New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica aims to cut shipping times, avoid border problems
A new ferry line for commerce moving through Central America began operating Thursday, directly connecting El Salvador and Costa Rica to the exclusion of Nicaragua and Honduras
2023-08-11 05:57
Taiwan Frontrunner Plans Low-Key US Trip With China Looming
The Biden administration is preparing for visits from Taiwan’s top presidential candidates in the coming weeks, as the
2023-08-11 05:20
US court rules no class action on Goldman Sachs crisis-era claims
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs shareholders cannot go forward with a class action alleging the bank misled investors about
2023-08-11 05:16
US Supreme Court Halts Purdue’s $6 Billion Opioid Pact, Will Hear Appeal
The US Supreme Court agreed to consider scuttling Purdue Pharma LP’s $6 billion opioid settlement, taking up a
2023-08-11 04:56
Utah's multibillion dollar oil train proposal chugs along amid environment and derailment concerns
One of the United States' biggest rail investments in more than a century could be an 88-mile line in Utah that would run through tribal lands and national forest to move oil and gas to the national rail network
2023-08-11 02:23
DOJ Wants Trump’s Trial on Election Charges to Be Jan. 2, 2024
The US Justice Department wants a Jan. 2, 2024, jury trial on charges that former president Donald Trump
2023-08-11 02:22
Russia Seeks to Return to the Moon After Almost 50-Year Break
Russia is set to return to the moon after nearly 50 years by sending an uncrewed lander toward
2023-08-11 01:58
X chief Yaccarino claims renamed Twitter 'close' to break-even
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of social media platform X, said Thursday that the company formerly known as Twitter is "close" to breaking even and is hiring to beef up a...
2023-08-11 01:57
Yellen to tout U.S. economy's resilience, jobs recovery in major speech
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will highlight the U.S. economy's continuing resilience in a
2023-08-11 01:22
A billion-dollar coastal project begins in Louisiana. Will it work as sea levels rise?
Officials have broken ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight coastal wetland loss
2023-08-11 01:19
It's a Barbie world — and pink is seeping into what we use, wear and eat
Stores, restaurants and independent entrepreneurs are taking full advantage of the history-making success of the "Barbie" movie to merchandise all kinds of pink products.
2023-08-11 00:49
Virgin Galactic rockets its first tourist passengers into space
Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial...
2023-08-11 00:19