María Consuelo Loera, mother of jailed drug lord ‘El Chapo,’ dies at 94
A memory once shared by María Consuelo Loera was how her son counted the stacks of money as he started to rise in Mexico’s drug world. Then he would recount…
Russia Poised to Let Miners Sell Coins Abroad as ‘Exports’
Source: artiemedvedev/Adobe Russian industrial miners may be given the right to sell cryptoassets as “export products,” the nation’s finance ministry said. Per RBC, the country’s Deputy Minister of Finance Ivan…
FTC reveals new rule targeting auto dealership scams
The Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule Tuesday intended to stop auto dealers from using hidden fees and bait-and-switch price tactics on buyers. The agency says such fees and…
Dow rallies more than 500 points to record, closes above 37,000 for the first time
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped to a record Wednesday as the Federal Reserve signaled it would cut rates several times next year, satisfying investors who hoped the central bank…
Scientists discover ‘staggering’ features in massive Milky Way star explosion
Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A that has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a new image…
New climate summit draft calls for transition away from fossil fuels, but still has ‘loopholes’
A new draft of the centerpiece agreement at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai makes an unprecedented mention of transitioning away from fossil fuels, in what some experts are welcoming as…
Takeaways from COP28: What does the climate deal say?
Nearly 200 countries agreed to a new climate deal at the COP28 talks in Dubai on Wednesday, after two weeks of negotiations characterized by controversy and bitter divisions over the…
World agrees to climate deal that makes unprecedented call to move away from fossil fuels, but ‘cavernous’ loopholes remain
The world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of painstaking talks, making an unprecedented call to transition away from…
The ‘king of the meteor showers’ will peak this week
Sky-gazers will soon have the chance to see dozens of meteors streaking across the sky as the yearly Geminid meteor shower reaches its crescendo. The Geminds are set to peak,…
Why Israel won’t stop fighting despite the mounting losses
Nine Israeli soldiers were killed in a single attack in northern Gaza on Tuesday, an incident that was among the deadliest for Israeli forces since the beginning of their ground…