WASHINGTON—Orders for long-lasting U.S.-made goods rose in June, the government reported Thursday, but were below Wall Street expectations and a measure of business spending in the data fell unexpectedly, prompting concern about economic growth.
In another report, the number of new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week to the lowest […]
Stagecoach, best known in London for running South West Trains and as co-owner of Virgin Trains, is to take over running the Manchester Metrolink from , which operates London’s Docklands Light Railway.
Stagecoach which beat off competition from Keolis, the French company that co-owns Southern and Southeastern railways, will operate the 23 miles of tram […]
WASHINGTON (AP) Documents indicate eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration’s terrorist surveillance program on the eve of its expiration in 2004, contradicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
The documents underscore questions about Gonzales’ credibility as senators consider whether a perjury investigation should be opened into conflicting […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30 (UPI) — A new study conducted by Roper found nearly 90 percent of Americans think solar electricity should be an option for all new home construction.
That figure in the study, commissioned by Sharp Electronics Corp., is up significantly from one year ago when it was 79 percent.
Three-quarters of survey […]
TAMPA, Fla.—He lies flat, unseeing eyes fixed on the ceiling, tubes and machines feeding him, breathing for him, keeping him alive. He cannot walk or talk, but he can grimace and cry. And he is fully aware of what has happened to him.
Four years ago almost to this day, . was shot in the […]