Shell earnings top $5 billion. But that's nearly half what it pulled in months ago
Shell has reported that it earned nearly $5.1 billion in the second quarter
2023-07-27 18:26
Pushing back on bias: Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In launches girls leadership program
Ten years after publishing her book “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,” Sheryl Sandberg will launch a girls leadership program Thursday through her foundation to respond to what she calls stubborn gender inequities
2023-07-27 17:15
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record temperatures persist
President Joe Biden plans to announce new steps to address the extreme heat that has threatened millions of Americans, most recently in the Southwest
2023-07-27 12:26
Sesame is being newly added to some foods. The FDA says it doesn't violate a allergy law
Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a new federal allergy law
2023-07-27 07:25
Jason Aldean's 'Small Town' video edited to remove Atlanta protest footage
A music video for a controversial Jason Aldean song that has received both backlash and support has been shortened by a few seconds, removing apparent television footage of a protest in Atlanta, Georgia.
2023-07-27 04:18
The seawater temperatures in Florida are at hot tub levels
The warming waters threaten marine life and ocean ecosystems including by bleaching coral reefs.
2023-07-26 19:55
Biden pledges 'mental health care is health care' with new rule ensuring mental health parity in insurance coverage
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new action to guarantee access to mental health care, unveiling a proposed rule that would ensure mental health benefits on private insurance plans more closely mirror physical health benefits.
2023-07-26 04:22
Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across the Florida Keys.
2023-07-26 03:20
Massachusetts rejects request to discharge radioactive water from closed nuclear plant into bay
Massachusetts environmental regulators have denied a request by the company dismantling a shuttered nuclear power plant to release more than 1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
2023-07-26 01:54
Europe's strategy to boost its computer chip industry and compete with Asia gets final approval
European Union member states have given final approval for the bloc’s master plan to expand semiconductor production
2023-07-25 19:28
"Last hope": Eager Germans are prepared to pay for weight-loss drug
By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick FRANKFURT/LONDON Frustrated after countless failed diet and exercise attempts, 41 year-old Jessica
2023-07-25 18:58
Asia-Pacific needs disaster warning systems to counter rising climate change risks, report says
A United Nations report says the Asia-Pacific region needs to drastically increase its investments in disaster warning systems and other tools to counter rising risks from climate change
2023-07-25 18:27