Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after winning week on Wall Street
Asian shares have advanced after Wall Street closed out another winning week
1970-01-01 08:00
Fukushima plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses, livelihoods
Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan facing fierce protests in and outside Japan
1970-01-01 08:00
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
1970-01-01 08:00
They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
1970-01-01 08:00
Australia to buy 20 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the US for $6.6 billion
Australia says it will buy 20 new C-130 Hercules planes from the United States in a $6.6 billion deal that will increase by two-thirds the number of the Australian air force’s second-largest heavy transport aircraft
1970-01-01 08:00
San Francisco-based company that pioneered craft beers open to buyout from employees
A spokesman for Anchor Brewing says the company is open to a purchase offer from its employees but warned that time is running out
1970-01-01 08:00
The results of 'Barbenheimer' weekend are in. Here's who took the box office crown
“Barbenheimer” didn’t just work – it spun box office gold
1970-01-01 08:00
One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
Excessive heat continues to bear down on sections of the United States, a reminder of the impetus for the The Inflation Reduction Act, the significant climate legislation that turns one year old on August 16
1970-01-01 08:00
Wedding photographers adapt to couples who want instant images and less tradition on their big day
More and more couples are throwing out the playbook for a traditional wedding -- and posing new challenges for the people they hire to create the perfect images of their big day
1970-01-01 08:00
Musk says Twitter to change logo to "X" from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.
Elon Musk plans to change the logo of Twitter to an “X” from the bird, marking what would be the latest big change since he bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year
1970-01-01 08:00
Judge orders Montana health clinic to pay nearly $6 million over false asbestos claims
A judge has ruled that a health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
1970-01-01 08:00
Record-breaking downpours along Canada's Atlantic coast cause flooding in Nova Scotia
An unusually long procession of intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages
1970-01-01 08:00