Yum’s shares fell after the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut reported a quarterly profit and sales on Wednesday that missed Wall Street expectations. The company said sales at established locations for
Police in India detain 750 over US call centre scam 5 October 2016 From the section India Image copyright PA Image caption Police said scammers posed as the officers of the US Internal Revenue Service
Already dealing with parched conditions, the U.S. Southwest faces the threat of megadroughts this century as temperatures rise, says a new study that found the risk is reduced if heat-trapping gases are curbed. Oppressive dry
A Southwest Airlines flight was evacuated today after a Samsung phone filled the cabin with smoke. The phone’s owner, Brian Green, told ABC News that the device was a replacement Note7, which is supposed to
A landmark agreement on climate change will enter into force on Nov. 4, backed by a coalition of the world’s largest polluters and small island nations threatened by rising seas. U.N. Spokesman Farhan Haq said
A deadly rail crash that left one person dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey last week has led to questions over whether more could have been done to stop such accidents and
Calling it a “historic day” in the fight against climate change, President Obama lauded the landmark Paris climate agreement that takes effect Nov. 4. “This gives us the best possible shot to save the one
Russia has suspended an agreement with the United States on research cooperation in the nuclear and energy sectors, the latest move underlining worsening tensions between Washington and Moscow. A suspension decree signed by Prime Minister
Grain futures were mixed Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. was up 9.50 cents to 4.05 a bushel; Dec. corn lost 1.50 cents to 3.4775 a bushel; Dec. oats was up
The federal government is using a new assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states to decide whether to ban potential mining on the land to protect an imperiled bird. Scientists
