Drugs Approved Faster In U.S. Than Canada, Europe: Study
WASHINGTON — Researchers say the U.S. approved more new medicines in less time than Europe and Canada in the last decade, challenging long-standing criticisms that...
Postal Service Moving Ahead With Closures
WASHINGTON -- The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying it can no longer...
Utah Tar Sands Project Comes Under Attack
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State regulators testified Wednesday that the first U.S. commercial oil sands operation won't pollute groundwater because the proposed strip mine...
VT Becomes First State To Ban Fracking
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique...
Facebook Holdouts: Who’s Still Not Joining And Why
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. You won't find Thomas Chin, either. Or Kariann...
PHOTOS: Atlanta’s New International Terminal Opens
ATLANTA -- A sleek new $1.4 billion international terminal featuring airy windows and eye-popping artwork opened Wednesday at the world's busiest airport in hopes of...
Greece Gets Temporary PM
ATHENS, Greece -- A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a...
Deal Reached To Keep Paducah Uranium Plant Going For Another Year
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will continue operating for another year and preserve 1,200 jobs, at least temporarily, under a deal...
Walker Takes Unusual Step
MADISON, Wis. -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker released updated employment figures Wednesday that show Wisconsin actually added a small number of jobs during his first...
‘Major Turning Point’ For Gas Leak
LONDON (AP) — French energy company Total says a gas leak on a North Sea platform has been stopped after a 12-hour operation to pump...
Nuclear Power Regulators Scale Back Emergency Readiness Efforts
-- Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer...
Female Farmworkers Commonly Suffer Sexual Assault, Harassment
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful...
