The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil and natural gas drilling technique that injects massive amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as "fracking," has gained widespread use ...

The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems: ___ C. H. Guenther & Son Inc. is recalling several products that are part of the Sunbird Seasonings, Williams ...

AT&T Inc. said Friday that its employees approved a new three-year contract covering about 30,000 workers in the Southeast. The new pact calls for pay and pension increases over the next three years and cash payments tied to the company's financial ...

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 23 this week to 1,396. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 926 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 456 for oil. Fourteen were listed as miscellaneous. A year ago this week ...