Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
<p>SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...
Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western...
Beyond vaccines, UNESCO seeks share more global science
PARIS — While the U.S. president is calling for suspending patents on COVID-19 vaccines, experts at UNESCO are quietly working on a more ambitious...
NIH vaccine designer takes coronavirus research to Harvard
<p>The U.S. government scientist who helped design one of the first COVID-19 vaccines and then <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-0f0b89c8060da6dcce74057d2324dc44">tackled skepticism of the shots </a> in communities...
EPA sets grants to restore ‘brownfields’ at blighted sites
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced more than $66 million in grants to 151 communities nationwide to assess and clean up...
Wolves to find new home at Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of Ted Turner’s ranches in southern New Mexico will be the new home for a pair of Mexican gray wolves...
After pipeline cyberextortion attempt, gasoline ticks higher
NEW YORK — Gasoline futures are ticking higher Monday following a cyberextortion attempt on a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf...
Minke whale is lost far from home in London’s Thames River
<p>London — A young minke whale was lost far from home Monday, trapped in the Thames River upstream of London landmarks after it escaped...
Utility-backed natural gas booklets spark backlash at school
<p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The father of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, elementary school student said Monday he was shocked when he pulled two activity booklets from...
Electric 3-wheeled car factory, jobs coming to Mesa, Arizona
NEW YORK — ElectraMeccanica, known for its tiny, single passenger, three-wheeled electric cars, has chosen Mesa, Arizona, as the location for its U.S. assembly...