US Economy Loses 33,000 Jobs in September, but Rebound Expected
Two back-to-back hurricanes in the continental U.S. displaced more workers than first thought resulting in a net loss of 33...
Our Planet Seen From High Above
Astronauts say seeing the Earth from a distance, where the whole planet comes into perspective, is a life-changing experience that...
Ham for a Watch: Venezuelans Struggle With Cash Shortages
Venezuelans already struggling to find food, medicine and other basic necessities have a new shortage to worry about: cash. ...
US Chamber: Trump Making ‘Highly Dangerous’ NAFTA Demands
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned on Friday that the Trump administration was making “highly dangerous demands” in the North...
US House Committee Calls New Hearing on Kaspersky Software
A U.S. House of Representatives committee said Friday that it had scheduled a new hearing on Kaspersky Lab software as...
Women in Tech Talk Change in Orlando
In Orlando, Florida, where tourists come for the palm trees, shopping and theme parks, 18,000 women converged recently on the...
Nate Takes Aim as US Still Reels From Earlier Storms
Tropical Storm Nate is being blamed for more than 20 deaths across Central America even as it tracks toward a...
New Japan Party Unveils ‘Yurikonomics’ Deregulation Steps
A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday it hopes to pursue policies to revive the...
Why Do Land Rights Matter to Communities and Companies?
Experts met in Stockholm this week to assess progress on securing land rights for indigenous people and local communities and...
Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in 6 US States
Microsoft said Thursday that it would team up with communities in six U.S. states to invest in technology and related...
Study: Student Debt Defaults More Likely at For-Profit Schools
Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended...
Development of Electric-Powered Planes
As electric-powered cars are rapidly gaining popularity, the last frontier in private transportation is also opening up to alternative, eco-friendly...
GM More Than Doubles Self-Driving Car Test Fleet in California
General Motors’s self-driving unit, Cruise Automation, has more than doubled the size of its test fleet of robot cars in...
Drought-hit and Hungry, Sri Lankans Struggle for a Harvest — or Work
At 52 years old, with two grown children, Newton Gunathileka thought he should be working less by this point. Instead...
Archaeologists Put Greek Resort Step Closer to Reality
Greece welcomed Wednesday a decision by senior archaeologists to conditionally permit a major tourism project in Athens, saying it cleared...
Horses to Power Helsinki Horse Show, With Droppings
Horse manure will generate electricity for an international horse show in Finland this month in a new form of alternative...
Yellen: Fed Committed to Easing Regulations on Smaller Banks
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the Fed is committed to making sure that the regulations it imposes...
US Business Groups Say WTO Unable to Curb Many Chinese Trade Practices
U.S. business groups expressed frustration on Wednesday with what they said are China’s efforts to tilt the economic playing field...
Tourists Trickle Back to Tunisia After 2015 Militant Attacks
Dozens of tourists pack beach chairs at a Tunisian luxury hotel, where everything from the swimming pool to the wall...
Will Your Job Be Automated? 70 Percent of Americans Say No
Most Americans believe their jobs are safe from the spread of automation and robotics, at least during their lifetimes, and...
Cambodian Virtual Reality Helps Train Bomb-disposal Techs
A lab in Cambodia is using cutting-edge technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, machine learning, swarm robotics and 3-D...
Senate Bill to Clear Obstacles to Self-driving Cars Advances
Legislation that could help usher in a new era of self-driving cars advanced in Congress on Wednesday after the bill’s...
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