Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains upbeat as rehab from broken left ankle nears midway point

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz slowly made his way on crutches across the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse on Saturday toward a locker replete with a massive walking boot that the towering shortstop still uses to protect the left ankle he broke during an awkward slide home in early April. ...

Audit finds National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto safety defect probes take too long

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile safety defects, limiting its ability to handle rapidly changing or severe risks, an audit made public Thursday found. Problems at the National Highway Traffic Safety...

US opens probe into Freightliner trucks automatically braking without obstacle in road

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on big Freightliner semis can stop the trucks unexpectedly for no apparent reason. It's at least the third recent investigation by the National Highway...

Medtronic: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.18 billion. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 88 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and restructuring costs, came to $1.57 per share. ...

Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry

LONDON (AP) — Britain's government unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy Friday, catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of the computer chips that are essential to modern life. Under U.K. plan, the country's...

Lawyer for Massachusetts US attorney Rachael Rollins says she is resigning after Justice Department watchdog probe

Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far short of the former president's prediction that...

Retractable Technologies: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

LITTLE ELM, Texas (AP) — LITTLE ELM, Texas (AP) — Retractable Technologies Inc. (RVP) on Monday reported earnings of $991,000 in its first quarter. The Little Elm, Texas-based company said it had profit of 3 cents per share. The syringe and medical products maker...

Cook Medical to cut 500 jobs globally under plan to refocus efforts

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Cook Medical will cut 500 jobs under a plan to refocus efforts on product innovation, the Indiana-based maker of medical devices said Monday. The cuts affecting about 4% of its global workforce will include about 223 workers in the U.S., including about 123...

Bellerophon Therapeutics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WARREN, N.J. (AP) — WARREN, N.J. (AP) — Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc. (BLPH) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $2.8 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. The Warren, New Jersey-based company said it had profit of 27 cents per share....