Tag: general news

EPA awards $4.3 billion to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The...

Stock market today: Asian shares fall after Wall St ends worst week; Biden withdraw from 2024 race

Asian stocks were mostly lower Monday after President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race. The downbeat start to the week followed losses Friday...

China's central bank cuts interest rates, moving to put more pep into the economy

BANGKOK -- China’s central bank has cut both its five-year loan prime rate and its one-year rate, moving to revive its ailing property...

On a summer Sunday, Biden withdrew with a text statement. News outlets struggled for visuals

In an intensely visual news world, a seismic week of politics was transformed again in an instant on Sunday by something almost old-fashioned:...

Delta Air Lines says cancellations continue as it tries to restore operations after tech outage

Airlines, including Delta Air Lines, continued to struggle to restore operations two days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and...

Anti-whaling campaigner arrested in Greenland and police say he may be extradited to Japan

BERLIN -- Greenland police arrested a prominent environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner on Sunday on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.Paul Watson...