Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …

Environmentalists in Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, say they “expect the least” in a race to turn an estimated 2,500 tonnes of oil from an invaded Japanese ship before it breaks in half and further pollutes the sea. The MV Wakashio, who ran aground on a coral …

A thunderstorm recorded on July 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) A new study from Monday may provide the strongest evidence, yet that thunder can certainly worsen health conditions. Over a period of 14 years in the US, researchers found that the days surrounding a …

A massive solar pot observed on the sun is turning to Earth and is expected to increase in size in the coming days. The area, called AR2770, has a ‘primary dark core’ the width of Mars and a number of crater-sized ‘spotlets’ that contaminate its surface. The sunspot is a …

President Trump appeared to support college footballers who want to play in the fall despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Trump quote-tweeted Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who made a statement Sunday night about the issue. MICHIGAN’S JIM HARBAUGH SUPPORTS PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE MEDIUM REPORT BIG TEN TO CANCEL SEISON “The …