Major heat wave creates dangerous fire potential in Pacific Northwest and Canada
The Northwest US has mostly been able to dodge major heat this summer, but it has arrived with a vengeance and could help to stoke and start wildfires, including in parts of western Canada where hundreds of wildfires are raging out of control.
2023-08-15 04:18
How -- and when -- is best to donate to those affected by the Maui wildfires?
The destruction and suffering caused by the Maui wildfires in Hawaii prompted many to immediately look for ways to help
2023-08-15 03:21
UBS to pay $1.44 billion to settle 2007 financial crisis-era mortgage fraud case, last of such cases
UBS will pay U.S. authorities $1.44 billion to settle the last lingering legal case over Wall Street’s role in the housing bubble of the early 2000s, which ultimately led to the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession
2023-08-15 03:18
Argentina to Devalue Peso by 18% to 350 Per Dollar, Official Says
Argentina’s government finally hit the panic button. After years of trying to avoid a currency devaluation that would
2023-08-15 01:26
Biden says auto workers need "good jobs that can support a family" in union talks with carmakers
President Joe Biden is asking the major U.S. automakers and their workers’ union to reach an agreement that takes “every possible step to avoid painful plant closings” as the sector transitions to electric vehicles
2023-08-15 00:48
Ford lures Apple executive to oversee its new software subscription services unit
Ford has hired away a key Apple executive to run a new business unit that will sell software-related subscription services to vehicle owners
2023-08-15 00:24
How much water is left in the Colorado River? Scientists and officials are scrambling to find out
Officials, farmers and tribes are bracing for more difficult negotiations on how to divvy up the Colorado River in the long term.
2023-08-14 23:59
Russia rouble: No panic but currency fall will hurt
There's no sense of alarm in Moscow over the exchange rate slide but Russians will be adversely affected.
2023-08-14 23:47
India Inflation Rises to 15-Month High as Food Costs Rise
Retail inflation in July breached the upper-end of the Reserve Bank of India’s tolerance level for the first
2023-08-14 22:58
Russia's currency hits the lowest level since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine
The Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions weigh on its energy exports
2023-08-14 21:50
6 former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty Monday in alleged torture of 2 Black men
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers accused of torturing and abusing two Black men are set to appear in court Monday, when they are expected to plead guilty to state charges.
2023-08-14 21:21
In the shadow of US-China rivalry, Arab allies tread delicate ground
As oil-rich Gulf states seek to diversify their military partnerships, they are finding themselves ensnared in the intensifying rivalry for global dominance between the United States and China.
2023-08-14 20:19