A vent at an underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more than 11 days and attempts to plug the leak have thus far failedA vent...
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California headquarters of athletic shoemaker Skechers Wednesday after he showed up unannouncedMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted...
As climate-amped disasters ratchet up the suffering, the staid international finance system designed for an earlier age may be on the brink of change, driven by those on the front linesSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- At the U.N. climate...
Conservationists say they're ready to take federal wildlife officials back to court in a three-year-long fight over endangered species protection for a rare wildflower in NevadaRENO, Nev. -- Conservationists who won a court order...
What is bigger: A ronna or a quettaPARIS -- What is bigger: A ronna or a quetta? Scientists meeting outside of Paris on Friday — who have expanded the world’s measuring unit systems for the first time this century as the global...
Amid a chaotic takeover by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, one thing has stayed steady: the tweets.Folks, they're tweeting through it.Amid a chaotic -- and at times abrasive -- takeover by controversial billionaire Elon Musk...
The government and two major airlines are giving starkly contrasting views about the impact of an alliance between the airlinesAirline lawyers and the Justice Department delivered starkly contrasting views of an alliance between American...
As customers try to recover billions in lost funds, here's a timeline of cryptocurrency exchange FTX's historic collapse. Weeks ago, FTX was a $32 billion cryptocurrency darling. Now it's in bankruptcy.Larry David, Tom...
A key member of President Joe Biden’s economic team is leaving his administrationWASHINGTON -- A key member of President Joe Biden's economic team, Cecilia Rouse, will leave his administration in the spring, a White House official...
An email from Elon Musk asked that Twitter workers commit to being "extremely hardcore" or resign.A number of Twitter employees appear to be on their way out after declining to accept an ultimatum from new company owner Elon...
Ukraine’s electricity grid chief is warning of hours-long power outages as Russia zeroed in on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with renewed artillery and missile attacksKYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's electricity grid chief warned...
Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment helped the pharmaceutical giant balance tumbling international sales for its coronavirus vaccine and top third-quarter expectationsPfizer’s COVID-19 treatment helped the pharmaceutical giant balance...
Krispy Kreme will pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages and damages to workers to resolve overtime pay violations under a settlement announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of LaborKrispy Kreme will pay nearly $1.2 million in back...
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is expected to appeal the sentence.Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of shuttered blood testing company Theranos, is set to be sentenced on Friday for defrauding investors.The sentencing marks the latest...
Twitter is continuing to bleed engineers and other workers after its new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice: either pledge to “hardcore” work or resign with severance payTwitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers on...
Asian stocks are mixed after a Federal Reserve official suggested U.S. interest rates might have to be raised higher than expected to cool inflationBEIJING -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after a Federal Reserve official suggested...
A Dutch court has convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over UkraineSCHIPHOL, Netherlands -- A Dutch court on Thursday convicted two Russians...
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group on Thursday posted net losses and missed market expectations for revenue in its quarter ended September amid a slowing economy and depressed consumer sentimentHONG KONG -- Chinese e-commerce...
Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflationWASHINGTON...
Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores walked out on strike ThursdayStarbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are on strike Thursday in their largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores began...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the mass layoffs that began in the company's corporate ranks this week will extend into next yearNEW YORK -- The mass layoffs that began in Amazon's corporate ranks this week will extend into next...