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US hail storm pounds new Ford Escape models Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — A vicious hail storm last month pounded thousands of Ford's popular new Escape SUVs as they awaited shipment to U.S. car dealerships. But the damage won't slow the roll-out of the new, highly anticipated model, the company said Sunday. The storm struck Louisville, Ky., April 28 and damaged... Read More

180-year-old Conn. bell factory destroyed by fire Updated: 5 hr ago EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — One of the oldest continuously operating factories in Connecticut that made bells was destroyed in a late Saturday night fire. Little remains of the factory of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Co., which says it's the only remaining company manufacturing just bells in the United States.... Read More

Driving season begins, as does griping about gas

Updated: 7 hr ago NEW YORK (AP) — It's Memorial Day weekend and our national obsession with the price of gasoline is in focus once again. We'll spend a little less at the pump than a few weeks ago, but that won't stop us from muttering to ourselves, griping to friends and pointing fingers in many directions. Our rants about... Read More

Senator asks airlines to drop seat fee for kids

Updated: 7 hr ago NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is urging airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra. The New York Democrat is reacting to an Associated Press story last week detailing how families this summer are going to find it harder to sit together without paying fees that can... Read More

Iran: No reason to halt 20 percent enrichment Updated: 8 hr ago TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's nuclear chief said Sunday there are no reasons at the moment for his country to halt production of uranium enriched to 20 percent, a key demand of world powers, and Iran is planning two new reactors. The West is concerned that the 20-percent enrichment could quickly be turned into... Read More

Cuba waits anxiously for oil dreams to materialize

Updated: 9 hr ago HAVANA (AP) — It was supposed to be Cuba's economic savior: vast untapped reserves of black gold buried deep under the rocky ocean floor. But the first attempt in nearly a decade to find Cuba's hoped-for undersea oil bonanza has come up dry, and the island's leaders and their partners must regroup and hope they... Read More

Some states asking the tax man to get tougher Updated: 10 hr ago MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is among a handful of states looking to shore up revenues without raising taxes by making sure that current tax laws are enforced fully. Vermont, Idaho and Oklahoma all hired additional tax auditors during the recent recession when revenues were lagging and have reaped millions of... Read More

Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all Updated: 10 hr ago NEW YORK (AP) — The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in early at lower prices and then pocket huge profits when the trading frenzy begins? Among the many... Read More

Dave Johnston mine gets Wyoming reclamation award Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 GLENROCK, Wyo. (AP) — The state of Wyoming is recognizing the reclamation efforts done at the Dave Johnston coal mine in Converse County. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality says the mine has received the 2012 State of Wyoming Reclamation Award. The coal mine operated from 1958 until September 2000.... Read More

Forum to be held on EPA's carbon emissions rules Updated: 10 hr ago EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Environmental groups that a favor new federal rules regulating carbon emissions are holding a forum to discuss them. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the first-ever limits on... Read More

Regulators plan public meeting on Neb. nuke plant Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold another public meeting about the Omaha Public Power District's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant this week. The event on Thursday is designed to keep the public informed about oversight of the nuclear plant 20 miles north of Omaha. The open house will be... Read More

Senate acts to extend flood insurance program 60 days Published: Sun, May 27, 2012 A long-term extension would seek to restore fiscal solvency to the debt-ridden plan. Read More

Job, economy fears mix with hope for Class of '12

Yesterday It's a time when hope collides with economic reality, when the relief of that last class and the thrill of holding that diploma give way to the next big step — finding a job. For the Class of 2012, the optimism of graduation is clouded by the uncertain aftermath of the worst economic slide since the Depression.... Read More

Embittered Facebook investors ponder next move

Yesterday To say that Facebook's debut as a public company was bungled is something like saying Facebook is a website you might have heard of. Either way, a colossal understatement. The response from small-time investors has been equal parts frustration, confusion and bitterness. Fed up, some are dumping their shares and... Read More

Biofuel firm marks completion of new enzyme plant Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — The leading maker of the enzymes used to produce biofuels is celebrating the completion of its new plant in eastern Nebraska. Novozymes says it invested about $200 million in the plant south of Blair that employs 100 people. The plant produces enzymes that help break down the starch in corn... Read More

Japan minister visits nuke plant amid safety worry

Yesterday TOKYO (AP) — Japan's environment and nuclear minister visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant on Saturday to inspect a spent fuel pool at the center of safety concerns and said it appeared to have been properly reinforced. The visit by Goshi Hosono, apparently aimed at demonstrating... Read More

FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim

Yesterday WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media report that claims federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since the Eisenhower years.... Read More

Barbara Graves, wife of prominent publisher, dies

Updated: Fri, May 25, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbara Kydd Graves, the wife of the publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine who aided in the growth of the publication and media company, died Friday. Black Enterprise said in a statement that Graves had been fighting gall-bladder cancer for more than three years when she died at Howard... Read More

NRC chief: Progress being made at Mich. nuke plant

Updated: Fri, May 25, 2012 COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Palisades nuclear plant in southwestern Michigan is making progress on fixing its myriad problems but still has many to overcome, the outgoing chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday. Gregory Jaczko toured the plant on the Lake Michigan shore near South... Read More

PG&E could face hefty fines for safety violations Updated: Fri, May 25, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State regulators said Friday Pacific Gas & Electric Co. put the public at risk over the last three decades by allowing some of its pipelines to run at dangerously high pressures in cities throughout Northern and Central California. A staff report issued by the California Public Utilities... Read More