WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients may soon get an unprecedented look at how their doctor compares to other physicians, after Medicare announced Wednesday it plans to publicly post billing data for more than 880,000 practitioners.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Oil production in North Dakota and Montana's Bakken and Three Forks formations will average 1.1 million barrels per day this year, according to estimates announced Wednesday by a research firm.
SEATTLE (AP) - A World Vision board member has resigned in protest after the Christian aid group quickly reversed a decision to recognize gay employees' marriages.
WASHINGTON (AP) - While unemployment has been a major impediment to African-Americans' economic progress, underemployment is a bigger obstacle for them than it is for whites or Hispanics, the National Urban League says in its latest State of Black America report.
Excerpts from the opinions of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas, in support of Wednesday's ruling striking down limits in federal law on overall campaign contributions to candidates and political committees, and from the dissenting opinion of Justice Stephen Breyer:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients may soon get an unprecedented look at how their doctor compares to other physicians, after Medicare announced Wednesday it plans to publicly post billing data for more than 880,000 practitioners.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A smorgasbord of options and lower prices for consumers were two of the chief selling points for President Barack Obama as he promoted his overhaul of the nation's health insurance industry, predicting Americans would see "competition in ways we haven't seen before." Companies were even started as a way to encourage innovation and competition, namely 23 consumer-run, co-op insurers created with the help of $2 billion in federal loans.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - A research and consulting firm estimates that oil production in North Dakota and Montana will average 1.1 million barrels per day this year.
CHICAGO (AP) - One of Ukraine's most influential oligarchs and a major player in the sale of Russian natural gas to Ukraine allegedly spearheaded an international conspiracy to pay at least $18 million in bribes to mine titanium in India and sell it to a Chicago-based company, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by U.S. prosecutors.
Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:
Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day on Wednesday after a report on hiring provided another encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from its winter slump. The catalyst on Wednesday was a private survey that showed that U.S. companies increased hiring at a rapid pace last month after a strong manufacturing survey a day earlier.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The company leading the legal challenge against birth control coverage under the new health care law offers its workers a retirement plan that includes investments in companies making contraceptive and abortion drugs.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicare says it's preparing to release billing data for more than 880,000 doctors, giving consumers an unprecedented look at how personal physicians stack up compared to others.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The company that is leading the legal challenge against birth control coverage under "Obamacare" offers its workers a retirement plan that includes investments in companies making contraceptive and abortion drugs.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Electric-car company Tesla Motors has filed notice it intends to go to court to appeal New Jersey's ruling that would stop it from selling its vehicles in the state within two weeks.
ATLANTA (AP) - Ever had one of those "Gosh, I wish I had a camera" moments when something novel happens in your life? The Narrative Clip is a small, wearable camera that makes an attempt to capture some of those fleeting moments automatically.
BRUSSELS (AP) - The United States called on Europe to wean itself from a dangerous dependency on Russian gas, saying it was time to stand together and bring an end to the Kremlin's use of energy supplies as political leverage.
WASHINGTON (AP) - While unemployment has been a major impediment to African-Americans' economic progress, underemployment is a bigger obstacle for them than it is for whites or Hispanics, the National Urban League says in its latest State of Black America report.
CHICAGO (AP) - One of Ukraine's most influential oligarchs and a major player in the sale of Russian natural gas to Ukraine allegedly spearheaded an international conspiracy to pay at least $18 million in bribes to mine titanium in India and sell it to a Chicago-based company, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday by federal prosecutors in Chicago.
Soaring earnings and stock prices fueled a boom year in 2013 for health insurers, and some of the biggest companies shelled out millions of dollars to keep or attract their leaders.
Soaring earnings and stock prices fueled a boom year 2013 for health insurers, and some of the biggest companies shelled out millions of dollars to keep or attract their leaders.
NEW YORK (AP) - Goldman Sachs is considering selling its business unit that matches buyers and sellers on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, according to a person familiar with the investment bank's thinking who spoke on condition of anonymity.
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks held close to a record in early afternoon trading Wednesday after a private survey showed that U.S. companies increased hiring at a rapid pace last month. The report is the latest sign that the economy is strengthening after an unusually harsh winter.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate's second-ranking Democrat says he'd be open to negotiating a compromise if Republicans block Democrats' efforts to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A family dispute between a prominent conservative activist in St. Louis and her beer-making nephew is headed to federal trademark court.
Thirty years after its U.S. debut as a utilitarian, four-wheel drive truck with a fiberglass cover on the back, the Toyota 4Runner remains a different kind of family sport utility vehicle.
