Businesses Accuse Cybersecurity Plan Of Overstepping Bounds
WASHINGTON -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing...
Crucial Reform Seen As ‘Ferociously Difficult’
WASHINGTON -- Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End...
Federal Official: ‘We’ve Got To Stay Focused On Mine Safety’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) â If there's one lasting cultural change Mine Safety and Health Administration Director Joe Main wants to make in both the federal...
California And New York Mulling Signing On To National Mortgage Deal
WASHINGTON -- California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses....
Records Complicate Newt’s Lobbyist Denial
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his consulting group never lobbied for clients. But his business hired state and federal lobbyists to work...
Google, Facebook Cave To India’s Demands For Web Censorship
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that...
NBC Goes Big For Super Bowl Broadcast
NEW YORK (AP) â Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about "halftime in America" might just as well have applied to NBC. The languishing, fourth-place network,...
Documents Reveal Tabloid May Have Hacked Hundreds More
LONDON (AP) â British police say more than 800 people may have had their phones hacked by a tabloid newspaper. The Metropolitan Police's Deputy Assistant...
Chicago College Offers Class On Occupy Movement
CHICAGO -- A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class. It's...
Mall Closed After Shoe Shoppers Become Unruly
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Authorities say a Hagerstown, Md., mall was closed temporarily after a crowd became unruly while waiting for a shoe store to open...
GOP Lawmakers Seek Vote On PA Natural Gas Drilling Bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) â A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania's booming...
Car Prices Expected To Go Up If Economy Improves
LAS VEGAS -- Car buyers will likely pay more for new and used cars this year as the economy improves. That's according to the National...
