PITTSBURGH — A stiff drink comes with a stiff tax in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns these days, and that has made the county executive public enemy No. 1 in some quarters, reproached by name in song and on bar bills.

The Bank of England's emergency 0.5% rate cut was welcomed as "essential and timely" by business leaders today. The CBI said the move to 4.5% interest rate - alongside the Government's banking bail-out - "would be welcomed by business, and will help

Many corporations purchase gifts for employees during the holiday season, though in the tight economy this year many are trimming their lists or giving less-expensive items. Here are some examples of such gifts: _ Apparel company Vineyard Vines sells ties

A Henrietta foster care provider is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in his care over a four year period dating back to 2002. Monroe County Sheriff's deputies arrested Lawrence Bright, 72, Thursday.

The Candor Trust road safety charity is concerned the Judicial Review Panel's decision, affirming the propriety of the New Zealand Government providing short term breast cancer treatment with Herceptin as opposed to funding full treatment courses, wasn'