NEW YORK (AP) - When Oliver Housknecht gave virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR $25 through crowdfunding website Kickstarter two years ago, he wanted to help a startup grow into a larger, independent company. Instead, Oculus became part of one.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) - In his first interview since fleeing to Russia, Ukraine's ousted president said Wednesday that he was "wrong" to have invited Russian troops into Crimea and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the coveted Black Sea peninsula.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A smorgasbord of options and lower prices for consumers were two of the chief selling points for President Barack Obama as he promoted his overhaul of the nation's health insurance industry, predicting Americans would see "competition in ways we haven't seen before." Companies were even started as a way to encourage innovation and competition, namely 23 consumer-run, co-op insurers created with the help of $2 billion in federal loans.
GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss government bolstered European Union sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea on Wednesday but stopped short of imposing any of its own.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A sense of belonging to the middle class occupies a cherished place in America. It conjures images of self-sufficient people with stable jobs and pleasant homes working toward prosperity.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The ABC drama "Scandal," Netflix's "House of Cards" and pair of news programs about concussions in the National Football League are among a record 46 recipients of Peabody Awards.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is offering an alternative to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, saying states should play a greater role in containing health care costs.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Long-awaited talks between Greece and its rescue creditors to make the country's debt sustainable could start as early as next month and would likely last until the fall or beyond, a senior official in the Greek government said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that leading nations need to embrace bold policy steps to accelerate a still-modest and fragile global economic recovery.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's highest court has ruled that the country's Twitter ban violates the right to free expression and has demanded that access be restored.
GENEVA (AP) - The Swiss government bolstered European Union sanctions over Russia's annexation of Crimea on Wednesday but stopped short of imposing any of its own.
NEW YORK (AP) - Maria Giorno has nothing against long gowns with high waists and flowing fabric - dresses that are designed to camouflage curves on plus-size women.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Legislation to renew a program of benefits for the long-term unemployed has taken another step toward likely Senate approval. That comes despite complaints from Republicans that Democrats are refusing to allow votes on possible changes.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories rose in February after two months of declines but a critical category that signals business investment plans fell.
Every regulated electric utility in Ohio got passing marks for reliable service last year. American Electric Power had an average of 1.03 failures per customer with an average duration of 140.97 minutes, excluding major storms, according to documents made public yesterday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories rose in February after two months of declines but a critical category that signals business investment plans fell.
MOSCOW (AP) - The prime minister of Kazakhstan unexpectedly announced his resignation Wednesday and was swiftly replaced by his influential predecessor.
NEW YORK (AP) - Brad Foss, an assistant business editor who has helped direct The Associated Press' coverage of the global economy for the past five years, has been promoted to deputy business editor.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has struck down limits in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees.
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are getting off to a mixed start on Wall Street as investors asses a pickup in hiring last month at U.S. companies and a handful of corporate earnings.
The Central Ohio Leadership Academy is taking student applications for the 2014 session. The COLA announcement includes details on a new curriculum partnership with the Ohio State University Buckeye Leadership Fellows Program:
The Central Ohio Leadership Academy (COLA), established in 2011 by the New Albany Community Foundation and presented by the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, is the preeminent leadership development...
BERLIN (AP) - Germany's antitrust authority has fined a group of brewers 231.2 million euros ($319 million) for their part in alleged illegal beer-price fixing - the second round of punishment in the case.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) - Ukraine's ousted president, Viktor Yanukovych, said Wednesday that he was "wrong" to invite Russian troops into Crimea, and vowed to try to persuade Russia to return the Black Sea peninsula.
PRAGUE (AP) - U.S. retail giant Amazon says it has abandoned plans to build a distribution center in the Czech Republic's second largest city after it was rejected by local authorities.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A private survey shows that U.S. companies increased hiring at a healthy pace last month, suggesting that the jobs market is recovering from a brutal winter.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A senior official in the Greek government says long-awaited negotiations with creditors to try and make the country's national debt sustainable could start as early as next month and would likely last to the fall or beyond.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A private survey shows that U.S. companies increased hiring at a rapid pace last month, suggesting that the jobs market is recovering from a brutal winter.
MOSCOW (AP) - The prime minister of Kazakhstan has unexpectedly announced his resignation, a development that will lead to the dissolution of the government.
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors CEO Mary Barra didn't squirm on the hot seat Tuesday. On the job less than three months, she calmly answered or deflected tough questions from a congressional committee about faulty parts responsible for at least 13 deaths and the recall of 2.6 million cars.
BERLIN (AP) - Lufthansa canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights on Wednesday, after the pilots' union started a three-day strike in a wage dispute with Germany's largest airline.
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's antitrust authority is imposing a 302 million-euro ($416 million) fine against 11 producers of high voltage power cables for operating a cartel.
BERLIN (AP) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has approved a national minimum wage for Germany, guaranteeing workers at least 8.50 euros per hour ($11.75) starting next year.
BRUSSELS (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is denouncing the use of energy as a weapon, a day after Russia sharply hiked the price for natural gas to Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are pressing ahead with a plan to try to balance the budget within 10 years, relying on big decreases in health care programs for the middle class and the poor, as well as tax hikes and Medicare cuts engineered by President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of a group seeking to unionize college athletes are looking for allies on Capitol Hill as they brace for an appeal of a ruling that said full scholarship athletes at Northwestern University are employees who have the right to form a union.
