Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and on a destru...
This week marks 10 years since unknown assailants attacked a power substation in Metcalf, Calif., that continues to serve as a harbinger about the vulnerability of the na...
Paying taxes is like paying a visit to the dentist: We might not like doing it, but deep down we know we need to. Among other things, our federal taxes fund national defe...
Feisty sports matches need referees to take control early or risk mayhem on the field. In the furious battle over the rights to dwindling Colorado River water — a game wi...
Until recently I managed eight gas stations in the Washington, D.C., area, seven days a week. I'm a classic example of this country’s reliance on labor by people from els...
LOS ANGELES — As a Taiwanese American, I'm filled with anxiety and dread every time I see Taiwan in the headlines.
It's not just that the news is never good for the small...
When you first glide into Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality app from Meta Platforms, you’re greeted with a vivid cityscape and portals into worlds with labels like “adv...
The auto industry needs fewer cheerleaders and more skeptics. Like Carlos Tavares.
The Stellantis chief executive is running against the tide of automakers and policymake...
Should a 13-year-old be working a hazardous job at night?
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. apparently thinks so. In 2022, the company hired a 13-year-old child from Guate...
The Navy’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year wisely includes increased funding for mental health, including for the prevention of suicide and sexual assault. A lot...
