Activists worldwide kick off May Day rallies Friday, demanding peace, higher wages, and better working conditions. The day is a public holiday in many countries and demonstrations are expected in …

The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its members from using prediction markets. A resolution passed by voice vote Thursday bans senators and their staff from making bets on …

While Charles and Queen Camilla make their first state visit to the U.S. since he became king, they will also support The King’s Trust, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary with a gala in New York …

The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects. Now Democrats in Congress are investigating. The Republican …

Shares are mostly lower in Asia and oil prices have gained as diplomatic efforts to end the Iran war stalled again. Brent crude rose more than $2 with the Strait of Hormuz still effectively closed. …

Oil prices are gaining Monday after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled over the weekend and a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz remained despite a ceasefire. Iran’s foreign minister is …

Donald Trump is expected to make his first appearance as president at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington. The annual event is designed to celebrate press freedoms. But …

Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region. Wind farms are …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Washington cannot dictate the terms of the continental trade deal known as USMCA. He spoke to reporters on Wednesday in Ottawa and acknowledged the …

Barefoot trails located around the world invite visitors to get close to nature in a different way. Feeling cool mud squish between toes and pine needles, tree stumps or stones on soles that aren't …

Shares are mixed in Asia and oil prices have slipped following the latest rise of U.S.-Iran tensions. The lackluster start to trading Tuesday followed a modest retreat on Wall Street. On Monday, the …

Scientists are using controlled fires to study how to protect homes from wildfires. At a site in South Carolina, researchers burn down test houses to learn how different materials and designs can …

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to circumvent its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. The news threw into question Trump’s earlier …

Oil prices have climbed more than 5% while Asian shares also advanced as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf waterway was closed …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s strong economic ties to the U.S. were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. Carney spoke in a video address released …

A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary engaged in an anticompetitive monopoly. They jury in New York decided Wednesday on claims from dozens of U.S. states …

Asian stocks are trading higher, tracking Wall Street gains and oil prices fall as expectations rise again over a second round of talks on an end to the Iran war, which is now in its seventh week. …

The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel …

A lawyer for states suing Live Nation Entertainment has tried to convince a jury during an antitrust trial's closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing …

Asian shares are trading mixed as oil prices continued to surge ahead of a deadline that U.S. President Donald Trump set for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or risk its power plants and …