Vietnam car maker begins build for North Carolina electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands
A Vietnamese company planning to build an electric vehicle plant in North Carolina that would employ 7,500 workers has reached a milestone
2023-07-29 03:46
Wind and solar are propping up the Texas power grid amid a brutally long heat wave
As Texas bakes under a sweltering heat dome, the power has stayed on and prices haven't spiked tremendously. Thank wind and solar, energy experts say.
2023-07-29 02:21
Judge OKs $15M payout from store where Alex Murdaugh's underage son got beer before fatal crash
A judge has approved a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit against a convenience store that sold beer to Alex Murdaugh's underage son
2023-07-29 00:30
U.S. railroads say heatwave to reignite coal shipments this year
By Ananta Agarwal U.S. railroad operators expect heatwaves across the northern hemisphere to reignite coal shipments as people
2023-07-29 00:27
Salvage crews board a cargo ship burning off the Netherlands. The smoke and flames are easing
The Netherlands' coast guard says that salvage crews dealing with a cargo ship loaded with cars that has been burning for more than two days off the northern Dutch coast boarded the vessel for the first time as heat, flames and smoke eased
2023-07-28 23:54
Italy wins EU nod to clinch 18.5 billion euros in post-COVID funds
ROME The European Commission said on Friday it had provisionally approved the payment to Italy of a third
2023-07-28 23:20
Softening inflation props up U.S. consumer sentiment
By Safiyah Riddle Diminishing inflation pushed consumer sentiment to the highest in nearly two years, a closely watched
2023-07-28 23:19
G20 ministers reach agreement on most, but not all, climate issues
The final meeting of climate and environment ministers from the world’s largest economies ended without an agreement or joint statement Friday despite pleas from leading figures for nations to show a united front on climate change as weather records shatter across the globe
2023-07-28 22:52
Biden to tout 'Bidenomics' in Maine as GDP grows, inflation falls
By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland (Reuters) -President Joe Biden headed to Maine on Friday, his first trip to the
2023-07-28 22:48
Fukushima plant official says the coming release of treated water a milestone for decommissioning
A top official in charge of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says an upcoming release of the treated radioactive water into sea more than 12 years after the meltdown disaster marks “a milestone."
2023-07-28 21:27
US labor costs growth slows in second quarter
WASHINGTON U.S. labor costs increased less than expected in the second quarter as wage growth cooled a bit,
2023-07-28 21:22
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Fed falls to its lowest level in more than 2 years
A measure of consumer prices that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve fell last month to its lowest level since March 2021, the latest sign that inflation in the United States is steadily cooling from its once-painful highs
2023-07-28 20:57