Bitcoin surpassed $11,000 in a matter of hours after hitting the $10,000 milestone, taking this year’s price surge to almost 12-fold as buyers shrugged off increased warnings that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble. The euphoria is bringing to
At the heart of Philip Alstons special mission will be one question: can Americans enjoy fundamental human rights if theyre unable to meet basic living standards? The United Nations monitor on extreme poverty and human rights has embarked on a
A summer 2017 whale hunt in the Faroe Islands photographed by a Sea Shepherd volunteer (Sea Shepherd Global) GRAPHIC PHOTOS: Gruesome pictures given to Fox News show the mass slaughter of whales and dolphins in a series of hunts in
The Philippine economy grew more than 6 percent for a ninth consecutive quarter, cementing its position as one of the fastest-expanding in the world. Key Points Gross domestic product increased 6.9 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier,
“Partridge Family” star David Cassidy died Tuesday after suffering liver and kidney failure, his publicist confirmed. He was 67. “David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him
San Francisco (CNN)A jury on Thursday found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the July 2015 death of Kate Steinle, a decision that reignited the debate over immigration policy. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, was acquitted of murder and involuntary
Bitcoin plunged as much as 20 percent hours after a rally past $11,000 generated a surge in traffic at online exchanges that led to intermittent outages. The plunge capped a wild day for the largest cryptocurrency that included a breakneck
A report by Rachel Maddow on a deadly ambush of U.S. troops in Niger this month raised eyebrows (REUTERS/Chris Keane) MSNBC star Rachel Maddow’s latest anti-Trump conspiracy theory was so outlandish that even the dependably liberal HuffPost criticized it as
Institute for Policy Studies warns of a moral crisis and says Trump tax change proposals will exacerbate disparities The three richest people in the US Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett own as much wealth as the bottom half