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Maine's outgoing Republican governor plans to appeal a judge's ruling Wednesday that lays out a timeline for Maine to begin expanding Medicaid to its residents as voters demanded last year. …

The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after a brutal two-day selloff, led by a rebound in energy and technology shares, but the market faltered toward the session's end as Apple shares surrendered gains ahead of the Than...

Millennial drivers still living at home are paying higher average premiums than those who don't. Buzz60's Natasha Abellard has the story.        

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday announced the release of more than $40 million to help deepen a South Carolina harbor, bringing total federal funding for the project …

Major retailers are arming to do battle with internet mega-merchants during this crucial holiday shopping season using a key new strategy: Be less annoying. Forced to adapt to the steady incursion of online spending, bri...

Here's a chart pattern that has at least one stock-market bull looking for a bottom in the tech-led selloff that's erased year-to-date gains for U.S. stocks.

California has approved the merger of two nonprofit hospitals affiliated with the Catholic church, officials announced Wednesday. Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives will become a new company called CommonSpir...

Stocks in the U.S. finished mostly higher Wednesday, a break after two days of steep losses. Technology and internet companies and retailers were responsible for most of the gains. On …

Colorado's lieutenant governor is returning to the health care industry after leaving office. Columbia University Irving Medical Center announced Wednesday that Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne will become chief operating officer �...

RCS Mediagroup contested the sale of real estate assets to Blackstone because it believes the U.S. private equity fund paid too little for them in 2013, a source at the Italian media group said on Wednesday.

Rising interest rates, a slowing global economy and tough talk on trade have pounded markets -- one sector in particular

The S&P 500 index posted a small gain Wednesday as stocks rebounded after a two-day selloff wiped out the market's gains for the year.        

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Investigators say a broken rail caused a freight train derailment in Pittsburgh over the summer that disrupted service for weeks. Norfolk Southern issued the findings Wednesday in a report to …

Sports betting is live in Pennsylvania, making it the seventh state where it's allowed. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course near Hershey is in its first week of taking …

A raise this holiday season will give Pennsylvania state lawmakers, judges and top executive branch officials an extra reason to celebrate. Their salary increase for the year ahead will be …

Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ Nov. 15 Charleston Gazette on state Sen. Richard Ojeda announcing a 2020 presidential campaign after losing a U.S. House race this month: A …

Recall linked to salmonella outbreak expands as federal health watchdog says additional product could be tainted

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday restored federal recognition to an accrediting group that oversees dozens of for-profit colleges but was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of …

Amazon says a technical error on its website exposed the names and email addresses of some customers. The online retail giant says it has fixed the issue and emailed those …

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October for the first time in seven months. But the market remains relatively soft, with sales down 5.1% from a year earlier, the biggest drop since 2014. The National Assn. o...

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. U.S. stocks finished mostly higher, a break after two days of steep losses. Technology and internet companies and …