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Bicycles used to be made in the U.S.A.—a new bill aims to bring them back
After half a century in Congress, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) has announced he’s retiring at the end of 2024. A cycling enthusiast known for his advocacy on everything from public...
View ArticleTalent for growth
New data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows workers are leaving their current employer for a new one, often in search of higher pay, more growth opportunities, or a change in industry. Hiring...
View ArticleHurricane Beryl threatens Texas Big Oil
The Texas energy industry braced for Hurricane Beryl’s impact on Monday, with threats from the powerful storm forcing the closure of key oil and gas shipping ports, slowing refining and prompting the...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about the Paramount Skydance merger
Hollywood is set to experience one of the biggest shakeups in recent years after Paramount Global and Skydance Media signed an agreement to merge the two entertainment giants. Here’s what you need to...
View ArticleExcessive heat is impacting 36 million people in the U.S.
After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with triple digit temperatures predicted for large parts of the...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s most destructive wildfire was caused by a prescribed burn....
Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to...
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Nike’s Jordan Brand designed the French Olympic basketball uniforms
The U.S. and its oldest ally France have a storied history of collaborations. There’s the Statue of Liberty, “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell and Nile Rodgers, and George Washington and the...
View ArticleHere’s the real reason your travel plans could get ruined this summer
A double whammy of record heat and hurricanes should test U.S. refiners’ resilience in coming weeks, raising the risk of extremely volatile fuel prices in the middle of the peak travel season,...
View ArticleThe quick, quiet death of Biden’s natural gas export pause
When the Biden administration paused the approval of new liquefied natural gas exports in January, environmentalists and left-leaning politicians hailed the decision as a watershed moment for the...
View ArticleA surprising percentage of Americans see no point in going to college
Americans aren’t so sure that a college education will help them get ahead. According to a new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, released Monday, only 36% of adults have a “great deal” or...
View ArticleBoeing agrees to plead guilty to fraud and pay fine over two fatal 737 MAX...
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into two 737 MAX fatal crashes, the...
View ArticleAbbott trial on preterm infant formula linked to NEC disease kicks off this week
Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care units causes a potentially deadly bowel...
View ArticleHow extreme heat kills along socioeconomic and racial lines
Ruben Berrios knows the scorching truth: When it comes to extreme heat, where you live can be a matter of life and death. The 66-year-old lives in Mott Haven, a low-income neighborhood in New York’s...
View ArticleAn alarming study shows many tampons contain lead, arsenic, and other toxic...
Based on a new study published in the journal Environment International, there’s a pretty good chance your tampons might contain lead. The study was conducted on 30 unique tampons from 14 different...
View ArticleSamsung union workers start three-day strike in Seoul
Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to further action should South Korea’s biggest conglomerate continue to fall short of its...
View ArticleThousands of Boeing 737s face FAA inspection over oxygen mask issue
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it is requiring inspections of 2,600 Boeing 737 airplanes because passenger oxygen masks could fail during an emergency. The FAA said it was...
View ArticleTSA breaks its record for single-day passenger screenings as travel surges
More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday, the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S....
View ArticleToxic bosses who get away with being awful share one key trait
What’s the line between what people view as an abusive boss versus one who simply dishes out “tough love”? According to a new study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Process, for...
View ArticleNow that Paramount has found a buyer, what’s next?
The long–running saga of Paramount’s sale is finally at an end, but the real work might just be beginning. On Monday, Paramount Global announced an agreement to merge with Skydance Media, the...
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Etsy will now tell you what role a seller had in a product’s creation
Etsy is adding news tags to products to further clarify a seller’s role in the creation process. The online marketplace is requiring all items to be listed as either “made by a seller,” “designed by a...
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