New Mexico blasts US agency for late notice on orange sludge that spilled from Colorado mine
Officials in New Mexico are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not informing them soon enough about a plume of mustard-colored muck floating downstream from a Colorado mine.
APNewsBreak: Ohio making more money available next year for upgrading water treatment plants
Ohio will make more money available next year for cities planning to fix their drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, continuing a program rolled out nearly a year ago after toxins from Lake Erie contaminated Toledo's water supply.
Nvidia advances aftermarket as 2nd-quarter profit and revenue exceed expectations
Shares of chipmaker Nvidia jumped in aftermarket trading Thursday as its second-quarter results were stronger than Wall Street expected.
After 30 years, Los Angeles agrees to give up ownership of suburban Ontario airport
Los Angeles has agreed to give up LA/Ontario International Airport, returning the struggling complex to local control after three decades and ending a long legal battle, it was announced Thursday.
CF Industries snaps up OCI distribution businesses to expand global fertilizer business
CF Industries will acquire the distribution networks of Netherland's OCI N.V.
Major bridge linking Philadelphia and New Jersey will be closed during Pope Francis' visit
Officials say a major bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey and some major highways in the area will be closed during Pope Francis' visit next month.
Federal agency says molten aluminum hitting water apparent cause of Missouri plant explosion
A federal agency says molten aluminum hitting water is the apparent cause of explosions that injured more than 30 employees at a southeast Missouri aluminum plant.
Facing passenger complaints about fees, Frontier Airlines will include some 'extras' in ticket
Passengers on Frontier Airlines face a dizzying lineup of fees on everything from carry-on bags to sodas.
General Motors to invest $877 million to upgrade its oldest assembly plant in Flint, Mich.
General Motors says it's investing $877 million to upgrade an assembly plant in Flint.
Tyson Foods, NextEra, Honda, Trex and Sears are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Tyson Foods Inc., down $4.39 to $39.96 The meat producer reported worse-than-expected fiscal third-quarter profit and cut its outlook, citing high cattle costs.
Delta Air Lines reports more seats, more passengers, but decline in a key revenue figure
Delta says traffic is up from last year but a key revenue measure is down, indicating that fares are likely declining from last summer.
Cranes repairing Dutch bridge fall onto houses, rescuers search rubble for possible victims
Two cranes being used in the restoration of a bridge in the central Dutch city of Alphen aan den Rijn fell onto a row of buildings Monday, flattening apartments and small shops.
US official: Debris in photo belongs to the same type of aircraft as missing Malaysia plane
A U.S. official says air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that a photo of aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year.
Matson, state agree to $15M settlement for shipping company molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor
A shipping company will pay more than $15 million to the state of Hawaii for a 2013 molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor.
Germany's Siemens AG sees rise in health care profit offset by charges, power and gas
Germany's Siemens AG says net profit fell slightly in the most recent quarter as better earnings from sales of medical equipment were offset by slower business at its power and gas division.
National Wildlife Federation starts process to sue US government over pipeline safety plans
The National Wildlife Federation accused the U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday of not enforcing a federal law that requires pipeline owners and operators to establish safety response plans for worst-case oil spills in lakes, rivers and other waterways.
Call the body shop: One of American Airlines' new Dreamliner planes gets dinged in hail storm
Anyone who has ever had a door ding in a new car knows how they're feeling at American Airlines.
Tribal leaders says Northern Cheyenne to take closer look at cultural sites on railroad path
The Northern Cheyenne tribe is planning additional investigations of cultural sites along the path of a proposed railroad that would open new areas of southeastern Montana to large-scale coal mining.
San Francisco's Chinatown struggles to maintain its roots, history amid technology jobs boom
For a century and a half, San Francisco's Chinatown, the nation's oldest, has sheltered waves of immigrants seeking a new life.
Another canceled Speed Week renews racers' fears that Utah's famous salt flats are shrinking
A small city of tents, trailers and thousands of visitors appears almost every August in the Utah desert to watch cars, motorcycles and anything with wheels rocket across gleaming white sheets of salt at speeds of 400 mph.