Trains carry millions of gallons of oil across ME

PORTLAND, Maine — Millions of gallons of crude oil from the nation's heartland are crossing Maine in railroad tank cars bound for a Canadian oil refinery, raising concern among environmentalists and state officials about the threat of an accident and...

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Cyprus turns to Brussels for help on bailout

BRUSSELS — After failing for a week to find a solution at home to a crisis that could force it into bankruptcy, Cypriot politicians were turning to the European Union on Sunday in a last-ditch effort to help the island nation forge a viable plan to secure...

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As casinos struggle, tribes seek more federal aid

LEDYARD, Conn. — Once the envy of Indian Country for its billion-dollar casino empire, the tribe that owns the Foxwoods Resort Casino has been struggling through a financial crisis and pursuing more revenue from an unlikely source: U.S. government grants....

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PepsiCo CEO's pay down amid compensation change

NEW YORK — PepsiCo gave CEO Indra Nooyi a pay package worth $12.6 million last year, which is down 11 percent from the previous year, as the soda-and-snack food giant changed the way it awards long-term incentive compensation. The Purchase, N.Y.-based...

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Maine co. makes wooden Easter eggs for White House

BUCKFIELD, Maine — Sen. Susan Collins is planning a visit to the Maine company that supplies wooden keepsake Easter eggs that are featured at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Wells Wood Turning & Finishing Inc., a wood products company in...

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NYC slowly moves away from sooty fuel oil

NEW YORK — Few sights capture New York's beauty like the grand old apartment buildings that ring Central Park. But for decades, they've also been a source of urban grit. Like other buildings throughout the city, many of the graceful towers around the...

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Police: No sign of 3rd party in Berezovsky death

LONDON — British police said Sunday they have no evidence to suggest third-party involvement in the death of Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian tycoon who went from Kremlin kingmaker to fiery critic. With an investigation underway, police are...

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GOP's 'no' on Medicaid becomes "Let's make a deal'

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Given the choice of whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law, many Republican governors and lawmakers initially responded with an emphatic "no." Now they are increasingly hedging their objections....

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APNewsBreak: Ex-surgeon general joins e-cig board

RICHMOND, Va. — Former U.S. surgeon general Dr. Richard Carmona, who highlighted the dangers of secondhand smoke and supported a ban on all tobacco products, is joining the board of directors for NJOY Inc., the nation's leading electronic cigarette company...

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Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ

GARFIELD, N.J. — Some residents of a New Jersey town will soon be asked to turn over their toenails. Scientists need them to measure if people who live in Garfield near a Superfund site have been exposed to hexavalent chromium. It's a known carcinogen....

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