Fuel shortages and high prices push adoption of EVs in Africa, led by Ethiopia
Nairobi, KENYA — Use of electric vehicles in Africa is surging, led by Ethiopia, as soaring prices and…
NASA’s Webb telescope reveals a spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture…
Zoltan Pali, One of L.A.’s Top Architects, Met His Match: His Own Ugly House
“Ugly” was the first thing that came to mind when Los Angeles architect Zoltan Pali came upon his…
More than cuddly critters. Climate change puts unusual plants at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters…
US artist Alma Allen brings bronze evil eye to Venice Biennale
VENICE, Italy (AP) — U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice…
California governor candidates spar on taxes, Trump and healthcare
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The leading candidates for California governor clashed in a lively debate Tuesday on everything…
Box Office: Women help drive ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ to No. 1
Twenty years after the original, the sequel to “The Devil Wears Prada” made a splash in its first…
Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
I’m 50, my husband is 58. We make $350K a year, have no debt and have $1M saved. But now what — real estate, savings, bonds, gold?
Question: “Together, my husband and I make $350,000 a year. He’s 58 and I’m 50. We have zero…
A real-life WKRP in Cincinnati has radio listeners ‘stoked’
CINCINNATI (AP) — WKRP isn’t dead — as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati. The…
Migrant boat runs aground in northern France, leaving 2 dead
PARIS (AP) — A small boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel ran aground on a…
Meet Justicia: an Artsy Bourgeois Hub Drawing Foreign Buyers in Madrid
Last year, real estate agency Barnes named the Spanish capital the most sought-after city in the world for…