Merck & Co. CEO Kenneth Frazier tells company shareholders that this year and next will be difficult.

Only a portion of the $3 billion in Illinois taxes on gasoline and license plates goes to road repair; escalating employee pensions are cited as a huge cost.

Workers overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract that includes pension enhancments and wage increases, including an optional 401(k) program.

The University of Notre Dame is suing Obama administration officials over the mandate requiring most employers to cover birth control.

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday it filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to market a generic version of the birth control pill Loestrin FE, made by Warner Chilcott.

Initial claims for Nevada unemployment benefits fell in April compared with the same month last year, continuing a 29-month trend.

Tennessee is one of six states that will share in more than $181 million in federal health care grants.

A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers.