Queensland’s Bruce Highway is a bit like a 1980s family sedan: dated, worn in places, and often more than a little dangerous. But it’s also a necessary part of life for people just trying to get from ...

Domestic gasoline prices have surpassed KRW 1,700 in five months due to high exchange rates and rising international oil prices.According to the Korea ...

GENEVA (Switzerland) - World Economic Forum launches its annual Global Risks report (0900 GMT) BERLIN (Germany) - International Grune Woche (Green Week), food and agriculture trade fair (0900 GMT) ...

Due to lower-than-anticipated growth in tax revenue and overspending due to labor contracts and liability payouts, the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday authorized a budget reduction exercise with a ...

I have posted this new paper on SSRN. It will be published in the Wisconsin Law Review as part of a symposium held last September. The paper focuses on an 1823 letter written by James Madison, the ...

To escape our two-party trap, we need a better system of electing people to Congress: proportional representation. Opinion By Jesse Wegman and Lee Drutman Graphics by Aileen Clarke Mr. Wegman is a ...

In a world where personal branding is paramount, individuals are often marketed like products. Nowhere is this phenomenon ...

Then the treaty was shipped to America for ratification by the Confederation Congress. Veterans at Revolutionary ...

The FTSE 100 ( ^FTSE) fell 0.4% by the closing bell with JD Sports ( JD.L) the top faller, down 6.5% following a trading update. House builders Persimmon ( PSN.L ), Taylor Wimpey ( TW.L) and Barratt ( ...

The first known emerald mines were in Egypt, dating from at least 330 BC into the 1700s. Cleopatra was known to have a passion for emerald, and used it in her royal adornments. Emeralds from what is ...