2015-12-10 Oil Prices Down, But Production Stays Up
Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009. Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on…
2015-12-08 Central Bank Chief Says Job Market Is Improving
The head of the United States central bank says she expects the U.S. job market to continue to improve. Janet…
2015-12-05 US Downgrades Thai Air Safety
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chanocha, has ordered air transport officials to improve flight safety because of international criticism. On Tuesday,…
2015-12-05 Tension Increases Between Turkey-Russia Over Syria
Tensions continue to rise between Turkey and Russia as both sides increase their military power at the Turkish-Syrian border. Accusations…
2015-12-04 Two Suspects in California Shooting Dead
Officials in the city of San Bernardino, in Southern California, have confirmed the names of the two people believed to…
2015-12-01 COP21, Kobe Bryant, Cyber Monday
Climate change on the Agenda The hashtag #COP21 started trending over the weekend ahead of the United Nations’ conference on…
2015-11-21 ASEAN Leaders Meet in Malaysia to Talk Trade
Leaders of Southeast Asian nations are in Malaysia this weekend for talks on terrorism, territorial disputes and trade. The Association…
2015-11-19 Soda Bomb, Paris Raid and David Beckham
The Islamic State militant group claimed that they crashed the Russian airplane over Egypt in late October with a bomb…
2015-11-14 Alibaba Sets Sales Record on Singles’ Day
E-commerce giant Alibaba broke records with sales of $14.3 billion on China’s Singles’ Day. It is the largest online shopping…
2015-11-11 Activists Versus Media at the University of Missouri
For several weeks, Hashtack ConcernedStudent1950 activists were looking for media coverage of their protest at the University of Missouri or…
2015-11-07 Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Project
President Barack Obama has rejected the Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The project involved building a 1,900-kilometer oil pipeline to…
2015-10-31 Slow and Gassy Balloon is Social Media Fave
Who knew a huge blimp – basically a 73-meter-long balloon – could become the social media star of the week?…
2015-10-31 Bank Scandals Fuel Interest in Islamic Finance
Recent bank scandals have fueled interest in Islamic banking because it forbids interest or fees on loans. Questions about ethics…
2015-10-30 China Ends One–Child Policy
The government in China plans to end its one-child per family policy and instead let families have two children. The…
2015-10-24 Hillary Clinton Stronger After Benghazi Hearing
Hillary Rodham Clinton emerged stronger politically after nearly 11 hours of tough questioning Thursday, analysts said. Her ability to remain…