China plans a digital version of its currency, which some say could become a big global payment system.

Ex-finance official Lai Xiaomin was investigated starting in 2018 and pled guilty last year to bribery, bigamy, and embezzlement charges.

Christmas bombing suspect mailed a letter with bizarre conspiracy theories days before the bombing.

A new Mass Effect game is in the works as confirmed by a teaser trailer shown off during the recent Game Awards. We saw our blueberry Liara once more within a cryptic trailer that closed the bridge between two galaxies with the messaging that Mass Effect "will continue." The older Liara had fans spinning with ideas about where the story will go next but the recent news of Mark Darrah and Casey Hudson's departure still weighed heavily on minds.

California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define the American West and nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.

The Trump administration on Friday advanced its plans to cut federal regulation protections for birds despite criticisms from scientists and former federal officials that the move will likely be severely detrimental to the U.S. bird population.

The low-profile head of the General Services Administration had become a stand-in for the country’s divisions.

Infinity Ward has added 120fps support to Call of Duty: Warzone on Xbox Series X. The support, which was not mentioned in Modern Warfare's latest patch notes published this week or on social media, was spotted by players as they tested the battle royale on Microsoft's new console.

"Paranthropus robustus" evolved sturdier skulls to be able to eat new, tough vegetation

An attorney for Britney Spears says his client fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny declined to suspend James Spears from his central role in the court conservatorship that has controlled his daughter's life and career for 12 years.

Paul Knowlton owns 300 acres of land in Grafton, and farms about 50. The farm has been in his family for five generation, ever since Knowlton's great-great-grandfather settled in the Blackstone Valley in 1872. These days Knowlton grows pumpkins, squash and corn. Up a gravel road, past the family cemetery, corn stalks are still standing from this year's crop. "Considering the drought situation, we did fair," Knowlton says.

The new Shower Power speaker by Ampere is made out of 100% recycled ocean plastic and is powered entirely by your shower itself.

When Google announced that its new budget champ, the Pixel 4a, would cost ₹30,000 — a whole 25% less than the Pixel 3a — it felt like Google has finally learned to hit the right note for India. The company nearly checked all the right boxes: the release was well-timed, coinciding with Flipkart’s month-long Diwali extravaganza, and user interest in the phone was right at its peak. It all paid off when the 4a opened to blockbuster sales with units flying off the (virtual) shelves, and then…

Letter claims Mr Assange will not be able to get fair trial in US

Earlier this year, oil giants BP and Royal Dutch Shell assessed the climate lobbying done by trade associations they have been involved with, and publicly quit a handful of high-profile industry groups campaigning to undermine regulations to reduce greenhouse gases. The effort was part of a vow to increase corporate transparency and bring planet-heating emissions to net zero over the next few decades.