BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The Louisiana House unanimously agreed to ban hospitals from billing rape victims for their medical exams. The proposal by Rep. …

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) _ The University of Evansville campus will become smoke-free starting Aug. 1. The Evansville Courier and Press reports (http://bit.ly/1ECb0W1 ) that the …

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) _ A Peoria auto parts manufacturer has been fined $114,100 for federal workplace safety violations that the government says put workers at …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ 6:45 a.m. Cranes and heavy equipment are working to right the overturned cars from an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing …

IRA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) _ Consumers Energy is investing $165 million to help increase reliability for the Michigan utility’s roughly 1.7 million natural gas customers. …

NEW YORK (AP) _ Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s are cramming a summer cookout into one burger. The upcoming menu item is made with a beef …

MONTREAL (AP) _ Bombardier confirmed Thursday it will cut more than 1,750 employees in Canada and Northern Ireland over the coming months to adjust for …

By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) _ The United States Polo Association cannot be held in contempt for selling sunglasses with a logo that resembles …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Barring emergencies, Alex Rodriguez will not play third base or first anymore this season. New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota’s biggest farm group says it’s making progress to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to overturn the Legislature’s …