Keeping up with America

Sadaf Zahoor has bucked California’s car culture by never owning one, yet she and other residents who rely on public transit worry its bleak financial outlook could soon leave them standing at empty train stations and bus stops.

Washington DC and Philadelphia experienced their worst air quality in years as intense wildfires in Canada continue to impact millions.

Two lawyers who used to represent “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson have been hit with fines after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled they leaked confidential information about the actor’s rape victims to the Church of Scientology’s lawyer.

FBI arrests businessman linked to impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

More Americans are falling victim to text-messaging scams, and losing thousands of dollars in the process.

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The Wagner Group began as a small clandestine force but has grown in recent years into a global war cartel run by Yevgeny Prigozhin, plundering gold and diamonds while advancing the Kremlin’s strategic interests and becoming the face of the Russian assault in Ukraine. Photo illustration: Xingpei Shen

The UK government is under attack for investing taxpayers’ money in fossil fuel companies, a hospital in Kenya accused of imprisoning patients who couldn’t pay for treatment, and a business in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that exposed workers to dangerous chemicals and dumped untreated industrial waste.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Nvidia's AI software tricked into leaking data

High-Tech Helmets Could Protect Against Football Concussion

Los Angeles Times to Cut More Than 10% of Newsroom

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Fewer Americans are tipping, Bankrate survey finds

Using cash like a millionaire may not make sense for most investors. Here’s why | Greg Iacurci, CNBC. Millionaires have significantly raised their allocations to cash and cash-like investments over the past year, according to a new CNBC Millionaire Survey. Higher interest rates make cash holdings a more attractive financial proposition, according to financial advisors.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Oklahoma tops Florida State for third straight NCAA softball title | The 10 Best Landing Spots for Dalvin Cook

Amid Writers Strike, Pay Up Hollywood Relaunches a Relief Fund for Support Staff | Bryan Cranston talks break from acting, moving to France with wife

5 Actors Who Hated Their Own Movies | DC Young Fly Shares Update on His & Jacky Oh's Kids After Her Death

 Life Hacks to Hack Your Life

Love Pickleball But Can't Find a Court? Now You Can Rent a Private One

Amanda Ahlenius collects life hacks from grandmothers for TikTok.

7 Tips to Simplify Your Work Life Balance.

Taurine may extend life and health, scientists find.