Some individuals and small business owners helping with the formation of the cooperatives said they believe the new operations will help reduce one of their most worrisome costs. "Every year it's a challenge," said Tom Murphy, who employs eight people...

A generic version of the cholesterol fighter Lipitor added about 3 cents per share to the Franklin Lakes, N.J. , company's earnings. Lipitor, the world's top selling drug, lost its patent protection late in the fourth quarter. By Business Writer Tom...

PAC Chair Tom Murphy told the board the BRS committee was made up of parents with children in the schools who are "relatively new to the school system." Murphy said the parents felt it was important for the district to maintain the "community" feel of...

Feb. 10: Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum talks to TODAY’s Ann Curry about the new excitement his campaign is generating, why he says he won’t make negative personal attacks on his rivals and whether women in the military should serve in...

The Madness of George III. In both we see an embattled royal subjected to all kinds of curative humiliations by a rogue outsider: in Bennett's play it was a bluff Lincolnshire parson whereas in Seidler's it is a tough Aussie speech specialist in the...

Weather anchor Tom Murphy of WBKB-TV in Alpena, Mich. , gives viewers plenty of pop culture references mixed in with his forecast. Description: Feb. 9: South Africa is trying to save black rhinos by having veterinarians cut off their valuable horns...