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are pressing ahead with a slashing plan to try to balance the budget within 10 years, relying on big decreases in health care programs for the middle class and the poor, as well as tax hikes and Medicare cuts engineered by President Barack Obama.
TOKYO (AP) - Ashley Madison, the world's biggest online hookup site for married people, works only when monogamy is the rule on the surface but, deep inside, couples want to cheat. That's why it is scoring big in Japan.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was charged on Tuesday with federal felony counts involving safety violations linked to a deadly 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area.
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors CEO Mary Barra didn't squirm on the hot seat Tuesday. On the job less than three months, she calmly answered or deflected tough questions from a congressional committee about faulty parts responsible for at least 13 deaths and the recall of 2.6 million cars.
TOKYO (AP) - The finding that a lead researcher falsified data in a widely heralded stem-cell research paper is a setback for Japan's efforts to promote its advanced research, but also a symptom of the pressure for breakthroughs in the field, experts say.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - The investigation into what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may take a long time and may never determine the cause of the tragedy, Malaysia's national police chief warned Wednesday.
PHOENIX (AP) - Charles H. Keating Jr., the notorious financier who served prison time and was disgraced for his role in the costliest savings and loan failure of the 1980s, has died. He was 90.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas and Electric was charged on Tuesday with federal felony counts involving safety violations linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas and Electric has been charged with federal felony counts involving safety violations linked to a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. may have resumed their global patent feud in federal court on Tuesday, but the first day of their trial centered on a Silicon Valley giant nowhere to be seen - Google Inc.
The Obama administration took a victory lap Tuesday as enrollment through the health law's exchanges topped 7 million, a goal previously thought untouchable when the website healthcare.gov sputtered and crashed as sign-ups began last fall.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Flights to and from airports in the Los Angeles area were grounded for more than an hour Wednesday due to a computer failure at an air traffic control facility in the region, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
NEW YORK (AP) - A Pakistani shopper who said she was unfairly profiled and falsely accused of stealing jewelry at Macy's flagship store got the charges dismissed Wednesday, when prosecutors dropped a case that arose amid similar complaints about store security guards targeting minorities.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy is asking a judge to prevent citizens groups from taking part in any enforcement action that would make the company clean up nearly three dozen coal ash pits across North Carolina.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is mandating new safety regulations that it says will help protect workers on electrical power plants and transmission lines.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge has officially closed the book on a New York man's multibillion-dollar lawsuit claiming half-ownership of Facebook.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan for fixing part of the nation's worst municipal pension crisis is now in the hands of state lawmakers - and it's likely just the first of many from cities across the state seeking legislative help for their employee retirement funds.
NEW YORK (AP) - New rulings against Catholic hospital chains on both coasts have intensified a faceoff between religiously affiliated employers and workers who are alarmed by the companies' efforts to avoid insuring or funding their pensions.
Automakers released U.S. vehicle sales for March on Tuesday. These are the top ten sellers for the month, total sales and the percent change from the prior year.
OUT LIKE A LION: U.S. auto sales picked up steam halfway through March and ended strong. Sales were up 6 percent to 1.5 million new cars and trucks. The pace was the strongest since November.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy is asking a judge to dismiss a case filed by North Carolina regulators that would force the company to clean up nearly three dozen coal ash pits across the state.
Key barometers in the Treasury market late Tuesday, compared with late Monday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study shows that leaders of many academic medical centers sit on the boards of some of the world's biggest drug companies. And the study authors say that raises the potential for worrisome conflicts of interest.
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors has hired attorney Kenneth Feinberg to explore ways to compensate victims of accidents connected to defective ignition switches in its small cars.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is demanding his name and interview be removed from a documentary funded by former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. The documentary "Upper Big Branch - Never Again" released Monday and its credits clearly state it is "a film by Don Blankenship." The film's opening disclaimer, however, says people's participation in the documentary via interviews "is not in association or affiliation with Don Blankenship." In the letter sent to Adriot Films...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is poised to split its stock using an unusual method aimed at keeping co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in control of the Internet's most powerful company.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Bureau of Investigations is looking into the practices of high-frequency stock trading firms, adding to the scrutiny that is being placed on the practice.
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, Mar. 24, to Sunday Mar. 30, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is demanding answers from the new CEO of General Motors and the head of the nation's auto safety watchdog about why it took at least a decade to recall cars with a defective part that is now linked to 13 deaths.
NEW YORK (AP) - Dyson is recalling about 393,000 portable electric heaters because they can develop an electric short and overheat, posing a fire hazard.
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the White House is reporting more than 7 million people signed up for health care through the exchanges by Monday's midnight deadline.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The question at the Supreme Court on Tuesday was whether you have to intend to defraud a bank to be guilty of bank fraud under federal law.
