Big power-plant pollution cuts are ordered

WASHINGTON — In a sweeping initiative to curb pollutants blamed for global warming, the Obama administration unveiled a plan Monday aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years. But it sets the...

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Apple will try to defy skeptics at Monday showcase

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has spent most of this year promising to defy the skeptics who believe the iPhone and iPad maker lost its ingenuity when Steve Jobs died in 2011. This week should provide a better sense of whether Apple is heading down promising...

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Service for Philly paper owner set for Wednesday

PHILADELPHIA — A public memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz will be held Wednesday at Temple University in Philadelphia. The 72-year-old Katz and six others died Saturday in a private plane crash near Boston. Katz was a 1963...

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Stocks slip after US manufacturing slows

NEW YORK — Stocks erased an early loss Monday after a trade group said U.S. manufacturing grew at a brisk pace last month, correcting its earlier statement that growth had slowed. Investors were caught off guard since changes to the report are very unusual....

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After record week, a quiet open for US stocks

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are mixed in early trading as the market comes off its latest record high last week. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 22 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,740 in the first few minutes of trading Monday. The Standard...

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Massachusetts gas prices down a penny

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has inched down a penny in the past week. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is now averaging $3.64 per gallon. The current price is 4 cents lower than a month ago...

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77,000 foreign banks to share tax info with IRS

WASHINGTON — More than 77,000 foreign banks have agreed to share information about U.S. account holders as part of a crackdown on offshore tax evasion, the Treasury Department said Monday. The list includes 515 Russian financial institutions. Russian...

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Court: Company didn't induce patent infringement

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that a company is not liable for inducing patent infringement if someone other than the company carries out some of the steps leading to infringement. The justices unanimously ruled Monday that Internet...

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Justices reject reporter's bid to protect source

WASHINGTON — A reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of disclosing classified information lost his bid Monday to get the Supreme Court to clarify whether journalists have a right to protect their confidential...

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No cable cars in San Francisco; workers out sick

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's famed cable cars were not running Monday morning and the rest of the city's transit system was experiencing rush-hour delays after workers called in sick, transportation officials said. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation...

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