Cuomo to meet with Trump to discuss new train tunnel
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will travel to Washington on Wednesday to press President Donald Trump for federal funding for a new rail tunnel below the Hudson River.
2 Greek companies guilty of illegal oil discharges in Texas
U.S. prosecutors say two Greek shipping companies must pay a $4 million fine for not reporting illegal oil discharges by a tanker operating last year in Texas ports.
Markets Right Now: Indexes end a wobbly day mostly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.
Pipeline company to pay $122K for environmental violations
A company building a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia has agreed to pay $122,350 for environmental violations.
Court rules against proposed pipeline project
An appeals court in upstate New York has ruled in favor of landowners who are fighting against a gas company's plans to build a pipeline from Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario.
24-hour Greek media blackout ahead of broader strike action
Greek journalists have walked off work for 24 hours ahead of a general strike that is expected to bring the country to a standstill to protest against protracted austerity measures.
Union clings to GM plant in area where Trump promised jobs
One of the last industrial anchors in what was once Ohio's manufacturing core is now on life support, just a little over a year after President Donald Trump told people not to leave and promised that jobs would come back to the area.
Keystone XL pipeline builder asks judge to allow some work
The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline is asking a Montana judge to change his order blocking the project so that pre-construction work can continue.
No answers yet to gas leak that disrupted bridge traffic
Officials are trying to determine what caused a chemical gas leak that forced the temporary closure of a heavily used bridge connecting Delaware and New Jersey on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others
Desperate for relief after years of agony, Jim Taft listened intently as his pain management doctor described a medical device that could change his life.
Breast implants reveal problems in tracking device safety
To all the world, it looked like breast implants were safe.
Low Rhine forces BASF to limit production at German plant
Chemical giant BASF says it will have to stop production of a component of polyurethanes at its main plant in Germany because low water levels in the Rhine river are impeding its ability to transport raw materials to the site.
Startups, old-line automakers aim to take bite out of Tesla
In a renovated old cash register factory in suburban Detroit, 300 engineers are toiling away on an all-electric pickup truck and an SUV that they hope can take on Tesla.
NASA weighs in on petroleum development in Arctic Ocean
America's space agency is weighing in on future petroleum development in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's north coast.
Outgoing Michigan governor pushing for Great Lakes pipeline
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his tenure to lock in a deal allowing construction of a hotly debated oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes — a plan his successor opposes but may be powerless to stop.
NC environmental chief: Chemical maker must change its ways
North Carolina's top environmental official hopes one of the country's largest chemical companies will change how it operates now that it has been hit with the largest penalty a polluter has had to pay the state.
Stocks could keep falling, here's why
There is no shortage of headwinds for U.S. stocks.
EU opens antitrust investigation of air ticket distributors
European Union regulators have launched an investigation into flight ticket distribution services on concerns that their agreements with airlines might result in more expensive plane tickets.
Samsung apologizes over sicknesses, deaths of some workers
Samsung Electronics has apologized for the sickness and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories.
Fair weather, falling gas prices help Thanksgiving travelers
Thanksgiving travelers got help from favorable weather in most of the U.S Tuesday, but flight delays piled up at airports around the country by day's end.









