Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
06/09/2021
CDC: Severe COVID cases, deaths plummeted in spring following vaccine
06/03/2021
Exclusive: Major companies unite to push climate solutions
A group of eight large companies, including tech and entertainment heavy hitters such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Disney and Netflix, are joining environmental groups and the U.N. to devise ways to scale funding for climate solutions.
05/24/2021
Libya’s fragile moment of unity
Six months after a ceasefire ended the most recent civil war, the UN and U.S. have been expressing a rare sentiment: optimism about events in Libya.
05/19/2021
Pfizer CEO: New vaccine version is coming that’s easier to store in “normal refrigeration”
This could get done, he says, "pretty soon"
05/19/2021
Inside Google’s “moonshot goal” to rely on carbon-free energy by 2030
Google is making inroads in its push toward what company officials call its "moonshot goal" of powering itself completely with carbon-free electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week by 2030.
05/18/2021
Employers expect to add new perks
The pandemic is driving more employers to offer benefits such as extra protection against major hospital bills and even pet insurance, according to the Emerging Trends in Health Care Survey from Willis Towers Watson.
04/02/2021
U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, crushing expectations
03/20/2021
How stalling growth hurts the planet
Some environmentalists and economists are pushing for "degrowth" — stabilizing or even shrinking the economy — to avert environmental catastrophe.
03/03/2021
The Future of Workplace Benefits
02/19/2021
The Prius of Airplanes
Hybrid-electric aircraft will soon kick off a new era of cleaner air travel
02/18/2021
States make it easier to clear up criminal records
Michigan is poised to enact the nation's most lenient "expungement" law, loosening the criteria for having a crime erased from one's record — and other states may soon follow suit.
11/21/2020