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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

The Bezos Earth Fund has disbursed more than $2 billion so far. With less than four years left to deploy the rest, the couple’s philanthropy is accelerating—though it still trails MacKenzie Scott’s by billions.

By Sydney LakeApril 15, 2026

Members of the public pose for photographs beside the Charging Bull, sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull on Broadway on April 14, 2025 in New York City.

Markets haven’t rallied this fast since COVID. Iran volatility is just another ‘notch on the belt’ for investors, says J.P. Morgan strategist

By Eleanor PringleApril 15, 2026

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Colombia approves plan to kill cocaine hippos roaming through center of country

By Manuel Rueda and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026

Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources

Legendary investor says the AI boom masks a deeper crisis: Falling sperm counts, shrinking populations, and vanishing resources

By Nick LichtenbergApril 12, 2026

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Zohran Mamdani’s promise at 100 days: ‘At our stores, eggs will be cheaper. Bread will be cheaper’

By Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 13, 2026

A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’

A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’

By Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 12, 2026

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A older man walks with a sign that says "Learn from Vietnan. Don't repeat the mistake. Peace now."

Politics Meet the Americans refusing to pay their taxes in protest of the Trump administration

By Jacqueline MunisApril 16, 2026

A person wearing a red hat has their hand on a gas pump.

Energy Oil prices may be falling, but for the wrong reason: a ‘demand destruction’ throttling global consumption, report finds

By Sasha RogelbergApril 16, 2026

German workers take more than a day off work sick, every single month—so now the government is stepping in and proposing to cut their pay for it

Success German workers take more than a day off work sick, every single month—so now the government is stepping in and proposing to cut their pay for it

By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 16, 2026

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Energy Why no nation is truly ‘energy independent’ while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed

By Jordan BlumApril 16, 2026

Mortgage rates today, April 16, 2026

Personal Finance Mortgage rates today, April 16, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 16, 2026

Exclusive: The doctors and education experts who studied AI’s impact on the young call for a 5-year moratorium in schools

AI Exclusive: The doctors and education experts who studied AI’s impact on the young call for a 5-year moratorium in schools

By Catherina GioinoApril 16, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 16, 2026

Personal Finance Current ARM mortgage rates report for April 16, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 16, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for April 16, 2026

Personal Finance Current refi mortgage rates report for April 16, 2026

By Glen Luke FlanaganApril 16, 2026

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Gen Z environmentalists fail to convince government to even try their case about constitutional right to life-sustaining climate

Environment Gen Z environmentalists fail to convince government to even try their case about constitutional right to life-sustaining climate

By Gene Johnson and The Associated PressMay 2, 2024

Environment Small Texas town foiled Russian hacker group that attacked its water systems
By Ken Miller and The Associated PressApril 18, 2024

U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales

Retail U.S. fishermen poised to harvest billions of baby eels worth $2,000 a pound as authorities battle illegal sales

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressMay 1, 2024

Texas vet who cares for 40,000 cattle said nearly every farm that had cows sick with bird flu also had sick workers: ‘I had people who never missed work, miss work’

Environment Texas vet who cares for 40,000 cattle said nearly every farm that had cows sick with bird flu also had sick workers: ‘I had people who never missed work, miss work’

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated PressMay 1, 2024

Microsoft inks $10 billion green energy deal as power-hungry AI forces its hand to meet emissions commitments

Environment Microsoft inks $10 billion green energy deal as power-hungry AI forces its hand to meet emissions commitments

By Dylan SloanMay 1, 2024

Colorless liquid that emits a toxic vapor known to cause liver cancer and reproductive problems banned from use in paint stripper

Environment Colorless liquid that emits a toxic vapor known to cause liver cancer and reproductive problems banned from use in paint stripper

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024

California, Florida and other wildfire states are rapidly becoming uninsurable

Environment California, Florida and other wildfire states are rapidly becoming uninsurable

By Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressApril 30, 2024

Environment Wildfire that caused $5.5 billion in damage ripped through Maui at a rate of a mile per 90 minutes
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, Claudia Lauer, Christopher L. Keller and The Associated PressApril 18, 2024

Austin-based company fined for releasing 7.6 million pounds of gases known to cause respiratory issues into New Mexico

