The Rise and Fall of Synthetic Food Dyes
By Marina Zhang In 1856, 18-year-old chemist William Henry Perkin was experimenting with coal tar-derived compounds in a crude laboratory in his attic. His teacher,...
Markets Rally After US, China Announce 90-day Tariff Reductions
By Andrew Moran U.S. stocks rallied on May 12 after the United States and China agreed to temporary tariff reductions. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial...
Yankees’ Pitching Ace Max Fried Finding Early Success
By Donald Laible With their ace pitcher Max Fried undefeated after eight starts with a 6–0 record, the New York Yankees couldn’t be happier. Fried’s...
Republicans Release Sweeping Tax Plan, Key Component of Trump’s Agenda
By Andrew Moran The House Ways and Means Committee, which manages taxes, released the full 389-page text of the long-awaited multi-trillion-dollar Republican tax plan on...
Trump Signs Order Aimed at Cutting Drug Prices
By Lawrence Wilson President Donald Trump has announced a plan to lower prescription drug prices in the United States by up to 80 percent. The...
EPA Targets Engine Start-Stop Systems in Cars
By Tom Ozimek The Trump administration is taking aim at automatic engine start-stop systems—technology installed in millions of U.S. vehicles to reduce fuel use and...