US home sales rebound slightly in February

WASHINGTON — Slightly more Americans bought homes in February, but tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather point to sluggish sales in the coming few months. Sales of existing homes rose 1.2 percent last month to a seasonally...

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Farmers fund new research to breed gluten-free wheat

WICHITA, Kan. — New research funded by farmers aims to breed a wheat variety for people who can't eat wheat and other grains, an endeavor that comes as wider consumer interest in gluten-free foods is booming. The Kansas Wheat Commission is spending...

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After strong week, US stock gains slow in morning trading

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes are mixed in morning trading on Monday following a strong performance last week. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged up six points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,114 as of 10:15 a.m. The Dow Jones industrial...

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Construction to begin on state's 1st casino

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Construction is about to begin for what likely will be the first full-scale resort casino to open in Massachusetts. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled in Springfield on Tuesday for the $800 million casino that will be operated...

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WWE, NBC team up to grapple with Madison Avenue

NBCUniversal and WWE are tag-teaming, in a sense, to get a tighter hold on advertising dollars. WWE programs like "Raw" and "SmackDown" have run on NBCU' s USA for about a decade and on Syfy for a little under five years. Yet during that time, NBCU...

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MLB Network's first-ever regular season morning show sets talent, title

MLB Network has picked out a name and set the talent lineup for its first-ever regular season morning show, TheWrap has learned exclusively. On professional baseball's highly anticipated Opening Day, Monday, April 6, "MLB Central" will debut...

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Starbucks scraps 'Race Together' campaign in stores after weeklong backlash

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced the end of the company's "Race Together" campaign in stores on Sunday nigh,t via a memo to staff. Employees will no longer be encouraged to write the slogan on customers' cups after a weeklong backlash aimed...

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Humana selling Concentra unit for about $1.06 billion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Humana Inc. says it will sell its Concentra Inc. unit to MJ Acquisition Corp. for just under $1.06 billion in cash. The Concentra unit, acquired by Humana in December of 2010, is a provider of occupational health, urgent care and physical...

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Investigation prompted by alleged rape story to be released

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Police plan to release the findings of an investigation prompted by a Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house. Charlottesville police have scheduled a news conference for 2...

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Louisville Slugger maker announces deal to sell iconic brand

The company that made bats for a who's who of baseball greats, including Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, announced a deal Monday to sell its Louisville Slugger brand to rival Wilson Sporting Goods Co. for $70 million. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. has made...

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