London / DPA Sitting in a room full of maps, Paul Defendi and Tommy Bartram ask each other over and over again the quickest way from A to B. Trance-like, they recite the names of streets and check the length of routes with a piece of string. The pair are students at London’s Knowledge Point, where they’re studying to …

  Tijuana / DPA Hector Barajas was 17 years old when he joined the US Army. Born in Mexico, he crossed the border illegally when he was just a child. He was able to join the military after obtaining legal residency in the United States. “When I enlisted they promised me that if I served the United States they would …

  Bloomberg Axeon Specialty Products LLC is shuttering the US largest asphalt refinery when the country might need it the most. The Stamford, Connecticut-based company announced last month it plans to close its Paulsboro, New Jersey, refinery, and convert it into a terminal. The planned shutdown comes as President Donald Trump has pledged to build new roads, highways and bridges …