Fed plan would allow Cape fishing, but there’s a hook

Federal authorities are proposing opening three areas off Cape Cod to fishing, but fishermen say the hook in the plan — $600 a day to pay for an onboard observer — makes it untenable for an industry already fighting for its survival. The National Oceanic...

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Natick home can be your true Sanctuary

This brick contemporary in South Natick has been turned into a showpiece home with more than $220,000 in upgrades to all areas of the property. Located in the Sanctuary Estates, a 57-home subdivision development of high-end single-family homes abutting...

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Mayoral hopefuls open to Don Chiofaro's waterfront project

A long-stalled $1 billion high-rise development project on Boston Harbor proposed by a bitter enemy of Mayor Thomas M. Menino could get new life under a new mayor — and some candidates say they're open to revisiting the dormant deal. International Place...

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Yankee Quill honors for 5 New England journalists

BOSTON — Five New England journalists, including a 19th century poet, will receive Yankee Quill awards this fall for their professional contributions. The annual awards are given by the Academy of New England Journalists through the New England Society...

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Pittsfield man starts baseball bat company

PITTSFIELD  — Casey O'Donnell believes there's no sweeter sound than the crack a wooden bat makes when it connects with the leather hide and stitches of a baseball. Perhaps that's why the 27-year-old entrepreneur began making custom baseball bats...

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Nigerian president finalizes loan deals in China

BEIJING — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Chinese President Xi Jinping presided Wednesday over the signing of accords between their governments to facilitate $1.1 billion in low-interest loans for much-needed infrastructure in Nigeria. China,...

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Tribune plans to split into 2 companies

CHICAGO — Tribune Co. says it wants to split its broadcasting and publishing businesses into two companies. Tribune says the move will let one company take advantage of growth in broadcasting while the other focuses on newspapers, where revenue has...

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Panera to retool latest pay-what-you-can idea

ST. LOUIS — Panera Bread's latest pay-what-you-can experiment will be retooled and brought back next winter as a seasonal offering rather than a permanent one, the chain's founder says. The Meal of Shared Responsibility was pulled Wednesday. Since late...

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Quebec oil train derailment sparks criminal probe

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — Quebec police are pursuing a painstaking, wide-ranging criminal investigation of the inferno ignited by the derailment of a runaway oil train that killed at least 15 people and left dozens missing in the burned-out ruins of a downtown...

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Italy high court defends Berlusconi appeal date

ROME — Italy's highest criminal court on Wednesday defended its decision to move up former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud appeal to the front of the line, saying it had to move quickly to schedule the case before the statute of limitations expired....

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Latvia gets formal go-ahead to use euro

BRUSSELS — The euro may stand for precarious economic rescues for some, but Latvia said Tuesday that it hoped joining the single currency would bring investment and development. At a meeting in Brussels, European Union finance ministers officially agreed...

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Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash

WASHINGTON — The crash landing of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco has revived concerns that airline pilots get so little opportunity these days to fly without the aid of sophisticated automation that their stick-and-rudder skills are eroding....

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Correction: Greece-Financial Crisis story

BRUSSELS — In a story July 8 about (topic), The Associated Press reported erroneously that Greece's recession began in 2007. The correct year was 2008. A corrected version of the story is below: Greece approved to get next rescue loan payments Greece...

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Insurer: European floods year's costliest disaster

BERLIN — Last month's flooding in central Europe caused more than $16 billion in damage, about a quarter of it insured — making it the year's costliest natural disaster so far, a leading insurance company said Tuesday. Natural disasters worldwide cost...

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Big disconnect: Telcos abandon copper phone lines

MANTOLOKING, N.J. — Robert Post misses his phone line. Post, 85, has a pacemaker that needs to be checked once a month by phone. But the copper wiring that once connected his home to the rest of the world is gone, and the phone company refuses to restore...

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US stock futures rise as earnings season looms

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are building on gains from Friday's strong jobs report as Wall Street turns its attention to the traditional start of earnings season. Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 68 points at 15,144. The broader Standard...

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Oil price slips below $103 after strong gains

The price of oil edged below $103 a barrel on Monday, backing off strong gains made last week, when a stronger-than-expected jump in U.S. hiring suggested demand for fuels will increase. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August delivery...

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Singapore inquest rules American killed himself

SINGAPORE — An American engineer who was found dead in his apartment in Singapore last year killed himself, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting suspicions by the man's parents that he was murdered because of research into sensitive technology. The U.S....

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Ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer plans NYC comptroller run

ALBANY, N.Y. — Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer planned to meet voters Monday in Manhattan while launching his post-scandal political comeback attempt — a run at the New York City comptroller's job. Spitzer also will collect petition signatures during the...

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ISS recommends vote for Dell founder's offer

NEW YORK — A top proxy advisory firm is recommending that Dell shareholders vote in favor of a deal that would allow the company's founder and an investment firm to buy the computer maker and take it private. Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners have...

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Flying car on a roll

Fifteen months after it created a sensation at the New York International Auto Show, Terrafugia's "flying car" will make its first airshow appearance later this month, as the Woburn company works on a next-generation prototype. The Transition is scheduled...

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Loyalty cards not going away

When Shaw's Supermarkets ended its 13-year-old loyalty card program, it bucked a well-established retail practice of collecting as much data as possible about customers and their buying habits. With the move, the West Bridgewater chain — according to...

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Ex-fans line up in Mass. to dump Hernandez jersey

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Hundreds of one-time fans are trading in their Aaron Hernandez jerseys. The New England Patriots are letting fans trade in their No. 81 jerseys for a different one on Saturday and Sunday. The ex-Patriots tight end has been charged...

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Moms create laundry-free sheets, linens

Sure, all parents worry when they send their kids off to college for the first time. But by the end of the first semester, Kirsten Lambert and Joan Ripple discovered a very disturbing fact: College kids hate to wash their bed sheets, so they don't ......

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Japan set to restart reactors after nuclear crisis

TOKYO — Japan is moving a step closer to restarting nuclear reactors as utilities are set to ask for safety inspections at their idled reactors, the clearest sign of a return to nuclear energy nearly two and a half years after the Fukushima disaster....

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