Science & Technology

Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall

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SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday it will begin work to address the risks of flooding and soil erosion from unfinished sections...

US officials: Anxiety drove vaccine reactions in 5 states

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NEW YORK — It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus...

Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home

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MADRID — A plane carrying the bodies of three Europeans killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso this week while they were filming a documentary...

GM spending on Mexico electric vehicle plant angers US union

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<p>DETROIT &mdash; An announcement by General Motors that it would invest more than $1 billion at a Mexican factory that will build electric vehicles...

Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...

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Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. ...

India’s deepening water crisis at the heart of farm protests

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<p>RANSIH KALAN. India &mdash; Every year, Swarn Singh sows rice in his fields, knowing that the thirsty crop is draining northern India's Punjab of...

Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035

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WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...

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<p>Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.</p> ...

US halts Mexico shrimp imports on sea turtle concerns

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico said Friday it will try to regain U.S. certification for shrimp exports, after the country lost its registration because of...