Tag: general news

Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy and plant-based protein

An ancient tree from India is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida, and could help provide the nation...

How an Oscar-winning filmmaker helped a small-town art theater in Ohio land a big grant

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- When the Little Art Theatre set out to land a $100,000 grant to fund a stylish new marquee, with...

North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed...

Air travel is getting worse. That's what passengers are telling the US government

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the U.S. government...

Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve is highlighting the importance of its political independence at a time when Donald Trump, who frequently attacked the...

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota

Rail cars carrying hazardous material derailed and burst into flames Friday in a remote area of North Dakota, but officials said no one...