Natural gas plunges 12 percent this month

NEW YORK — Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues...

Crude prices follow world markets downward

NEW YORK — A global sell off on equity markets dragged down crude prices by 3 percent today, the first decline...

Oil falls on mixed news about consumer demand

NEW YORK — Oil prices fell today as the government said American petroleum demand tumbled to its lowest level...

Alaska governor puts oil before bears

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is suing the federal government to remove the polar bear from the...

Fact check: Sarah Palin’s book goes rogue on some facts

WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin’s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that...

Oil dips to lowest level since October

NEW YORK — Oil slid today to its lowest price in a month as investors started to pay more attention to a...

Oil falls below $77 after US supply report

NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled today, dropping below $77 a barrel after the government reported that petroleum...

Economy drives states to shutter rest areas

NORLINA, N.C. - That old adage “No rest for the weary” could have been coined with Mark and Barbara...

Sarah Palin says she knew Couric interview went badly

NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In...

Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east

MIAMI — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida...

Mass. court says natural gas ’dangerous weapon’

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld the conviction of a man who tampered with a natural gas line inside...

Oil prices above $80 even as Ida weakens

Oil prices shot above $80 a barrel today as a weakened U.S. dollar created more turbulence in energy markets...

Avoid first-degree clutch murder

Dear Tom and Ray: A friend of mine at work and I have a disagreement regarding using the clutch on a standard-shift...