Site Search | KNKX Public Radio

Fleas transmit plague — but the pneumonic plague, the type reported from China this week, can spread from person to person as well.

China Reports 3 Cases Of The Most Dangerous Type Of Plague

Authorities censored Chinese-language news of the hospitalization of a couple who traveled from Mongolia to Beijing for treatment, perhaps to tamp down fears.

Jack Ma speaks in Hangzhou, China, on May 10, 2013. Ma shot to fame as the founder of Alibaba, the pioneering Chinese e-commerce site that's poised to be one of the biggest tech IPOs ever when it goes public in New York.

From A Chinese Apartment To Wall Street Darling: The Rise Of Alibaba

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's initial public stock offering in New York is expected to be one of the biggest ever. It's come a long way since a former English teacher founded it in 1999.

Montana banned TikTok. Whatever comes next could affect the app's fate in the U.S.

The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.

Twitter's new logo is an X. Musk says it's part of the transition to everything app

Twitter has ditched the bird logo for an X. Elon Musk says the change is a step toward turning the platform into an app that offers other services. It's a tall order considering Twitter's finances.

Dow Index Closes Below 16,000 After Plunging Nearly 3.6 Percent

The Dow Jones benchmark started Monday's session above 16,459 and fell more than 1,000 points before closing at 15,871. The index lost about 3.6 percent of its value.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on Saturday in Washington, DC, following the announcement of the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

6 Major Supreme Court Cases That Would Have Been Different Without Scalia

During Obama's tenure, Justice Antonin Scalia sided with a 5-4 majority in many important cases. We look back at some of them.

Search results for