China to post solid, steady first-quarter growth on building boom, but debt risks loom

BEIJING (Reuters) – China is expected to report on Monday that its economy grew 6.8 percent in the first quarter, well above Beijing’s full-year target, buoyed by surging government infrastructure spending and a gravity-defying property market that is...

To These Pastors, Saving the Colorado River Is a Divine Command

By FERNANDA SANTOS April 16, 2017 YUMA, Ariz. — The Rev. Victor Venalonzo opened his New Testament to the Book of Revelation on a recent Sunday and offered the men and women assembled at Iglesia Betania for a weekly Bible study a fresh look at its...

To These Pastors, Saving the Colorado River Is a Divine Command

By FERNANDA SANTOS April 16, 2017 YUMA, Ariz. — The Rev. Victor Venalonzo opened his New Testament to the Book of Revelation on a recent Sunday and offered the men and women assembled at Iglesia Betania for a weekly Bible study a fresh look at its...