Fermented horse milk season on in Kyrgyzstan Posted September 10, 2022 High up in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the season for making the fermented drink known as kumis is in full swing. Connoisseurs of k…
School district tries to fix bad Spanish translation Posted September 9, 2022 As voting was already under way for Florida’s August 23 election, officials in the county where about one in four voters are Hispanic scrambled t…
J&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year Posted September 8, 2022 Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer.…
EU says US electric vehicle tax credit could break WTO rules Posted September 7, 2022 The European Union expressed concern that a new U.S. tax credit plan aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles would discriminate against European producers and brea…
Getty Museum in LA to return illegally exported art to Italy Posted September 6, 2022 The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is returning ancient sculptures and other works of art that were illegally exported from Italy, the museum announced. The Getty will ret…
France in midst of 4th heat wave amid historic drought Posted September 5, 2022 France was in the midst of its fourth heat wave of the year on August 7 as the country faces what the government warned is its worst drought on record. Nationa…
As Mexico’s inflation hits 8.15%, families cut back Posted September 4, 2022 Mexico’s annualized inflation rate hit 8.15% in July, the highest in more than two decades, the national statistics institute announced. But inflation in price…
Jill Biden helps National Geographic promote national parks Posted September 3, 2022 Jill Biden is helping National Geographic promote its documentary series on U.S. national parks. The first lady introduces each installment of “America's National Parks,” a fiv…
Japan’s Toshiba boosts profit on devices, auto sector demand Posted September 2, 2022 Toshiba reported a 44% improvement in profit in the last quarter as the Japanese technology giant worked to revamp its brand image and reassure investors about its management. …
1st sea turtle nest found on Mississippi beach since 2018 Posted September 1, 2022 Beach crews have found the first sea turtle nest on the Mississippi mainland in four years. A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what a…