UMaine releases offshore wind project proposal

AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine and its partner companies offered a glimpse into the sole remaining offshore wind project being considered for a state contract with the release Wednesday of more details about its proposal to build two wind turbines...

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German factory orders post strong rise

BERLIN — German factory orders in September rose an unexpectedly strong 3.3 percent on the month, thanks to a particularly robust increase in foreign demand. The Federal Statistical Office said Wednesday that while domestic orders of big-ticket items...

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Environmental crime wave costs world billions

NAIROBI, Kenya — The illegal cutting of timber and the poaching of elephants and rhinos are part of a "rapidly escalating environmental crime wave" that international governments must combat by increasing cooperation, police and environmental officials...

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US group leaks Google's European antitrust offer

AMSTERDAM — A U.S. consumer rights group has leaked details of Google's offer to settle a European investigation into alleged abuse of its dominant position in the search market. John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog said Wednesday that Google's current...

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Health law clock is ticking for sickest patients

PORTLAND, Ore. — With federal and state online health care marketplaces experiencing glitches a month into implementation, concern is mounting for a vulnerable group of people who were supposed to be among the health law's earliest beneficiaries. Hundreds...

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Mexican Coke in US will still use cane sugar

NEW YORK — Fans of "Mexican Coke" in the U.S. need not worry about any sweetener changes. Americans who buy the glass bottles of Coke exported from Mexico may have been dismayed by recent online reports that a Mexican independent bottler planned to...

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Sebelius: Couple of hundred website fixes required

WASHINGTON — Prodded to be more candid with Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday the administration's flawed health care website needed a couple of hundred fixes when it went online more than a month ago and...

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NY judge won't stand in way of $1.8B SAC deal

NEW YORK — A New York judge who has talked tough about insider trading is stepping out of the way of a $1.8 billion criminal settlement involving hedge fund giant SAC Capital. Federal Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan said at a Wednesday hearing that...

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Starbucks to hire 10k vets, military spouses

NEW YORK — Starbucks says it plans to hire at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses over the next five years. The Seattle-based coffee company says it will develop a system dedicated to matching the skills of veterans and military spouses with...

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Vt. beer's fans are trouble for neighbors

WATERBURY, Vt. — A Vermont microbrewery that makes one of the world's best beers plans to close down its retail operation to head off the trouble that's brewing with its neighbors. Customers lined up at The Alchemist brewery on Tuesday to buy cases...

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