Environment Austin-based company fined for releasing 7.6 million pounds of gases known to cause respiratory issues into New Mexico

By Susan Montoya Bryan and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

Mexico avocados

Environment Furious Mexican farmers are ripping out water pumps for avocado orchards and berry fields, risking cartel reprisal

By Armando Solis and The Associated PressApril 29, 2024

Texas’ extreme weather is just getting started, report warns

Environment Texas’ extreme weather is just getting started, report warns

By Chris MorrisApril 29, 2024

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Environment Farmers in Africa look to ancient fertilizer methods and new greenhouse technologies as climate change parches the land

By Farai Mutsaka, Omar Faruk, Desmond Tiro and The Associated PressApril 28, 2024

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Environment Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressApril 25, 2024

Finance Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
By Wayne Parry and The Associated PressApril 17, 2024

The presence of the virus, even in pasteurized milk, doesn’t necessarily signify safety concerns to people, according to a statement by the FDA, due to the pasteurization process.

Health Bird flu fragments are in pasteurized milk now, but the FDA—and many other government agencies—still considers it safe

By Sunny NagpaulApril 24, 2024

After overshadowing climate talks, the myth of ‘circularity’ looms over the UN plastics treaty

Commentary After overshadowing climate talks, the myth of ‘circularity’ looms over the UN plastics treaty

By Judith Enck and Pamela MillerApril 24, 2024

Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens

Environment Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated PressApril 23, 2024

Baltimore officials plan to open a deeper channel in port to release ships trapped in harbor

Finance Baltimore officials plan to open a deeper channel in port to release ships trapped in harbor

By The Associated PressApril 23, 2024

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson donate more than $10m they pledged for Maui wildfire survivors as 8,100 people get checks from People’s Fund

Finance Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson donate more than $10m they pledged for Maui wildfire survivors as 8,100 people get checks from People’s Fund

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressApril 23, 2024

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Environment Baltimore leaders strike back after Singaporean firms tried to cap liability in port disaster—’negligence caused them to destroy the Key Bridge’

By Lea Skene and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

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Environment ‘Egregious’—designer who smuggled purses made of python and caiman sentenced to 18 months in prison

By Joshua Goodman and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

A man in a white lab coat holds up and looks into a petri dish filled with white blobs.

Retail Finland—the world’s No. 1 coffee consumer—is turning to AI and lab-grown beans to energize the industry

By Sasha RogelbergApril 22, 2024

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sitting in front of a brick wall.

Tech OpenAI’s Sam Altman is funding a green-energy moonshot as AI’s power demands grow to ‘insatiable’ levels

By Dylan SloanApril 22, 2024

The Lahaina fire leveled their home. Now the cheapest rental they can find is $10,000 a month

Politics The Lahaina fire leveled their home. Now the cheapest rental they can find is $10,000 a month

By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

People at the beach in Bari, Italy

Environment Europe’s temperatures rising at nearly twice the global average, new U.N. report warns

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

A firefighter walks toward flames as the Highland Fire burns in Aguana, California

Environment Over 70% of the world’s workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, U.N. warns

By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

Hawaii lawmakers target Maui vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire supercharges housing shortage and exorbitant prices

Environment Hawaii lawmakers target Maui vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire supercharges housing shortage and exorbitant prices

By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn in residential solar grants for projects serving over 900,000 low- and middle-income households

Environment Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn in residential solar grants for projects serving over 900,000 low- and middle-income households

By Alexa St. John, Will Weissert and The Associated PressApril 22, 2024

Esther Duflo accepting her Nobel prize in 2019

Finance Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan

By Sunny NagpaulApril 20, 2024

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Environment Spain’s drought is so bad that Barcelona is getting a second desalination plant for drinking water

By The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

Biden administration moves to let conservation groups rent government-owned land just like oil, ranching and mining companies do

Environment Biden administration moves to let conservation groups rent government-owned land just like oil, ranching and mining companies do

By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

BP oil spill

Environment BP paid just $1,300 each to 79% of the Deepwater oil spill victims because of a single switched word in the multibillion-dollar settlement

By Travis Loller, Michael Phillis and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town

Environment Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town

By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024

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Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated again—a week after gifting millions to a college, she's just given $70 million to Meals on Wheels America

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Palantir CEO says working at his $316 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

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