A former top executive at the predecessor to Roper St. Francis Healthcare recently resigned as the head of a New York hospital after admitting during a bizarre twist in a trial that he was a crack-cocaine user, according to reports.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve delivered a vote of confidence in the economy Wednesday, saying it would slow the pace of an emergency rescue program and indicating the recession appears to be ending.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Jackie Harpst expected a busy summer at her nonprofit housing agency, as work crews backed by Nebraska's share of $5 billion in federal stimulus money headed out to seal windows and spread insulation.

WASHINGTON — Even with most U.S. businesses still reluctant to add new employees, some pockets of hiring are emerging in industries such as accounting, information technology and restaurants, government data show. Signs of hope are also evident in some private surveys. Nearly a third of …

The lingering recession has sunk another outdoors shop. Locally owned Barton & Burwell will close both of its Charleston-area fishing and hunting supply stores after not reeling in enough customers, store owner Steve Martin said.

The East Bay Crab Shack closed abruptly Tuesday, and a new restaurant is expected to open in its place this fall. A sign on the door Tuesday said it was closed for repairs, but co-owner Ryan Condon said the business has been sold. "It didn't go out of business because of the reces…

The East Bay Crab Shack closed abruptly Tuesday, and a new restaurant is expected to open in its place this fall.

Travelers who wonder why airlines need gender and date of birth to book flights starting this weekend should know this: It's so the federal government can check them against terrorist watch lists faster than most people can read this paragraph.

A warning to bad check writers: The Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office is coming after you in Charleston County.

WARREN, Mich. — General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car could get 230 mpg in city driving, making it the first American vehicle to achieve triple-digit fuel economy if that figure is confirmed by federal regulators.