Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France to offer tax cuts

PARIS — An official close to the French president says the government will cut capital gains taxes and streamline visas for foreign entrepreneurs, hoping to persuade investors that France is start-up friendly. President Francois Hollande last year fought...

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Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court unanimously upheld a federal appeals court decision validating Virginia's limitation of its FOIA law...

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Obama to tap Charlotte mayor to run Transportation

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nominating Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx, a rising star in Democratic politics, to run the Transportation Department, a White House official said. Obama will announce the nomination from the East Room of...

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Kodak to sell 2 businesses to U.K. pension plan

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Eastman Kodak Co. has agreed to sell its personalized and document imaging businesses to its U.K. pension plan as part of an agreement that settles $2.8 billion of claims that the retirement fund had sought from the photography pioneer....

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Boston firm making ‘Where’s Waldo?’ chocolate bars

PRAIM Group, a food licensing, marketing and distribution company with offices in Boston and Los Angeles, said today it will create and distribute a line of all-natural chocolate bars featuring "Where's Waldo?" The company said it will introduce four...

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FDA rejects 2 HIV drugs from Gilead Sciences

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Gilead Sciences Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration rejected two marketing applications for HIV treatments, citing quality control problems at the company's manufacturing facilities. The FDA informed the company...

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Chrysler profit falls 65 pct. on lower shipments

DETROIT — Chrysler's first-quarter profit tumbled 65 percent as shipments of cars and trucks fell while it prepared factories to launch several key new vehicles. The Auburn Hills, Mich., company said Monday that it earned $166 million in the January-March...

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Obama: Cuts means US could lose years of research

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. could lose years of scientific research as a result of automatic spending cuts that have hit federal agencies. He says instead of racing ahead to the next cutting edge, American scientists are wondering...

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Former Celtics center Jason Collins says he’s gay

Professional basketball center Jason Collins, who played in more than 30 games with the Boston Celtics this season, has come out as openly gay in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated. In the magazine's latest issue, Collins, 34, a 12-year veteran...

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EU aims to better protect bees from pesticides

BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to restrict the use of three pesticides to better protect dwindling bee populations. The announcement Monday was cheered by environmentalists, disappointed chemical companies and came after the bloc's 27 nations failed...

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