Forty-two states lost jobs last month, up from 29 in July, with the biggest net payroll cuts coming in Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio. The Labor Department also reported Friday that 27 states saw their unemployment rates increase in August, and 14...

Tighter inventory controls helped Wal-Mart Stores Inc. earn more than Wall Street forecast in its second quarter, but the key barometer of same-stores sales fell at the world's largest retailer for its U.S. stores -- a worrisome confirmation of broad...

FedEx Corp. said Thursday it sees signs of improvement in the global economy as international shipments pick up, but warned its profit will remain weak at least through the end of the year.

Staying warm won't be quite as expensive this winter. People who heat with natural gas should do especially well, seeing their lowest bills in five years. But no matter what fuel is used, heating costs are expected to take less of a bite out of...

Dave Teggart kick a 42-yard field goal as time expires and Connecticut beats South Florida 29-27, finishing a season marred by tragedy with three consecutive wins.

More than 100 customers are without power in Cheshire after a tree fell, taking down power lines.

One of the victims of a rash of burglaries in East Lyme says he and his wife’s most prized possessions were taken by the burglars.

A man suspected in a carjacking at a Cromwell grocery store is found hiding beneath another vehicle in a Middletown home’s garage Friday night.

A 76-year-old woman is struck by a car in a New Britain intersection.