The U.S. government has designated helium as a critical material because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of …
Humanity is losing more ground in its fight against climate change. If all the countries do what they promise to do in the fight to curb climate change, the world will still warm this century by …
Asian shares are falling sharply with markets in South Korea and Japan sinking as a sell-off of technology shares deepens. The declines in Asian shares follows losses on Wall Street after …
Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette. The once-glamorous style of American adulthood has been tied to tens of millions of U.S. deaths. …
Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France. This forced a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers …
A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower …
The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas, accusing the company of fraud. …
Google and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on their digital maps, following an order from President Donald Trump. This change has sparked backlash and increased interest in …
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S. pressure for NATO allies to increase defense spending isn't hostile. Rubio made the comment on Thursday while on a visit to Portugal. He emphasized that …
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel accuses the United States of hypocrisy for promoting private enterprise in Cuba while imposing new restrictions on Cuban businesses. On Friday, Díaz-Canel hosted a …
The Group of Seven industrial nations say they've agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, starting with “substantial” amounts of diesel after the fuel recently hit record …
A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections. The bipartisan …
Asian shares are trading higher, boosted by optimism about artificial intelligence and computer chips despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Benchmarks rose in early Wednesday trading in …
The Defense Department has decided to stop appointing civilians as tenured faculty at U.S. military academies. Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo Tuesday outlining the change, saying he wanted to …
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including …
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation unveiled its 2026 class of fellows Tuesday. It's an interdisciplinary list of 20 individuals ranging from artists to scientists. The recipients will …
The MacArthur Foundation announced the 20 members of its 2026 fellowship class on Tuesday. The awardees will receive $800,000 over the next five years in recognition of their “exceptional …
Asian shares are trading mixed Monday after a cooldown in oil prices last week helped U.S. stock close out their first winning week in the last three. Benchmarks rose in Monday trading in Australia …
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its …
President Donald Trump made myriad false and misleading claims during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, many of which he has repeated frequently throughout his second …