A Waterbury movie theater has been allowed to reopen after the state fire marshal’s office ordered it shut down because of a fire drill training problem.

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The recession faded in the spring with U.S. economic activity shrinking at a pace of just 0.7 percent, a better-than-expected showing that buttressed beliefs the economy is growing now.

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Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that President Barack Obama cannot give up the fight in Afghanistan, saying the region would be destabilized if the United States and its NATO allies pulled back.

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Toy retailer Toys R Us said Wednesday it will hire about 35,000 seasonal workers during the holidays.

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With banks failing faster than the government expected a few months ago, the federal agency that insures deposits on Tuesday called for a $45 billion cash infusion from the banking industry, seeking to raise additional funds needed to continue protecting deposits.

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A county courthouse and the head of the Maine’s Judicial Marshals are reviewing an outburst outside a courtroom and whether more security measures should be taken.

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Alle ♥ posted a photo:

I’m not turkish. I took this photo during my holiday there ! It was awesome My cold is not getting bette, so I think I won’t go to school tomorrow morning. I’ll have a break, because I want to get better ’til Thursday. 70% of my friends are having a flu too, so our class is amost empty lol. Imagine that ..

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Massachusetts lawmakers will consider new rules today to protect consumers from abuses involving overdraft charges on bank accounts, unsolicited loans from financial institutions, and reverse mortgages.

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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will unveil a bill Wednesday that aims to make deep cuts in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions in the near and long term while setting a limit on the cost of carbon allowances, according to several sources and a close-to-final version of the bill obtained…

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WASHINGTON — As Congress steps up scrutiny of the credit rating industry, allegations by another former employee of Moody’s Investors Service have come to light and the big rating agency is being called to account before a House panel.

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