NEW YORK — The fairytale weddings that many couples have yearned for are starting to come back down to earth — leveled by everyday problems like house payments and rising   Read More »

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — What do you want your cell phone to be able to do? Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Hal Abelson put that question to about 20 computer science   Read More »

Job openings will still be there this summer, but it's not going to be the shooting-fish-in-a-barrel fest students enjoyed in previous seasons, according to experts.   Read More »

CHICAGO — Danielle Brown stands outside a South Side market at midnight, braving the spring chill for her first chance to buy groceries since her food stamps ran out nearly two   Read More »

NEW HAVEN — General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the appliance business that for a century has put refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers in American homes   Read More »

CINCINNATI (AP) — FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in 685 Macy's department stores over the next two years, the companies said Friday. About 75 full-size FAO toy stores will open across the   Read More »

A year ago, you'd pull the trigger to fill your tank and might not notice a cent or two click off before any gas flowed through the nozzle. But at today's prices, that malfunction — called   Read More »

The last thing any traveler wants in the middle of a vacation is to lose a wallet, whether it's misplaced or taken by a pickpocket. As the summer travel season approaches, it's a good time to review   Read More »

NEW HAVEN — General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the appliance business that for a century has put refrigerators, washing machines and dishwashers in American homes   Read More »

WETHERSFIELD — Connecticut lost 400 jobs in April, largely due to cuts in the trade, transportation and utility sector, the state Labor Department said Thursday.   Read More »