USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer to Step Down
Seth Meyer, the Department of Agriculture’s chief economist since 2021, will leave the agency to work for the University of Missouri’s food and agricultural...
Experts Advise How to Avoid Political Sparring at Family Holiday Gatherings
A majority of Americans now fret about having angry exchanges with relatives over politics during holiday gatherings—enough to consider skipping them, according to a...
Dominican Republic Permits US Limited Access to Bases in War Against Drug Trafficking
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader on Wednesday announced a limited agreement permitting the United States temporary access to restricted areas for refueling aircraft and...
Virginia Governor Salutes Tribes’ Decades of Deer Hunting to Feed the Homeless
RICHMOND, Va.—Gov. Glenn Youngkin honored a 348-year-old treaty with two indigenous tribes on Nov. 26 and commended them for providing millions of servings of...
DOJ Supports Challenge to Hawaii Public-Carry Gun Restrictions at Supreme Court
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is supporting a challenge that seeks to strike down a Hawaii law that restricts the public carrying of...
Political show? Why Myanmar is again cracking down on cyber scammers
The Myanmar junta’s highly publicised crackdown on cyberfraud hubs near its borders is less a law enforcement statement than a calculated performance, analysts say,...
Xiaomi hires engineer from Tesla’s Optimus team to lead robotic hand development
Xiaomi has hired a former engineer from Tesla’s Optimus team, Zach Lu Zeyu, to join the Chinese tech giant’s robotics initiatives, as the talent...
Families frantically seek loved ones as scores missing in Hong Kong fire
Scores of people, including infants and the elderly, remain unaccounted for a day after Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in decades ravaged Wang Fuk Court...
‘Tired and anxious’: displaced Hong Kong fire survivors facing sleepless nights
Residents displaced by Hong Kong’s worst fire in seven decades have been left weary and anxious, fearing another sleepless night and uncertain about where...