Metals and minerals industry
Su Yiming of China celebrates his gold medal during a venue ceremony in the men's snowboard big air finals of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Su joins Gu with Olympic big air gold for host China

By Jake Seiner Feb. 15, 2022 01:34 AM EST

Matej Svancer of Austria trains ahead of the men's freestyle skiing big air qualification round of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Closed steel mill sends Olympic skiers - not smoke - skyward

By Jake Seiner Feb. 07, 2022 04:54 AM EST

FILE - U.S. Olympic Team archer Brady Ellison lets an arrow fly as he practices on his range in Miami, Ariz., in this Thursday, April 30, 2020, file photo. Ellison is the top-ranked archer in the the world and the favorite at the Tokyo Games. A few years ago, he wasn't sure if he would even shoot another arrow again. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Gold medal v. golden arches: Olympian's hopes nearly quashed

By Pat Graham Jul. 22, 2021 10:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He listens as former President Donald Trump speaks before signing a trade agreement at the White House in Washington. At a meeting Thursday, June 18, 2021, China pledged to harshly punish anyone responsible for major industrial accidents or outbreaks of violence in coming days as the ruling Communist Party prepares lavish celebrations for its centenary on July 1, 2021. Vice Premier Liu ordered safety checks be carried out to forestall such incidents. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
China pledges harsh penalties ahead of party anniversary

Jun. 18, 2021 04:24 AM EDT

Big diamond found in Botswana, could be world's 3rd largest

By Sello Motseta Jun. 17, 2021 01:15 PM EDT
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the...

FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, an Airbus A 350 - 1000 performs a demonstration flight at Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France. The United States and the European Union on Tuesday appeared close to clinching a deal to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing and lift billions of dollars in punitive tariffs. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, FILE)
Airbus-Boeing deal eases US-EU tensions but conflicts remain

By Paul Wiseman, Lorne Cook And Aamer Madhani Jun. 15, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo celebrates partial election results with supporters at his campaign headquarters in Lima, Peru, Monday, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 07, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

A voter arrives to a polling station guarded by police in Tacabamba, Peru, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Peruvians vote Sunday in a presidential run-off election to choose between Pedro Castillo, a political novice who until recently was a rural schoolteacher, and Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
2 polarizing populists vie in Peru's presidential runoff

By Regina Garcia Cano And Franklin Briceno Jun. 06, 2021 12:03 AM EDT

TerraPower Founder and Chairman Bill Gates speaks to the crowd in a recorded video message during the press conference Wyoming Capitol, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Cheyenne, Wyo., announcing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project. "We think Natrium will be a game-changer for the energy industry," Gates said by video link to a news conference hosted by Gov. Mark Gordon. "Wyoming has been a leader in energy for over the century and we hope our investment in Natrium will help Wyoming to stay in the lead for many decades to come." (Michael Cummo/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP)
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant

By Mead Gruver Jun. 02, 2021 04:40 PM EDT

After decades-long fight, Nevada lawmakers raise mining tax

By Sam Metz May. 31, 2021 11:27 PM EDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In a state that produces more gold than all but four countries, lawmakers voted to reform how the state taxes the mining industry,...

Union members arrested during Alabama coal strike protest

May. 26, 2021 10:40 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Nearly a dozen miners who've been striking an Alabama coal company for about two months were arrested during a protest outside a mine in...

Prof working to make environmentally friendly disinfectant

May. 16, 2021 10:33 AM EDT
ORONO, Maine (AP) — The federal government has awarded more than $300,000 to a University of Maine engineering professor who is working to increase production...

Heavy machinery work on a major road project in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Australian government will release its big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday designed to create jobs and repair pandemic damage and with an eye toward winning votes at looming general elections. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Australia plans big defense and security investments

By Rod Mcguirk May. 11, 2021 06:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021 file photo, an employee manually assembles a circuit-board element before a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a Nanotronics manufacturing center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed slightly in April, reflecting in part supply-chain troubles, after hitting a 37-year high in March. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool)
Growth in US manufacturing slowed in April from March high

By Martin Crutsinger May. 03, 2021 10:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2003 file photo, heavy machinery rolls through the U.S Steel Corp. Edgar Thompson Works in Braddock, Pa., east of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. said Friday, April 30, 2021, that it is canceling a $1.5 billion project to bring state-of-the-art improvements to its operations in western Pennsylvania, saying the world has changed in the two years since it announced its intentions. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
US Steel ends plans for $1.5B Pennsylvania plant upgrades

By Marc Levy Apr. 30, 2021 01:10 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 29 The Los Angeles Times...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Daily Record. April 25, 2021. Editorial: Victims have waited long enough, open Pennsylvania’s courtroom doors ...

Miners continue strike in Alabama after contract rejected

Apr. 12, 2021 08:16 AM EDT
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) — A strike is continuing at two Alabama coal mines after union members rejected a contract proposal. The United Mine...

Diner fined $18K for 'willful' violation of COVID-19 rules

Apr. 06, 2021 06:41 PM EDT
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A Grants Pass diner was fined almost $18,000 Tuesday for what state regulators called a “willful” violation of COVID-19 rules. ...

A parking area with charging stations for electric vehicles at a public park is seen Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. As part of an infrastructure proposal by the Biden administration, $174 billion will be set aside to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify 20% of school buses and electrify the federal fleet, including U.S. Postal Service vehicles.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt

By Cathy Bussewitz Apr. 06, 2021 01:27 PM EDT