James Barnard, a Global Force in Wastewater Treatment, Dies at 90
James L. Barnard, a South-African born environmental engineer who invented a biological method that helped transform wastewater treatment around the...
‘The United States is undermining itself’: China is ignoring Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
China won’t help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is...
Do the Democrats Really Want to Become Populists?
A month ago, Democrats seemed like a party without a concrete policy agenda, surfing a wave of anti-Trump rage and...
Arcade Under Fire for Using Live Hamsters as Claw Machine Prizes
Claw machines are usually a harmless little scam. You waste a few dollars, lose to a stuffed animal, and move...
3 big takeaways from the Fed’s March meeting
Jerome Powell hasn't ruled out remaining on the FOMC after his time as chair ends. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesThe Fed opted...
The beginning of the end of the Jones Act
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it will suspend the Jones Act for 60 days to reduce fuel prices....
Stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
Stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil...
Iran Maintains Near-Total Internet Blackout Amid U.S.-Israeli Strikes
For 19 days, the majority of Iran’s 92 million people have been cut off from the outside world, according to...
Officer at Troubled Brooklyn Jail Charged With Sexually Abusing Inmate
A correction officer at a troubled Brooklyn lockup used his authority to sexually abuse an inmate inside the jail’s chaplain’s...
House lawmaker’s desperate attempt to kill campaign finance investigation thrown out
The House Ethics Committee blocked a Democratic lawmaker’s desperate attempt to kill a campaign finance investigation on Wednesday. On Tuesday,...
