Oil prices jumped on Monday after two large crude production bases in Libya began shutting down following a military blockade, setting the stage for crude flows from the significant energy exporter to be cut to a trickle. Tensions in Iraq also contributed to the jump in crude prices. Brent crude futures were up by 75 […]
A majority of people around the world believe capitalism in its current form is doing more harm than good, a survey found ahead of this week’s Davos meeting of business and political leaders. This year was the first time the “Edelman Trust Barometer”, which for two decades has polled tens of thousands of people on […]
There are new developments in a menacing social security scam. In our Consumer First Alerts we’ve been updating you on how this has grown to the most popular phone scam over the last year. Just when you thought the calls were enough, there’s a twist in the social security phone scam. Reports are coming into […]
SpaceX has intentionally destroyed one of its rockets in an unmanned emergency escape test to prove it can keep the capsule’s astronauts safe in a crisis – its last major barrier before launching manned flights into space. The Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday with a […]
On Martin Luther King Day, the Navy will name its new $12.5 billion aircraft carrier after Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, the first Black American to receive the Navy Cross for valor, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports. Miller, a native of Waco, Texas received the prestigious award in 1942 after he fired back on Japanese […]
The keto diet. You’ve probably heard of it by now. It’s the low-carb, high-fat diet that caught on and spread quickly, leading some to label it as a fad, while others praised its effectiveness. The new year brings in an annual flood of personal health goals, and for those trying to lose weight, the keto […]
Rough seas prompted SpaceX on Saturday to delay the emergency escape test of its new crew capsule by a day. Liftoff is now set for Sunday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off Saturday on a 10-minute flight to demonstrate the capsule’s emergency escape system before astronauts climb aboard […]
The “Phase 1” trade deal with China that President Trump signed this week is unlike any previous free trade agreement. From Trump’s point of view, that’s the whole point. “We are righting the wrongs of the past,” Trump said Wednesday during a White House signing ceremony, “and delivering a future of economic justice and security […]
J.C. Penney plans to close another six stores and a call center, the retailer confirmed to USA TODAY Friday. The stores will have “an effective closing date of April 24,” Brooke Buchanan, senior vice president of communications, said in a statement. “This decision is the result of a careful and ongoing review of our store […]
Payless ShoeSource may have closed its last U.S. stores in June, but it’s already planning a comeback. The Topeka, Kansas-based company announced in a news release Thursday that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time. The footwear company says it will have a focus on international markets and wants to reinvigorate […]
PigeonBot Researchers at Stanford University have built a drone called PigeonBot, with wings coated in real pigeon feathers. And it flies so deftly, New Scientist reports, that it could change the way aircraft are built in the future. “We let go of the idea that you have to control every degree of freedom and I think future […]
Modern cities are built on concrete, but we pay a terrible price. Not only does its production release about 5 percent of greenhouse gasses, but when concrete fails, the consequences can be devastating. A new form of living concrete made from sand and bacteria can grow as long as nutrients are provided and humidity maintained. […]
