Creating new wealth on Sardinia, without cash
Thousands of firms on the Italian island are using a virtual currency, Sardex, to buy, sell, and pay salaries, without relying on euros or bank credit
World
Living on one dollar a day
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Renée Byer captures the faces of extreme poverty
Tillerson hails N. Korea sanctions, won't meet North Korean counterpart
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the new U.N. sanctions a "good outcome" as he embarked on his first day at the ASEAN ministerial meeting
China calls on North Korea to halt missile and nuclear tests
For the U.S., it was a long-awaited sign of progress for President Trump's strategy of trying to enlist Beijing's help to squeeze Pyongyang
Zoo works to protect baby panda after twin's death
Huan Huan is a "very protective mother, which makes it difficult" for panda experts to check on the baby
Rwanda's president wins with 98 percent of vote
Paul Kagame has led the country of 12 million people since his rebels helped to end its genocide in 1994
Usain Bolt finishes in third place in his final solo race
Americans Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman finished ahead of the 30-year-old Jamaican at World Championships in London
Netanyahu won't have to resign if indicted, justice minister says
While ministers have had to resign if indicted on corruption charges, Ayelet Shaked said that doesn't necessarily apply to prime ministers
British model drugged, stuffed into suitcase in sex trafficking attempt, cops say
Lukasz Pawel Herba, 30, has been arrested in the kidnapping of a British model who thought she was traveling to Milan for a photo shoot
Security Council unanimously imposes new sanctions on N. Korea
Sanctions include ban on North Korean exports worth more than $1 billion a year
Venezuelan assembly ousts defiant chief prosecutor critical of president
Ortega has been removed from her post as the nation's top law enforcement official; she's been replaced with a staunch government supporter
New North Korea sanctions would ban $1 billion in exports
A vote on the draft resolution has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in the U.N. Security Council
Search suspended for 3 Marines missing after Osprey crash
The Marine base Camp Butler in Japan said in a statement that 23 of 26 service members onboard the aircraft had been rescued
U.S. formally delivers notice to withdraw from Paris climate deal
But the State Department's announcement doesn't formally start the process yet -- that's still to come
U.S. court overturns Blackwater murder conviction
The court also ordered new sentences for three other contractors who were found guilty of manslaughter
Mississippi Senate race leans Democratic; Colom holds narrow lead
Trump's judicial confirmations to face resistance in Democratic-controlled Senate
Baby found "clinging to life" after being buried in crate for 24 hours
Biden targeted by protesters after event in Ireland
4 grizzly bears killed mom and daughter in Canada, DNA confirms
House GOP elects Jim Jordan as next leader in major shakeup
Kennedy family members join lawsuit to block Trump's arch
U.S. soldier accused of spying linked to Russia arrested in U.K.
