Three bills in U.S. House would ban offshore, Arctic drilling
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to ban offshore oil and gas drilling off Florida, the first of three measures it...
T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91 – NPR
T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91 NPR Oil legend T. Boone Pickens, who helped shape the American energy industry, has died at the...
Canadian court rules parts of assisted-suicide law violate patient rights
Two severely ill and handicapped Canadians can ask for immediate help in ending their lives, a court in the province of Quebec ruled on Wednesday,...
Warren gains on Biden, Sanders: Reuters/Ipsos
Support for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren rose more than that of any other Democratic presidential hopeful over the past month, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll,...
Oracle CEO Mark Hurd to take leave on health grounds; misses quarterly revenue
Oracle Corp said on Wednesday Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd would be taking a leave of absence due to health-related reasons, and the business software...
Trump says Bolton a ‘disaster’ on North Korea, ‘out of line’ on Venezuela
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that John Bolton, dismissed a day earlier as national security adviser, had been a “disaster” on North Korea...
Democrats see silver lining in suburbs, but rural challenges remain after close loss
Democrats preached optimism on Wednesday after losing a special congressional election in North Carolina, citing suburban gains and the close margin in a district President...
The race is on: Canada’s campaign features planes, songs and… vasectomies
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday formally launched a six-week campaign for re-election in which he and his rivals will crisscross the country in...
Stocks buoyed by trade hopes, bond yields up with ECB on deck
A gauge of global equity markets climbed on Wednesday on signs of gradual progress in the trade war between the United States and China, while...
U.S. Trade Representative to submit USMCA ideas to Democrats: source
The Trump administration on Wednesday will submit to U.S. House of Representatives Democrats its latest proposals for addressing the lawmakers’ concerns with the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada...