In brief

BANKINGMoody’s raises outlook on U.S. banksMoody’s Investors Service has raised its outlook for the U.S. banking industry for the first time in five years, citing the improving economy and banks’ stronger balance sheets.The rating agency said in a report issued Tuesday that sustained economic growth and a better jobs picture ...

• 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

By Kristen WyattAssociated PressDENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.The ...

• 12:05 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013

Fairfield duel wrestling meet

• 10:44 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013

High School Sports results

BOYS BASKETBALL Saturday’s Results Carlisle 70, TC North 45 Cin. Christian 77, Miami Valley Chr. 60 Dayton Christian 66, Badin 52 Hamilton 48, Milford 35 Little Miami 41, Edgewood 33 Madison 65, Midd. Christian 37 Northwest 64, Talawanda 58 Ross 65, Mt. Healthy 59 Winton Woods 75, Middletown 61   ...

• 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013

Middies vs Winton Woods

• 10:39 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013

Christmas Past in the Miami Valley

• 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24, 2012

'Tis the Season for Your Job Search

Many job seekers are tempted to slow down the search (or pause it altogether) during the winter holiday season. But career experts say that taking a break from your job search during the holidays is a mistake -- because hiring doesn't stop.         At the end of the year, some ...

• 10:52 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 2012

'Ooey-gooey' fries restaurant’s best selling item

The description of The Dublin Pub’s cheese fries is enough to whet the fries appetite: “Thick cut wedge fries smothered with white wine sauce, crispy bacon, topped with a blend of cheeses and baked to perfection.” Did we mention the bacon? Few can resist a piping hot serving of the ...

• 8:22 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012

This weekend’s your last chance to get 55 cent burger

Time is running out to celebrate the Whopper’s b-day with two quarters and a nickel. Burger King restaurants — BK restaurants, if you are sassy — here and around the country are offering Whopper sandwiches for 55 cents when you buy any other Whopper sandwich — any combination of money ...

• 9:41 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012

Superstorm Sandy pushes US jobless claims to highest point in 18 months

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated Press Superstorm Sandy drove the number of people seeking unemployment benefits up to a seasonally adjusted 439,000 last week, the highest level in 18 months. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications increased by 78,000 mostly because a large number of applications were filed ...

• 2:43 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012