Hearing set on regulations for ride-sharing companies

BOSTON — Fans and critics of popular ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft will get a chance to weigh in on proposed regulations that could govern how the firms operate in Massachusetts. Gov. Deval Patrick wants to give the state Department of Public...

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US mission in Havana to become embassy amid thaw

HAVANA — A half-century after Washington severed relations with Cuba, the United States' seven-story mission looms over Havana's seaside Malecon boulevard as the largest diplomatic outpost in the country. Cuban guards stand at close intervals on the...

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Hospital closes, leaves emergency room open

QUINCY — An emergency room is all that remains of a 124-year-old hospital in Quincy. After reaching an agreement with state regulators, Quincy Medical Center officially closed its doors at midnight, replaced on Saturday by the 24-hour satellite emergency...

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Can Mass. casinos compete?

The state's gaming czar says local casinos are ready to weather mounting competitive pressures in New York and Connecticut in 2015, as his commission gears up to regulate its first gambling facility in Plainville and grapples with uncertainty over whether...

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Market Basket ends 4 percent discount

BOSTON — The 4 percent discount that Market Basket shoppers enjoyed on most purchases for the past year is coming to an end. The New England supermarket chain introduced the discount in January in response to high energy costs and cutbacks in the federal...

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Mass. skiing awaits cold

Massachusetts ski areas are awaiting this week's forecasted return of colder weather to make more snow and kick the season up a notch. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Princeton, which opened Nov. 21, had one of its strongest and earliest launches in...

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Short-sellers get last-minute gift with debt relief extension

WASHINGTON — For David Foster of Chicago, it was a stunning and welcome early Christmas present for him, his wife and three young children. The Senate's 11th-hour extension of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act through Dec. 31 will save Foster,...

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Farmers brace for labor shortage under new policy

FRESNO, Calif. — Farmers already scrambling to find workers in California — the nation's leading grower of fruits, vegetables and nuts — fear an even greater labor shortage under President Barack Obama's executive action to block some 5 million people...

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SpaceX plans lots of launches, and then a Mars mission

Once the launchpad for Apollo and space shuttle flights, NASA's Launch Complex 39A is now in the hands of SpaceX and its enigmatic billionaire leader, Elon Musk. With a 20-year lease, the privately held Hawthorne, Calif.,-based company is rebuilding...

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Congress likely to make key decisions on drones

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant drones are likely to come from Congress next year. Federal Aviation Administration...

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Sony hacking spells diplomatic farce as China weighs in with equivocal position

HONG KONG -- The chorus of accusations over the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment this weekend developed into bout of diplomatic baiting and back-biting. On Sunday China weighed in with commentary suggesting that Sony deserved its fate. That followed...

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New radiator for Frontier a precaution worth taking

I have a 2008 Nissan Frontier with the 4-liter engine, automatic transmission and 88,000 miles. In checking the Internet, apparently 2005-2010 Frontiers, Pathfinders and Xterras have had an issue with the radiator/transmission cooler failing, which results...

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Research shows owners coming up short on home values

WASHINGTON — Do American homeowners think their properties are worth less than the actual market value, as measured by professional appraisers? Highly unlikely, you'd probably say. Everybody knows that owners tend to have optimistic impressions of what...

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Inspections show high pricing accuracy in Massachusetts

BOSTON — Last-minute holiday shoppers can shop with confidence that prices will be accurate. A check on prices in 124 stores throughout Massachusetts showed the highest level of pricing accuracy in a decade. The survey by the Massachusetts Division...

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Fox News, Fox Business removed from Dish in carriage-rights spat

Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network are not currently available on satellite-broadcaster Dish Network, the result of an impasse in carriage talks between the two companies. Dish said in a statement early Sunday morning that 21st Century Fox had...

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US companies eager to embrace Cuba face hurdles

WASHINGTON — Cargill aims to sell more corn and soybeans. MasterCard covets another site for Americans to swipe credit cards. Marriott sees beachfront property that needs hotels. And outside Orlando, Florida, Danny Howell just knows there would be demand...

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Studio Babelsberg braces for $3 million annual loss

BERLIN -- Despite major projects this year, including Steven Spielberg's latest Cold War drama and the "Point Break" remake, Germany's Studio Babelsberg is expecting a €2.5 million ($3 million) loss for 2014. In an interview with German financial newspaper...

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US mulls putting NKorea on terrorism sponsor list

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama says the United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism as Washington decides how to respond to what he calls an "act of cybervandalism," not one of war, against...

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Canadian man told to pay $1.5 million for credit card fraud

FARGO, N.D. — It took nearly eight years from the time a Toronto man was arrested in a massive credit card fraud scheme, but a federal judge has figured out how much each victim is owed. Adekunle Adetiloye (aw-duh-KUHN-lee aw-duh-tuh-LOH'-ee) pleaded...

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Republicans urge theaters to show 'Interview': 'we cannot be bullied into giving up freedom'

The Republican National Committee is urging theater owners to play the "The Interview" following Sony's decision to pull the plug on the controversial comedy, CNN reports. RNC chairman Reince Priebus has sent a letter to the CEOs of 10 major theater...

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Crunch time again for health insurance sign-ups

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's push to cover America's uninsured faces another big test Monday. This time, it's not only how the website functions, but how well the program itself works for millions who are starting to count on it. Midnight...

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Lower lobster catch in 2014 means higher prices

PORTLAND, Maine — The 2014 lobster fishing season appears to have resulted in a lower total catch than the previous two years — meaning slightly higher prices for consumers — but it remained a productive year, lobstermen say. Maine's lobster fishery,...

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New app hits the parking SPOT

For Boston drivers, easy and parking are two words rarely found together. SPOT CEO Braden Golub wants to change that. His new mobile app launched on Thursday connects private spot owners and drivers looking for a place to park. The idea was born out...

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Virus, drought to hike grocery prices despite cheap gas

A dramatic drop in the price of gas won't make your grocery bill any easier to swallow because officials are forecasting a hike in food prices in nearly every category, due to brutal drought, fluctuations in demand and a virus afflicting farm animals....

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Hackers to Sony: ‘Christmas gift’ to be the worst

Sony hackers have promised to release a disastrous "Christmas gift" that will "put Sony Pictures into the worst state" — another round of embarrassing personal emails, according to multiple news reports. One of the emails allegedly ridicules Leonardo...

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Drug companiess to lose $65 billion on patents

Pharmaceutical companies will lose an estimated $65 billion in sales by 2019 due to patent expirations of leading drugs, according to one research and consulting firm. The companies that will likely be hardest hit include Otsuka, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca,...

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Journalists, police are detained in Turkish raids

ANKARA, Turkey — Police conducted raids in a dozen Turkish cities Sunday, detaining at least 24 people — including journalists, TV producers and police — known to be close to a movement led by a U.S.-based moderate Islamic cleric who is a strong critic...

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UMass Lowell gets $1.4m grant for eye injury study

LOWELL, Mass. — A University of Massachusetts Lowell researcher has received a $1.4 million grant to fund a study into the link between serious eye injuries and lifting heavy objects. Professor David Kriebel, a faculty member in the school's Department...

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Identity theft victims face months of hassle

SAN FRANCISCO — As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year, the 36-year-old tech worker signed up for the retailer's free credit monitoring offer so he would be notified if someone used...

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Your info has been hacked. Now what do you do?

SAN FRANCISCO — Criminals stole personal information from tens of millions of Americans in data breaches this past year. Of those affected, one in three may become victims of identity theft, according to research firm Javelin. Whether shopping, banking...

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