Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

Laura Mendoza, a legal representative for the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, speaks against a bill Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. The bill would require the Iowa Department of ...

People listen to clergy and faith leaders call for accountability at the site where Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 8. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...

Japan’s response to China’s latest export controls is likely to be cautious, reflecting both limited options for retaliation and a lack of appetite to escalate an already fraught relationship with its ...

China has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement on Tuesday, Beijing's latest move in reaction to an early ...

California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information. While state residents have had the right to ...

Store loyalty programs used to be simple: You’d get a punch card at a local sub shop, buy eight sandwiches and get your ninth for free. It felt like a transparent “thank you” for your business. But ...

Want to find out how much your county pays its employees in New York? It just got easier with the launch of a new USA TODAY Network database of salaries for all 86,000-plus workers statewide, ...

Exports rose 3% from October to third-highest monthly average this year More imports of naphtha helped PDVSA offset the effects of an upgrader fire Exports to China represented 80% of total, shipments ...

A worker checks the printed book cover of Taiwan's civil defence handbook at a printing house in Taoyuan, Taiwan, November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will tighten its export ...

Tuesday is when we’re supposed to learn more about how imports and exports have been faring from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, though the 43-day government shutdown may still delay that data release ...