Business
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Potassium mining project in Brazil's Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil's Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged...
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U.S. employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month, though unemployment up to 4.1%
U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Trump threatens a trade war, purges the federal...
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U.S. foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill
Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to different private and public donors now that the Trump...
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At least 10% of QR codes are scams, fraud investigators say
Fraud investigators say at least 10% of QR codes attached to online orders, restaurant tabletops and public posters are scams, as Chinese...
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Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
The discovery of a huge unexploded World War II-era bomb caused transportation chaos in Paris on Friday that included the suspension of high-speed...
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Trump signs strategic bitcoin reserve executive order
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve on Thursday.
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SpaceX launches Starship mega rocket on another test flight after an explosion marred the last one
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on a...
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Trump shifts tariff strategy amid market turmoil
President Trump moved Thursday to shield thousands of goods from 25% tariffs he levied on imports from Canada and Mexico this week but said he was...
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Trump announces $20 billion investment from shipping company
President Trump announced Thursday that shipping giant CMA CGM will spend $20 billion in the United States to help revitalize the U.S. shipping...
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Trump FDA nominee sidesteps questions on abortion pill, agency layoffs
President Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration largely sidestepped questions Thursday from senators about how he would handle...
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US Labor Department reinstates more than 100 workers targeted in Trump job cuts, union says
The U.S. Department of Labor has reinstated about 120 employees who were facing termination as part of the Trump administration's mass firings of...
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Feds drop bid to make Google sell AI investments — but still seek sale of Chrome
Google holds a minority stake worth billions of dollars in OpenAI rival Anthropic.