'This isn't some random dude with a duffel bag': To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto markets
The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the most dangerous Mexican drug cartels use to buy fentanyl ingredients from Chinese chemical companies, the latest step in a renewed attempt to crack down on the multibillion-dollar fentanyl trade that kills thousands of Americans each year.
2023-08-05 19:24
World Scout Jamboree Sees Early Pullouts Amid Deadly Korean Heat
The US, the UK and Singapore pulled out of a youth scout gathering in South Korea where hundreds
2023-08-05 16:22
Heat and wildfires put southern Europe's vital tourism earnings at risk
Greece’s resort island of Rhodes is nursing its wounds after 11 days of devastating wildfires
2023-08-05 14:49
What Asia's top potato chip maker learned from a huge supply shortage
What happens when Asia's biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee had to learn the hard way.
2023-08-05 08:25
Economic conditions -- and perceptions -- are critical for Biden in Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said it would be foolish for Democrats to view the presidential race with an air of overconfidence or presumed victory, despite persistent signs of economic growth under President Joe Biden and another criminal indictment facing his leading Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-05 07:28
Allianz ex-manager must face US fraud charges related to $7 billion investor loss
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK A U.S. judge has rejected former Allianz fund manager Gregoire Tournant's bid to
2023-08-05 04:45
Summer of Heat and Fire Doesn’t Sway Republicans on Climate
Record-setting wildfires and deadly heat waves across the globe are providing the most tangible evidence of climate change
2023-08-05 04:24
Travel Earnings Show Consumers Still Splurge on Foreign Trips
Earnings reports from the big three online travel companies showed that consumers are willing to swallow higher prices
2023-08-05 03:54
Atlantic’s Biggest Offshore Wind Turbine to Rise Next Week in US
About 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, a massive structure emerges from the Atlantic Ocean. Nearby it
2023-08-05 03:29
Mattel’s New Chief Uno Player Will Earn $17,776 in Four Weeks
If you love Uno, Mattel will pay you $277 an hour to play and promote their new game.
2023-08-05 03:20
Biden is putting his name on economic progress, but will voters just drive right by?
For Biden, taking credit for an improving economy — including the jobs and growth made possible by the trillion-dollar public works law — has become a political imperative, one that will help determine whether he is reelected to a second term.
2023-08-05 00:16
Hollywood Writers, Studios Trade Barbs Ahead of Renewed Talks
Screenwriters and the group representing big Hollywood studios are scheduled to resume talks about a new contract on
2023-08-04 23:23