A dozen people have been arrested, and 33 pounds of heroin worth $30 million and stuffed inside Build-A-Bear toys has been seized in a drug bust in the Bronx. ...more

July 4, 2009

7-Eleven, Inc., the world's largest convenience retailer and ranked among U.S. top franchisors, is continuing its plan to convert the vast majority of its company-operated stores into franchised operations in the U.S. by 2012. The conversion of company-operated stores in some markets began in 2006. Approximately 4,100, or 75 percent, of 7-Eleven, Inc.'s more than 5,600 U.S. stores are now franchised. ...more

November 16, 2008

Mars Inc.'s Mars Petcare recalled dry cat and dog food made at its Everson, Pa., plant because of possible salmonella contamination. The amount of food involved wasn't disclosed. ...more

September 14, 2008

This city still can call itself home to one of the world's largest electronics makers. ...more

September 13, 2008

Gianna Colucci was excited about starting middle school this year. When she and her mom, Linda, went to Bayonet Point Middle School to get her schedule and supply list, however, the wind was suddenly taken out of her sails. ...more

September 7, 2008

Gianna Colucci was excited about starting middle school this year. When she and her mom, Angie, went to Bayonet Point Middle School to get her schedule and supply list, however, the wind was suddenly taken out of her sails. ...more

August 27, 2008

The government imposed new restrictions Thursday on some of the biggest-selling rat poisons, citing the danger they pose to children, pets and wildlife. ...more

May 30, 2008

Seniors and the disabled flocked to the pharmacy counter in 2006 with their new Medicare drug cards, fueling a 6.7 percent increase in health spending, the federal government reported Monday. ...more

January 8, 2008

U.S. regulators are cracking down on about 200 unapproved prescription cough medicines that contain the narcotic hydrocodone, including some marketed for young children. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday threatened to pull the products off the market if companies do not stop making and distributing them within six months. ...more

September 29, 2007