If the U.S. presidential election was held today, President Barack Obama could easily lose. Fortunately for Obama -- and, by extension, for the Democratic Party -- the election is not today: it's 7 months from now.
Local regulations in New York state will continue to play a part in the issuance of permits for the controversial drilling practice known as high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
Sen. James Inhofe is launching an investigation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over comments a top EPA administrator made about enforcement of environmental laws.
The Marcellus Shale Coalition Thursday released suggestions it hopes will standardize how the oil and natural gas industry approaches future drilling operations, including the use of the controversial practice of fracking.
Stocks advanced in choppy trade on Thursday as another batch of positive earnings and a strong housing report put equities on track for a third straight day of gains.
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The debate surrounding natural gas drilling is moving to Michigan, as House Democrats there discuss a new bill Wednesday that adds additional regulation to the state's rules on hydraulic fracturing.
According to a survey released this week, oil and natural gas executives and investors think the price of natural gas will remain below $2.50 per 1,000 cubic feet for the rest of the year -- a level that is too low for the industry's growth.
The fashion industry is not necessarily known as the most conservative bunch. In fact, many of today's top designers have publicly flaunted their love of President Barack Obama, including Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour, Rachel Roy and Vera Wang. But GOP nominee Mitt Romney has scored some weighty fashion support as he moves inches away from clasping the official 2012 nomination.
Mitt Romney won the Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New York primaries by significant margins Tuesday night. It's still about the economy ... and we're not stupid, he said in New Hampshire.
The New York Republican primary may be awarding the most delegates of all the presidentials contests on Tuesday, but Manhattan voters largely stayed home. Their state traditionally votes Democrat in the general election, and the GOP nomination has already been all but declared for Mitt Romney.
Newt Gingrich's daughter said the former speaker will reassess his presidential ambitions if he loses the one state he has placed his hopes on.
Kurt Aaron, a meteorologist in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was just about to give his local weather report on Monday evening when he was interrupted by a four black bears - a mother bear and her three cubs - in an episode caught on video which scared the weatherman to death.
Mitt Romney is giving Pennsylvania voters a potential glimpse of the general election by campaigning with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a popular young lawmaker who is widely considered to be on Romney's vice presidential short list.
The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which receives funds from 140 U.S. companies, is breaking federal tax laws, Common Cause charged.
The search for the Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared more than three decades ago, in a SoHo basement ended with no human remains or blood being found.
A rare, powerful spring nor'easter storm along the U.S. East coast has cut power to more than 50,000 customers in Pennsylvania and upstate New York,
Shovels will be coming out before the rakes on the East coast, as some residents brace for a spring nor'easter that is expected to dump up to 12 inches of snow on parts of Pennsylvania and New York at higher elevations inland.
The EPA's final verdict is that private water sources in the town of Dimock, to the northeast of the state, do not show levels of contaminants that warrant further concern.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said hydraulic fracturing didn't contaminate private water wells in Dimock, Pa., but that doesn't mean the water is safe, said Ron Bishop, a professor in chemistry at SUNY Oneonta.
Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State, and the Culture of Silence is out in stores.
New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said on Friday authorities will be looking closely at the SoHo location where Etan Patz was seen the day before his disappearance. Investigators are continuing their search for any remains, clothing or any personal effects that can help close the case of the missing boy.
