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A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.

In this sweltering desert where residents have limited access to parks, community advocates are calling for the Salton Sea to once more become a vibrant destination where families can gather in nature. But is it safe to recreate there?

Three years after a raw sewage spill, residents living near L.A.'s Hyperion wastewater plant say they are still dealing with foul odors and health issues.

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how to securely back up and factory reset your Android to protect your privacy and data.

This party for "middle aged-ish" women starts and ends early because people "have sh—t to do in the morning."

Who bears a burden more elegantly than the tenth sign?

'These people need to go to prison,' Trump's FBI pick has said of Biden, Harris, Obama and others, echoing Trump's long-expressed desire to prosecute foes.

Pedro Luis Ortega, 26, died in the attack outside Ericson Elementary School in Mesa Viking Park, San Diego, Friday

John Legend, Willow, St. Vincent, Amy Allen and Daniel Nigro discuss the work that led them to nominations at February's 67th Grammy Awards.

Deal with BC Partners aims to capitalise on rising demand for off-patent versions of complex drugs

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a report analyzing 76 policy options for reducing the federal budget deficit, including spending cuts, entitlement and tax reforms.

Does the landmark AUKUS deal make sense in an age of increased ocean transparency?

Open a copy of the Los Angeles Times from Dec. 16, 1999, and it's hard to imagine the indignities history had in store for this and so many other newspapers.

If you're unsure of whether you should buy a fitness watch, the Tozo S6 is the most affordable way of trying a smartwatch for size without breaking the bank.

Spray-on trainers, a water-filtering bottle cap and inflatable self-defence devices for protestors feature in our roundup of the most impactful product designs from 2024. This year saw designers tackle urgent topics from decarbonisation and water scarcity to the right to protest. Meanwhile, companies focused on breaking records, with the world's thinnest watch and the first

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates are up ahead of the coming Fed meeting, and they could fluctuate later this week.

On a night out in Tokyo, the cult fashion brand Freak City styled the rap duo Yurufuwa Gang and discovered they spoke "the same language."

How do you get into the holiday spirit without a bubbly glass of champagne? We consulted the experts

Narratives around fame are dated. Harmony Holiday and Nicole Miller propose alternatives.

President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the 21st meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the State House, Abuja. Monday’s meeting began at 01:20 pm. when Tinubu arrived at the Council Chamber. It is arguably the last for 2024. Seated are the Government of the Federation, George Akume, the President’s Chief of Staff, Mr Femi

The founders of eFishery, Gibran Huzaifah and Chrisna Aditya, are reported to have been suspended by the startup’s board, following an investigation into alleged financial irregularities.

Known as a pragmatic moderate before arriving at the Fed, Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr is now synonymous with an aggressive and divisive approach to bank regulation. Can he still accomplish his goals under President Trump?

Destroyed building after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 14, 2024 in the capital Mamoudzou. Photo: AFP

America is a nation still at war with her mythologies. For all the electoral postmortems, in which a teeming desire for some kind of break from the economic status quo continued to ring out in the exit polls, there was a blank space. While it seems to have been missed by most of the pundits, I’ve regarded it as a serious omission: an enveloping misunderstanding among the electorate about what American capitalism actually is. 

That Donald Trump managed to win both the electoral vote and the popular vote has finally provided Democrats and liberals with the chance to correct a deeply ingrained misconception: the reflexive meme that the Electoral College is a structural barrier that systematically stacks the national electoral playing field against them. Factually, that grievance may have seemed correct in 2016, but historically, it is very wrong. Functionally, the Electoral College bugaboo serves as a self-serving excuse... Читать дальше...