In Opinions
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Workers in pain: Employers take a new twist to prevent costly injuries
Your job does not have to be physically demanding to literally be a pain in the neck, or knee, or lower back.
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UK Police Launch Murder Probe After Finding 39 Bodies Inside Truck
UK Police Launch Murder Probe After Finding 39 Bodies Inside Truck
Offering a grim break from the flurry of Brexit-related news, first responders in the county of Essex made a horrifying discovery early Wednesday morning: A container truck with 39 bodies inside.
According to media reports, the bodies were found inside a truck at the Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, Essex. Of the 39 people found dead, 38 were adults, while one was a teenager.
In a statement issued Wednesday...
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UN says 1st local polio case found in Zambia since 1995
UN says 1st local polio case found in Zambia since 1995, in a 2-year-old boy
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Why on Earth is SoftBank investing in WeWork?
Here's a question: If you have a laptop, a desk, a cell phone, and access to internet, water, and coffee, why would you spend hundreds of dollars a month to access those same things in another location? Especially if you're setting up a fledgling new business and capital is tight!
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Letters to the Editor: Price competition won't fix healthcare. More cooperation might
A doctor says it's no surprise that high-deductible health plans are not pushing down prices.
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Letters to the Editor: We can't afford a utility that doesn't shut down during high winds
We want uninterrupted electricity in all conditions. There's no way to do that without paying significantly more.
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My rich town was poisoned by a corporation. Even the 1% isn't safe from pollution
Environmental and political leaders in the US have decided the environment is worth compromising for private profit
My son took his first breath in a place I never imagined would be potentially harmful for his health: Hinsdale, Illinois.Hinsdale is listed in the top 1% of the wealthiest towns in Illinois. It’s filled with multimillion-dollar mansions, Zook architectural masterpieces and upscale shops. But Hinsdale, despite its privileged position in Chicago’s western suburbs, has one unfortunate...
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Opinion: Short-term rentals in my Silver Lake neighborhood are causing 'rentrification'
L.A.'s new law regulating short-term rentals through Airbnb, VRBO and other sites is long overdue
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Opinion: Modern high school math should be about data science — not Algebra 2
When did you last divide a polynomial? High schoolers deserve math instruction relevant to their lives, rather than algebra and other higher math.
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Letters to the Editor: Is Alki David another boorish billionaire with a political future?
Alki David has been accused of sexual harassment and has openly insulted women. Does this sound familiar?
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WeWork Reportedly Abandons Plan To Move Headquarters Into Lord & Taylor Building
WeWork Reportedly Abandons Plan To Move Headquarters Into Lord & Taylor Building
The We Company's rapid unraveling reached another milestone this week as the office-space leasing company with the "transcendental" bent agreed to hand over the reins to SoftBank, its biggest backer, in a deal that valued the unicorn at just $8 billion, a fraction of the $47 billion valuation the company had maintained from a few weeks ago.
The massive bailout (SoftBank reportedly forked over...
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Disease fighters to mark partial victory in polio eradication battle
Global health officials will on Thursday announce a partial victory in the decades-long fight to end polio, with a second of three strains of the crippling virus certified as eradicated worldwide.