This picture taken on December 18, 2025 shows a bookstore in Beijing. Sales of hard-copy books across the country have failed to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels, data shows, despite authorities' ...

Towering accordion steps and a fantastical spiral staircase greet visitors to a massive bookstore in northern China's Tianjin, where its striking interior is a bigger draw for selfie snappers than ...

As winter approaches, the fireplaces at the Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City are already putting out a warm glow. Every fall there's a ceremonial lighting, says owner James R. Tolbert, III, an ...

Despite promises of bringing cash and clean energy to a long-struggling region in the California desert, a new lithium mining project is already under scrutiny for allegedly ignoring the severe ...

Not only are some of the world's top oil-and-gas companies pulling away from renewables and embracing fossil fuels even more, but they're also doubling down by making major plays in the crude-rich ...