State & Regional

Want a business that lasts? Start one with family
Published April 04, 2013 3:15pm

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) — If you want to go into business during tough economic times, you might want to do it with family.

Dallas, Eastern Texas have Earthquakes
Published January 26, 2013 12:00am

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas area has had another minor earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.0 magnitude quake happened at 10:16 p.m. Tuesday. The quake was centered about five miles north-northwest of Irving.

Texas campus issues alert amid reports of shooting
Published January 22, 2013 1:40pm

A Houston-area community college went into lockdown Tuesday afternoon amid reports of a shooter on campus.

Oil price dips, trading muted on US public holiday
Published January 21, 2013 9:00am

The price of crude oil slipped closer to $95 a barrel on Monday, with energy investors keeping to the sidelines as U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Cargill to shutter Plainview Excel plant, lay-off 2,000
Published January 17, 2013 3:45pm

Cargill has announced it will idle a West Texas plant and lay off all 2,000 workers because of a tight cattle supply stemming from years of drought.

Appellate Court: ACSA Arbitration Rules Found Substantively Unconscionable
Published January 16, 2013 10:15am

Advocates for a more fair cotton contract dispute arbitration process scored a win Friday as the state's Eleventh District Court of Appeals agreed with a 106th Judicial District Judge's ruling against the American Cotton Shippers Association.

Oil, other commodities rise following budget deal
Published January 03, 2013 9:30am

Prices for crude oil and most other commodities rose Wednesday after lawmakers cobbled together a last-minute budget agreement in Washington. Most energy products were higher.

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age
Published December 14, 2012 9:30am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are living longer, and some lawmakers want to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal to reduce the government’s huge deficits.

Stocks edge higher as budget talks continue
Published December 04, 2012 11:00am

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday as budget talks continued in Washington.

Navy: No US drones missing after Iran claim
Published December 04, 2012 11:00am

Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf— even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV — but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully account