The U.S. presidential election is still three months away, but two far bigger events--at least in terms of special events--are coming up quickly. The Democratic National Convention comes to Denver Aug. 25-28, followed by the Republican National C...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the all-clear to jalapeno and serrano peppers grown in the United States, revoking its warning issued just two days before that consumers completely avoid the chiles. A grueling investigation i...
A proposed ban on helium-filled foil balloons has withered in the California Legislature in the face of vehement protests from manufacturers, decorators and florists. Its backer, Sen. Jack Scott, initially argued that such balloons caused more th...
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The U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced yesterday that the new U.S. passport card is in full production and is being distributed. The passport card is a wallet-sized document for land and sea travel between ...
After three months and nearly 1,260 cases of foodborne illness in the U.S. and Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced it found a Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper at a Texas distribution facility contaminated with the rare ...
Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them. Once aloft, the balloons can hit and then short-circuit power lines.
The measure cleared the ...
Foil balloons under attack Charging that helium-filled foil balloons caused more than 800 power outages in California last year, a state legislator is pushing a bill to ban them. Once aloft, the balloons can hit and then short-circuit power lines...
Feeling sound as a dollar? If it's a U.S. dollar, then maybe you're not feeling so well.
Over the last five years, the U.S. dollar has steadily lost value compared with other major currencies. On Monday, the U.S. dollar hit its lowest point ever...
