Xway parking site gets new lighting

State and city officials flipped the switch yesterday to turn on the lights over a former MassDOT storage area beneath the Southeast Expressway in the South End that is being developed into new parking lots. The three lots are on an eight-acre swath...

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Contract deal reached for workers at NY nuke plant

RYE BROOK, N.Y. — The owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plant says a contract agreement has been reached with its largest union, avoiding a strike or lockout. Entergy Nuclear and Local 1-2 of the Utility Workers of America reached a tentative...

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Slumping Intel to cut more than 5,000 jobs in 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — Intel plans to trim more than 5,000 jobs from its workforce this year in an effort to boost its earnings amid waning demand for its personal computer chips. The Santa Clara, Calif., company confirmed the job cuts Friday, the day after...

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Obama: 2014 can be breakthrough year for US

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he believes 2014 can be a breakthrough year for the country. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. is primed to bring back jobs lost in the recession or to overseas competitors. But he...

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Horse slaughter blocked by federal law

SANTA FE, N.M. — The resumption of commercial horse slaughter in the U.S. was blocked Friday as President Barack Obama signed a budget measure that withholds money for required federal inspections of the slaughtering process. Although the measure provides...

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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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AP: Borgata ends fake chip-tainted 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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