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Russian farmers are ditching the ruble for a new cryptocurrency
In a small village outside Moscow, a quiet revolution is underway. Farmers and small businesses around Kolionovo, 80 miles from the capital, are ditching the ruble and switching to a cryptocurrency -- the kolion -- to pay for local trade.
A helicopter app for the wealthy plans to tackle Mumbai's traffic
A helicopter app for the wealthy has picked India's financial capital Mumbai as its first city outside the United States.
Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers are walking out en masse. Here's what they want
This is about much more than teachers' salaries. Tens of thousands of Kentucky and Oklahoma teachers were ditching classrooms Monday to rally at their state capitals, demanding more education funding for students.
JPMorgan Devotes $10 Million to Fight Poverty in Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. is home to some of America's most powerful people and institutions. And yet nearly one-fifth of the District's population is living in poverty.
Tax Cuts Might Create Jobs. But Where Are the Workers?
The GOP tax reform was billed as a job creator. But there's one thing missing: Workers.
It's time for Netflix to prove it's still the king
Netflix failed to deliver last quarter and was raked over the coals by Wall Street.
Blinken raised 'serious concerns' about human rights with Kagame in Rwanda
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said he had raised "serious concerns" related to human rights as well as issues about regional tensions with the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo during a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali.
Biden and top officials set for nationwide travel blitz after prime-time address
President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress may stand as the prime-time marker of his first 100 days in office, but it will also serve as the launch point for an all-out administration-wide blitz to highlight accomplishments -- and the ambitious legislative push ahead.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial reaches closing arguments on potential death penalty
The gunman who killed 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 should be sentenced to death, federal prosecutors argued to a jury on Monday, specifically noting his hatred for Jews and ongoing lack of remorse.
Grammys 2017: Adele and Beyoncé's Big Moments
Adele swept the top honors at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards, but the night was shared with Beyoncé.
Trump's Mexican Border Wall: See the proposals
It might be a "smart wall" filed with fiber optic cables designed to detect anyone trying to climb over or tunnel underneath it. Or it could resemble a medieval castle, with a notched top and turrets. It could be made of solar panels, or even be a work of art.
Here are 10 climate executive actions Biden says he will take on day one
President-elect Joe Biden is planning a flurry of executive actions when he takes office on January 20, and many focus on combating the global climate crisis.
Barbie condemned after releasing 'inclusive' Tokyo Olympics collection without visible Asian representation
America's most popular fashion doll Barbie has received widespread criticism on social media for not featuring an Asian Barbie in their collection dedicated to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
How Republicans could still screw up the best political environment in 30 years
Mitch McConnell is feeling pretty good right about now. During an appearance at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the Senate minority leader said that the "atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994," when the party won control of both the House and Senate in a wave election. "From an atmospheric point of view, it's a perfect storm of problems for Democrats because it's an entirely Democratic government," added McConnell.
Free gift? China extends influence in Africa with $32M grant for regional HQ
China raised eyebrows this month by announcing it will give the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) a $31.6 million grant to build a new headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
Russia's targeting of black voters is a very American thing to do
When Vladimir Putin focused on black voter depression and sowing racial divisions in the 2016 election to help propel Donald Trump into the White House, he engaged in what is, unfortunately, a longstanding and time-tested American practice.
Trump Seeks to Downplay Past Skepticism of Russian Election Meddling
President Donald Trump downplayed on Sunday his past skepticism of Russia's involvement in US election meddling, saying he sides with American intelligence agencies over Vladimir Putin when it comes to assigning culpability for the hack.
Exclusive: Haiti's Ariel Henry says he understands US migrant deportations and says elections will be pushed back
Haiti's unelected leader Ariel Henry says he understands why the United States is deporting thousands of Haitian migrants from the Texas border, as he wants to cooperate with America -- and will welcome home those who fled the disaster-hit country.
The 14 Most Shocking Comments From Trump's Charlottesville News Conference
A day after President Donald Trump gave in to political pressure and denounced, by name, the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who rallied in Charlottesville this past weekend, he reversed course and again claimed "both sides" were to blame for the violence in the Virginia city.
'Like the good old days': Obama returns to the White House for the first time as Democrats look ahead to midterm elections
When former President Barack Obama walked into the White House on Tuesday, it was his first time in the building since he welcomed then-President-elect Donald Trump for coffee on the morning of Trump's inauguration.
