Retail Sales Rise Slightly in November
Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released on Wednesday. However, these numbers… Read More »Retail Sales Rise Slightly in November
Retail sales rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released on Wednesday. However, these numbers… Read More »Retail Sales Rise Slightly in November
MAYFIELD, Ky.—Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water, and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time, the… Read More »Thousands Without Heat, Water After Tornadoes Kill Dozens
MAYFIELD, Ky.—Autumn Kirks said she and her boyfriend, Lannis Ward, had been dating for about a year and were saving money to buy a house.… Read More »Tornado Survivor: ‘Not Knowing Is Worse Than Knowing’
In this file photo, a man walks on a road between snow-covered farm fields in Ryongbyon county, North Pyongan, North Korea. A severe firewood shortage… Read More »North Koreans scour farms for burnable waste to cope with fuel shortage
In October, U.S. exports hit a record high, causing trade deficits with Europe and China to shrink to an unusually low point, according to a… Read More »Trade Deficit Shrinks, US Exports Hit Record High
In Japan, to be alive in autumn is to live on persimmons. sweet ones, crisp or soft, are everywhere. You’d know an astringent variety at… Read More »Patient Art of Drying Persimmons
NHS COVID Passes will be obligatory for large-scale events and nightclubs in England, as part of new rules aimed at slowing the spread of the Omicron… Read More »COVID Passes for Events in England, as Johnson Brings in ‘Plan B’ Over Omicron Fears
Natural gas futures are posting a small gain Thursday after the U.S. government reported a larger-than-expected supply withdrawal. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration… Read More »Natural Gas Bull Case Questioned Amid Sizable US Supply Withdrawal
A majority of Americans across the political spectrum now see China as the biggest threat to the United States, a dramatic change since 2018, according… Read More »Majority of Americans Consider China Top Threat, Survey Finds
LOS ANGELES—Standing on the top rim of the venerable Coliseum on a 76-degree autumn Monday, Lincoln Riley took a glance behind him at the Los… Read More »Lincoln Riley Eager to Return USC Trojans to Winning Ways
LONDON—Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest altitude pub got a longer stay than they bargained for, after the building was… Read More »Lock In: Dozens Stuck in England’s Highest Pub After Storm
CALAIS, France—French fishermen temporarily blockaded the port of Calais and Channel Tunnel rail link in an effort to disrupt trade between Britain and the continent… Read More »French Fishermen Disrupt UK Trade Routes Over Fishing Licence Row
Americans flocked to parades, packed football stadiums, and gathered more freely for family feasts on Thursday, grateful to celebrate Thanksgiving Day traditions again after the… Read More »Thanksgiving Traditions Return to US: Football, Family, and Parades
CALAIS, France—At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 34… Read More »Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel; at Least 31 Dead
FRANKFURT鈥擳he German economy is taking “a breather” as a lack of goods and labour as well as new restrictions designed to fight the coronavirus pandemic… Read More »Germany’s Economy Is Taking a Breather but Inflation Isn’t, Bundesbank Warns
UK’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday that he believes it’s unlikely the government will ever consider mandating COVID-19 vaccines for the general population.… Read More »UK Health Secretary on Mandatory Vaccines for General Public: ‘I Don’t Think That Is Something We Would Ever Look At’
Ohio State University is launching an initiative giving undergraduates the chance to graduate debt-free from a four-year degree, the school’s president announced Friday. initiative, called Scarlet &… Read More »Ohio State University Launches Debt-Free Degree Initiative
As autumn falls in the flashing splendor and fading light of a dying season, we are invited, with the inevitability of the seasons, to face… Read More »What Good Is Poetry? Deliverance of John Donne’s ‘Death, Be Not Proud’
LONDON—Oil prices dropped below $79 a barrel on Friday as a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe threatened to slow the economic recovery while… Read More »Oil Drops Below $80 on European COVID-19 Concerns
NEW YORK—In a very modest dwelling in Cork City, Ireland, two 30-somethng siblings wrestle with a long-standing problem: problem lumbers noisily about upstairs. It is… Read More »ater Review: ‘Autumn Royal’: Caretakers’ Dilemma
Panzanella, the summer Tuscan bread salad, is a blank canvas that exalts the freshest seasonal flavors: juicy, ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, spicy red onion, and… Read More »Autumn Tuscan Panzanella (Panzanella Autunnale)
“Olio nuovo e vino vecchio.” New oil and old wine. This saying pretty much sums up the Italian philosophy on these two culinary elixirs. If… Read More »Olio Nuovo: How to Savor the Season’s Freshest, Most Prized Olive Oil
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has received multiple reports from countries in Asia and Europe regarding a recent spread of bird flu, giving rise… Read More »Bird Flu Spreading in Europe and Asia, Humans Found Infected As Well
California’s recent gubernatorial recall election set off a wave of efforts to recall local officials in the state. This week, the recall campaigns of several… Read More »Californians Lead Recall Campaigns Against Local Officials
PG-13 | 1h 35min | Biography, Documentary | 12 November 2021 (USA) Although not the first non-fiction U.S. TV show about cooking (“Sunday Evening Supper” in 1940 preceded it), the PBS-produced… Read More »Film Review: ‘Julia’: Informative Documentary About an American Culinary Icon
World Kindness Day, celebrated annually on Nov. 13 by many countries around the globe since its introduction by the World Kindness Movement in 1998, is… Read More »World Kindness Day Special—Ancient Tales of Wisdom: Power of Kindness
Beijing is objecting to the City of Vancouver’s plan to form a special relationship with the City of Kaohsiung in Taiwan, as the communist regime… Read More »Beijing Objects to Vancouver’s Plan to Form Partnership With Taiwanese City
FRANKFURT—European governments should be allowed to spend more when inflation is below the European Central Bank’s 2 percent inflation goal and vice versa, the ECB’s… Read More »ECB Asks for Governments’ Help to Hit Inflation Goal
Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. report highlights the deadly toll COVID-19 has taken… Read More »More Than 19K Canadian Lives Ended Than If Pandemic Never Happened: Statistics Canada
China censored the names of Peng Shuai, one of China’s top tennis players, Zhang Gaoli, ex-vice premier who retired in 2018, and Kang Jie, Zhang’s… Read More »China Censors Tennis Star and Ex-vice Premier’s Alleged Sex Scandal