Irrigation brought fat harvests to the plains. But the water is disappearing. Industrial agriculture on the Great Plains began in the 1950s when mechanized pumps and sprinkler irrigation systems ...

Bloomberg News is reporting live election results for US Senate races. Balance of power in the Senate currently is split, with 50 Republicans and 50 senators who caucus with Democrats. Thirty-five ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping ...

1 At the present time all 191 members are participants in the Special Drawing Rights Department. 2 Voting power varies on certain matters pertaining to the General Department with use of the Fund's ...