LONDON / SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The euro traded to an 18-month high on Wednesday as financial markets continued to bask in the glow of the EU funds recovery agreement, while a boom in precious metals led to recent gains in the silver at 20% and gold at a maximum of …

Fifteen people were injured in a shooting at a Chicago funeral home on Tuesday, police said. The police interviewed a person of interest, but according to the police there are several suspects. Six victims were in serious condition at area hospitals and the rest were hospitalized in good condition, police …

A month after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued her order directing companies to require customers to wear masks, signs are emerging that the new increase in coronavirus in the Houston area may begin to slow. The improvement is reflected in a number of recent trends: a plateau, then decline, …

Humans have turned the construction of spaces into an art form, but we are not the only species with such dazzling achievements. A particular genus of stingless bees from Southeast Asia and Australia really takes that idea to another level, creating spiral hives that rival the Guggenheim of New York. …

If we’ve learned anything about the Cubs in the past few days, it’s how much duct tape, ingenuity, and faith it might take to keep an initial rotation intact, much less competitive as a 60-game season begins. Which makes the progress of three-time All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo in the …