Trouble with the Russian Potato Harvest – Call China for Help!
Frankfurt, Atlanta (23/11 – 10) Potatoes are a serious matter. The lowly potato does in fact have a lengthy and exotic history, being grown...
Britney Spears’ Memoir Has Sold More Than 1 Million Copies in U.S.
Britney Spears’ memoir, “The Woman in Me,” has sold 1.1 million copies in the U.S. alone through its first week. “I poured my heart and...
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories up Last Week: API
The American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday reported a surge of 11.900 million barrels of crude oil in U.S. inventories for the week ending...
Toyota Recalls Nearly 1.9M RAV4s to Fix Batteries That Can Move and Pose a Fire Risk
Toyota said Wednesday it is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful...
Honduras Demands Respect for National Sovereignty After Criticism From U.S. Senator
Honduran Foreign Affairs Minister Enrique Reina on Tuesday demanded respect for national sovereignty and rejected criticism of its internal affairs after a U.S. senator...
Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis In Decades
Rome (16/11 – 57) Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s then President Rajapaksa has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of...
Six Flags and Cedar Fair Will Merge, Creating a Theme Park Giant Worth Over $3.5B
Cedar Fair and Six Flags are merging to create an expansive amusement park operator with operations spread across 17 U.S. states and three countries....
Texas Woman Who Left for India After the Search for Her Son, 6, Began Is Now Charged With Killing Him
A Texas woman who told various stories to explain her 6-year-old son’s absence before leaving the country has been charged with killing the child,...
U.S. Dollar Gains Amid Fed Hawkish Comments
The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Tuesday, as some Federal Reserve officials remained hawkish. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against...
Ex-gang Leader Charged in Tupac Shakur Killing Pleads Not Guilty in Las Vegas
A former Southern California street gang leader pleaded not guilty Thursday to orchestrating a drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas. Duane...