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The Smithfield feed processing mill producing food for nearby hog-raising farms in Milford, Utah.

China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here's where

Chinese companies and individuals own farmland across America. But lawmakers in Washington are pushing to block any purchases that could be connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

A new Ohio plan is foucsed on reducing algae blooms in western Lake Erie

Proposed Cuts to the U.S. EPA Could Threaten Great Lakes Recovery

President Donald Trump is proposing massive cuts to the U.S. EPA. The Chicago-Sun Times recently reported that those cuts would include eliminating the...

Though Most Americans Are Wired, Seniors Lack Internet Access In U.S.

While the U.S. is pretty well connected, there are still 20 million people who aren't online. Lee Rainie of Pew Research describes who they are and why that matters.

Ferrero U.S.A. is recalling its Kinder Happy Moments Milk Chocolate and Crispy Wafers Assortment in addition to its Kinder Mix Chocolate Treats Basket.

Some Kinder chocolates are recalled in the U.S. after a salmonella outbreak in Europe

Two Kinder products in the U.S. are being recalled due to an outbreak across Europe. The manufacturer has suspended operations at the Belgian plant where the outbreak is believed to have originated.

Men carry a coffin during the arrival of migrants and refugees in the port of Messina following a rescue operation at sea by the Italian Coast Guard ship "Diciotti" on March 17 in Sicily. After several quiet weeks, March saw a pickup in the flow of migrants attempting to reach Italy via Libya, a route through which about 330,000 people have made it to Europe since the start of 2014.

EU Efforts To Stop Migrant Smuggling Are 'Failing,' U.K. Committee Says

Europe's Operation Sophia isn't disrupting Libyan smuggling "in any meaningful way," a House of Lords report says. In fact, the report found, the operation may be putting migrants in danger.

U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint while in a taxi in Rio early Sunday morning. They were unharmed.

Ryan Lochte And 3 Other U.S. Swimmers Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio

Lochte's taxi was stopped by robbers who put a cocked gun to his head. "I was like 'whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet," the swimmer told NBC. No one was hurt.

A Volkswagen Touareg diesel is seen being tested at a federal facility in Michigan last year. Volkswagen has reached a tentative deal with its U.S. dealers to compensate them for plummeting sales as a result of the company's emissions cheating scandal.

Volkswagen Has Tentative Deal To Compensate U.S. Dealers In Emissions Scandal

The negotiations follow VW's installation of software in its diesel vehicles that cheated on pollution tests. The dealers' sales plummeted on the news. VW will give them cash payments under the deal.

The senior Myanmar military leaders sanctioned by the U.S. include the commander in chief, Min Aung Hlaing, shown here as he delivered a speech last year.

U.S. Sanctions Senior Myanmar Generals Over Rohingya 'Ethnic Cleansing'

"The United States is the first government to publicly take action with respect to the most senior leadership of the Burmese military," the U.S. State Department said Tuesday.

World Leaders Address Collapse Of The Natural World At The U.N. Biodiversity Summit

At Wednesday's digital gathering, nations are making new pledges to protect vast areas of land from development, but the U.S. is not taking part.

California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla To Replace Harris In U.S. Senate

Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his pick to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. Alex Padilla, California's secretary of state, will become the state's first Latino senator.

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