Federal rule to ensure appraisal data for homebuyers

WASHINGTON — A new federal rule could give millions of homebuyers insights they've never had before about a crucial element of their mortgage application: the appraisal, including the electronic cross-checks and reviews now used by lenders to determine...

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Chestnut Hill attracts hip Back Bay shops

Newbury Street has long been the marquee address for posh brands to make their Boston debut. But lately a stretch of Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill is giving the Back Bay a run for its money with a slew of chic retailers opening new, bigger spaces....

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Bangladesh reporters held for 'fabricating' story

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh has ordered three journalists held in detention on charges of publishing a false story that alleged Indian security forces had joined Bangladeshi troops in a crackdown before the recent controversial elections....

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Mass. casino hopefuls to make pitches

BOSTON — The three companies hoping to operate the first resort casinos in Massachusetts are getting a chance to make direct pitches to the state gambling commission. MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts are scheduled to each make...

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Mass., toll workers reach labor deal

BOSTON — Massachusetts transportation officials say they have struck a three-year labor deal that provides pay raises worth $24 million to 410 toll workers and couriers whose jobs will be eliminated by 2016. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation...

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De Blasio expands NYC paid sick leave law

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio touted an expansion of the city's paid sick leave law Friday, the first legislative accomplishment of his administration and a muscular display of the new, left-leaning government running the nation's largest...

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Tech industry: Obama's NSA reforms 'insufficient'

SAN FRANCISCO — Technology companies and industry groups took President Barack Obama's speech on U.S. surveillance as a step in the right direction, but chided him for not embracing more dramatic reforms to protect people's privacy and the economic interests...

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AP: Borgata ends fake chip-tainted NJ poker match

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Saying they have confirmed that one or more people used "a significant number of counterfeit chips" at an Atlantic City poker tournament, state casino regulators on Saturday canceled the tainted match and ordered all prize money...

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Boston company Global Rescue guarding U.S. skiers at Sochi

The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is relying on a Boston company to get its team members out of a tight spot in the event of a terrorist attack or other crisis at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "When something does happen, it's...

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Postal Service, union wrangle over Staples outlets

WASHINGTON — The opening of Postal Service retail centers in dozens of Staples stores around the country is being met with threats of protests and boycotts by the agency's unions. The new outlets are staffed by Staples employees, not postal workers,...

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