Investors are running out of reasons to own gold. The price of the metal, which is often seen as a hedge against inflation and a weak dollar, has slumped to its lowest level in five years on Monday. The dollar has rallied in recent months, diminishing the allure of holding gold. The U.S. economy has …
Japanese auto corporation Mitsubishi has made a formal apology regarding their use in World War II of US POWs as forced labor. Senior executive Hikaru Kimura expressed regret at a ceremony in Los Angeles that prisoners had been put to work in mines operated by the company. One of the few surviving POWs, James Murphy, 94, was …
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has told NBC that he wants Britain and the US to work together to destroy the Islamic State (IS), which has been seizing land in Syria and Iraq. Two years ago, Parliament voted down proposed military action against Syria, however since then IS (formerly known as ISIS) has expanded and committed …
Oregon has passed a bill to allow birth control to be available over-the-counter, meaning without prescription. The state will be the first in the country to permit this if it goes through completely. California attempted a similar law in 2013, however its implementation has since been delayed due to medical boards struggling over rules allowing …
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Saturday that he believes that black voters are becoming more open to the Republican Party. According to The Hill: “I think there’s a lot of people who are waking up,” the neurosurgeon-turned-presidential candidate said at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. “I met with a group of …