BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver
BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people
2023-12-02 22:53
At UN Climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; Environmentalists call it "smokescreen"
Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s U_N_ climate talks said Saturday, a move that environmental groups called a “smokescreen.”
2023-12-02 20:15
Biden rule aims to reduce methane emissions, targeting US oil and gas industry for global warming
The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy
2023-12-02 16:57
Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
The U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom to include underwater drones and electronic warfare, as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific
2023-12-02 10:26
Cyprus and Chevron reach a deal to develop an offshore natural gas field, ending years of delays
An official says the Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus
2023-12-01 22:52
Vacuum tycoon Dyson loses a libel case against a UK newspaper for a column on his support of Brexit
Billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson has lost a libel lawsuit against the Daily Mirror
2023-12-01 22:29
Stock market today: Asian shares slip after Wall Street ends its best month of '23 with big gains
Asian shares have slipped after Wall Street closed out its best month of the year with big gains in November
2023-12-01 15:21
Why hold UN climate talks 28 times? Do they even matter?
The annual U.N. climate talks are nearly two weeks of delegates meeting
2023-12-01 13:56
Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere
Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how hackers breached a water utility system near Pittsburgh
2023-12-01 08:59
Federal judge blocks Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok, says it's unconstitutional
A federal judge has blocked Montana's first-in-the-nation law banning the video-sharing app TikTok in the state while a legal challenge to the law moves through the courts
2023-12-01 08:57
Haslam family refutes allegation from Warren Buffett's company that it bribed truck stop chain execs
An attorney for the billionaire Haslam family has called the bribery allegations from Warren Buffett’s company a “wild invention."
2023-12-01 07:56
Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows
U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source
2023-12-01 06:59