Authorities on Wednesday night confirmed that the golf-ball sized pieces of debris are a hydrocarbon-based pollutant consistent with the makeup of tar balls, which are formed when oil comes into ...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has long opposed such markets, citing concerns about their legality ...

A Lebanese child is vaccinated at the Herjalleh shelter in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 16, 2024. (Photo by ...

People visit the annual tech summit of Lenovo titled "Lenovo Tech World 24" in Seattle, the United States, Oct. 15, 2024.

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024 shows a worker operating a machinery harvesting salt at Nanpu salt field in ...

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 6:23 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), ...

Visitors play an educational board game during the 2024 China Toy Expo in east China's Shanghai, Oct. 16, 2024. The three-day ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least three people died and four others were injured after a bridge collapsed in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, ...

Tourists accompanied by staff members visit the Meidum Pyramid in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt, Oct. 16, 2024. Meidum Pyramid ...

Romanian Red Cross volunteers perform resuscitation maneuvers during a flash mob to mark the World Restart a Heart Day in ...

With about 50 S&P 500 companies reporting so far, 79 percent have surpassed expectations, according to FactSet. Despite market volatility, research firm CFRA's chief investment strategist, Sam Stovall ...

GAZA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian presidency condemned on Wednesday the Israeli army's ongoing siege of northern Gaza, which has continued for the 11th consecutive day.