Chinese drillers work 15-hour days building wells in drought-stricken Jiangxi province
Teams of drillers are working long hours to build wells to fight a devastating drought sweeping parts...
Artemis Launch Will Lead to ‘Footprints on the Moon Dust,’ Then Mars Journey: Astronaut
NASA will take a giant leap towards putting “footprints on the moon dust” for the first time since 1972...
Families of US troops killed in Kabul blast mark first anniversary with military ceremony
The families of U.S. troops killed in a Kabul explosion during last year's operation to evacuate Americans...
Fed’s Powell: ‘Pain’ of tight policy, slow growth needed ‘for some time’ to beat inflation
The U.S. economy will need tight monetary policy "for some time" before inflation is under control, a...
Maintain a Productive Garden Through Fall: Seasonal Tips
As summer winds down, you may find that your garden has gotten out of your hands. It is truly incredible how much some plants can grow in a few short months, while others may be...
Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai to Plead Not Guilty Under Hong Kong National Security Law Despite Threat of Life Imprisonment
The founder of Hong Kong’s now-disbanded media outlet Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will be standing trial without a jury after deciding to plead not guilty to national security charges. On Aug. 22, prosecutors said during...
Antarctic Houseflies? Potential Threat of Invasive Species in the South Pole
The South Pole may be home to endearing survivors like penguins and seals, but one hardly expects to see houseflies in the coldest place on Earth; yet they may eventually become an invasive species. As...
Almost 20% of US Households Past Due on Utility Bills
Nearly a fifth of American households are past due on utility bills, states an NGO, as the world enters an economic situation somewhere between a recession and a depression. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA)...
California Board Votes to Phase Out Gasoline-only Cars in State by 2035
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted Thursday (August 25) to adopt sweeping regulations to require all new cars sold in the most populous U.S. state to be electric or plug-in hybrid by 2035, a...
‘Turn in your badge’: Uvalde School Board Fires Police Chief Criticized for Shooting Response
The Uvalde, Texas, school board on Wednesday (August 24) fired the school district's embattled police chief for his much-criticized handling of the shooting rampage that killed 19 children and two teachers in the city three...
How Chinese Police Persecute Dissidents Under the Guise of ‘Good Health’: NGO Report
According to a report by nongovernmental human rights group Safeguard Defenders, authorities in China have been locking up activists and members of disenfranchised groups in psychiatric facilities as a way to silence them. The report,...
Forget Crickets. Soon, You’ll Eat Recycled Wind Turbines
In a new scientific discovery, it appears that progressive and modern mankind may be able to fulfill the adage of killing two birds with one stone: solving the food crisis and the immense waste produced...