The U.S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching the country closer to the Trump administration’s energy independence goals.

The sand and gravel mine has been in settlement talks with the township, which sued after some residents' well went dry, as they ask the state for a new permit.

Lithium-boron mine project in Nevada delayed due to price crash, environmental concerns, and investor pull-out.

Taiwan continued to conduct its Han Kuang military exercises on Monday, intended to guard against Chinese threats to invade.

Recent moves by the Trump administration to invoke the Defense Production Act to support the critical minerals supply chain show that wake-up calls are finally being heard at the highest levels. But waivers alone won’t solve the issue. The administration and Congress can take three concrete steps now to accelerate domestic rare earth recycling.

The beauty of America is we’re free to dislike things and express that through protest and commentary. I like democracy, so call me a Democrat.

Rats may send some squealing, but in Cambodia, teams of the not-so-little critters have become indispensable in helping specialists detect land mines that have killed and maimed thousands in the Southeast Asian country.

Prince Harry is visiting the African nation of Angola with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997