyon Mine southwest of Salt Lake City tumbled down a 300-foot embankment in his truck Sunday night after the earth below gave way.

U.S. power companies are watching closely as two state-of-the-art nuclear power plants are delayed in China.

High electric bills and environmental concerns in towns across the Midwest are sparking face-offs between municipal customers and power suppliers working to recoup investments in a financially-troubled Illinois generating plant and coal mine.

A crowded commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing and burst into flames, killing seven people, seriously injuring nearly a dozen others and sending hundreds of passengers scrambling for safety, authorities said.

A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing and erupted into flames Tuesday night, killing seven people, the governor said.

The Institute for Supply Management reports on a survey about U.S. manufacturing production, orders and other activity in January.

People in the hamlet of Santa Ursula began to worry when the logging started.

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The delays and cost overruns are piling up for a new plant in Georgia that was supposed to prove nuclear energy can be built affordably.

Construction of a new nuclear plant in Georgia could be delayed 18 months, raising costs for builders and owners.