Trump Lauds US Economic Performance

Trump Lauds US Economic Performance

U.S. President Donald Trump touted the continued growth of the U.S. economy on Sunday, saying it is “better than it...

Scientists Create a New Type of Hologram

Scientists Create a New Type of Hologram

Projecting three-dimensional (3D) images in thin air, called holography, moved from science fiction to reality a long time ago. But...

Using Technology to Teach Not Distract

Using Technology to Teach Not Distract

Incorporating technology into learning can sometimes be a slippery slope toward computer distraction. That’s why some of the best new...

Coincheck to Return $425M in Virtual Money Lost to Hackers

Coincheck to Return $425M in Virtual Money Lost to Hackers

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen ($425 million) of the virtual money...

EPA Puts Brakes on Approval Process for Gold, Copper Mine

EPA Puts Brakes on Approval Process for Gold, Copper Mine

In a surprise move, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reversed itself Friday and stopped the approval process for the proposed...

Pacific Trade Deal Will Move Forward Without the US

Pacific Trade Deal Will Move Forward Without the US

President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy on trade aims to reverse decades of lopsided exchange by withdrawing from international trade...

Enthusiast Builds a Steam-powered SUV

Enthusiast Builds a Steam-powered SUV

Although long replaced by more efficient types of engines, steam-powered machines still have a certain appeal, and not just for...

Alaska Delegation Wants Some Waters Out of Drilling Plan

Alaska Delegation Wants Some Waters Out of Drilling Plan

Alaska’s all-Republican congressional delegation three weeks ago praised Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke after he announced nearly all federal waters off...

Trump Warns Rivals About Trade Practices in Davos Speech

Trump Warns Rivals About Trade Practices in Davos Speech

President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will no longer tolerate unfair trade practices and will always put...

Tokyo-based Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, $530 Million Lost

Tokyo-based Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked, $530 Million Lost

Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked into and has lost about $534 million worth of...

Analysts Skeptical of China’s Boast on Industrial Performance

Analysts Skeptical of China’s Boast on Industrial Performance

The Chinese government recently claimed that 98 major state-run industries have turned in the best industrial and financial performance in...

A Cheap Test for Potable Water

A Cheap Test for Potable Water

According to the World Health Organization, 2.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water. Many of them...

Despite Sanctions, N. Korea Reportedly Exported Coal to S. Korea,  Japan via Russia

Despite Sanctions, N. Korea Reportedly Exported Coal to S. Korea,  Japan via Russia

North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely...

Nutella Riots Spread Across France

Nutella Riots Spread Across France

Grocery shopping went a little nuts in France when a supermarket chain deeply discounted jars of Nutella. Aficionados of the...

Melinda Gates Launches Initiative to Reduce Poverty With New Technology

Melinda Gates Launches Initiative to Reduce Poverty With New Technology

Melinda Gates has launched a high-level international commission to spark new thinking on how developing countries can best harness new...

At Davos Forum, Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to Palestinians

At Davos Forum, Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to Palestinians

U.S. President Donald Trump has questioned whether peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians will ever resume. Trump made the...

A Girl, a Stranger, and a Quest for Justice in China

A Girl, a Stranger, and a Quest for Justice in China

The young woman, new to the grind of Chinese factory life, knew the man who called himself Kalen only by...

Saving Lives by Taking the Guesswork Out of Snake Bites

Saving Lives by Taking the Guesswork Out of Snake Bites

An estimated 5 million people around the world are bitten by venomous snakes each year, and more than 100,000 victims...

North Korea Missile Threat Revives Talk of ‘Star Wars’

North Korea Missile Threat Revives Talk of ‘Star Wars’

Scientists and NASA officials who spearheaded development of a space-based missile defense system in the 1980s are urging its revival...

Mnuchin ‘Not Concerned’ About Short-term Value of Dollar

Mnuchin ‘Not Concerned’ About Short-term Value of Dollar

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S is “not concerned” about the value of the dollar in the short-term....

Davos Elite Brace for Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda

Davos Elite Brace for Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda

Donald Trump arrived at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos on Thursday, the first serving...

Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets From US Firm

Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Trade Secrets From US Firm

A federal jury in Wisconsin on Wednesday convicted a Chinese wind turbine company of stealing trade secrets, which nearly destroyed...