Silent virus a rare, dangerous risk for the unborn

CHICAGO — It's a common, usually harmless virus. But in a rare, unlucky set of circumstances, it can be devastating for infants whose mothers become infected during pregnancy. Brain damage, deafness and other birth defects are among potential problems...

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Obama to trumpet tourism at Baseball Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's heading to the Baseball Hall of Fame to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he'll be in Cooperstown, New York, on Thursday. Obama also is...

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Car Smart: Jaguar sports some new spots

At first glance, there's not much that distinguishes the Jaguar XF from a Ford Fusion or a Volvo S80, but all you need to do is hop inside to see and feel the difference. Luxury comes from the interior and the driving experience, not the exterior. Long...

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Casino co. drops suit over tribal preference

A company that wants to build a resort casino in New Bedford has ended its legal battle with the state over a section of the gaming law that gives initial preference to a federally recognized Indian tribe in the southeastern part of the state. In court...

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Victims’ lawyer blasts GM, feds

A Texas lawyer representing the families of more than 60 people killed and 600 seriously injured in accidents allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches in General Motors vehicles criticized the automaker and the federal regulatory agency that fined...

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Hub co. raises $12M for diet pill

A Boston biotech company working on a new kind of weight-loss pill to reduce obesity has received a 
$12 million boost from investors that it will use to continue clinical trials and development. "It will help you to lose weight ... by making you feel...

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Government fine hardly the end of GM recall saga

DETROIT — General Motors' agreement to pay a $35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small-car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga. But it's...

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Investors play it safe as doubt over economy rises

NEW YORK — Wall Street has caught a case of the jitters. Employers are hiring at their fastest pace in 2 ½ years, the economy is expected to expand by a robust 3.5 percent this quarter and corporate earnings have hit a record. But you wouldn't know...

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Turkey mine search ends; last of 301 bodies found

SAVASTEPE, Turkey — Turkish rescue workers have retrieved the bodies of the last two missing miners in the nation's worst mining disaster, putting the final death toll at 301, the energy minister said Saturday. Taner Yildiz said 485 miners escaped or...

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Boston Celtics owners invest in skateboard league

BOSTON — There might not be many obvious similarities between high-tech electric car racing and some dude in a hoodie riding a skateboard. To Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck and his fellow investors at Causeway Media Partners, it's all about re-imagining...

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