This spring, applicants vying for a spot in the Art Directors Guild’s Production Design Initiative — a program that offers mentorship and on-the-job training to future production designers and art directors — received a troubling email.

The message from the initiative’s leadership team said that, “due to historic and unprecedented ...Read more

Since Cynthia Clemons' employer announced last month that she was required to be in the office two days each week, the switch from remote work hasn't been smooth.

The self-described extrovert, who works as an organizer for the nonprofit Abundant Housing LA, said she so far hasn't "gotten into a rhythm of being productive at a desk again."

"I ...Read more

COCHRANE, Wisconsin — Dozens of calves groaned as Hermenegildo, a young Mexican farmworker, wheeled out a cart with bottles of milk. He attached the bottles to the wood pen of each calf, walking up and down the row as the animals guzzled the milk in minutes. The 600 cows on the dairy farm produce 5,000 gallons a day, which are trucked for ...Read more

Psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals who work for Kaiser Permanente across Southern California went on strike Monday morning, protesting that the healthcare organization had failed to address enduring problems that hamper its mental health care.

The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental ...Read more

A larger share of women than men aren’t saving for their future selves and could be losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime as a result.

More than a quarter of women (26%) working full-time, part-time or looking for employment didn’t contribute to their retirement savings between August 2023 and 2024, compared to ...Read more

WARREN, Michigan — The United Auto Workers has held rallies, solicited door-to-door canvassers and brought on members to make calls to support the candidates it's endorsed this election — topped by Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president. But some are less than enthused.

"They won't say it in public that they're voting for Trump this...Read more

Georgia leaders are attempting to recruit a battery manufacturer to open an innovation center in Atlanta, a deal that could involve a Fulton County agency granting the company hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax incentives.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development is trying to woo a “state-of-the-art global innovation center” with...Read more

Jeremy Hart played with Hot Wheels as a kid, but he eventually grew out of them, tucking the miniature cars away in a toolbox.

Then nostalgia struck when he attended the Hot Wheels convention in California with his son three years ago.

"I get these little glimmers and glimpses of memories and feelings when I look and see those Hot Wheels from ...Read more

When most people in the Bay Area think of San Benito County, California, they imagine rolling ranch lands, majestic condors at Pinnacles National Park and the 227-year-old Spanish mission at San Juan Bautista, which was featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 film “Vertigo.”

But increasingly they also see the rustic county 5 miles ...Read more

Most of the power to replace the last of Xcel Energy’s coal plants in Colorado, including a chronically troubled facility, would come from renewable energy sources — but not all.

Xcel filed the first phase of a proposal to replace the power currently generated by the Comanche 3 coal plant in Pueblo and the Hayden coal plant in Routt County....Read more

As public sentiment toward Big Tech sours in Silicon Valley and across the country, the industry nevertheless had a banner year dodging regulation in the California legislature.

Of some 60 bills to rein in the industry, fewer than 20 passed, many watered down, said David Harris, a Chancellor’s Public Scholar at University of California, ...Read more

From month to month, casino gaming revenue can fluctuate dramatically thanks to one game, the most volatile one on the floor — baccarat.

It’s the game the wealthy whales and James Bond play, in which fortunes can be won or lost literally with the turn of a card.

“The bottom line is high-end baccarat is played at only a handful of ...Read more

Nearly half of all Americans have credit card debt. And more than half of all Americans say they use AI regularly. Which gives me an idea!

What if AI could help you tackle credit card debt?

Credit card debt is complicated and can easily become overwhelming in the face of mounting interest charges. At the same time, we keep hearing about all ...Read more

Q: My driver seat belt fails to retract all the time and one day may damage the door. I’ve shown my belt retraction to two dealership mechanic foremen with pictures of it hanging outside the car. They say they can only fix it if it happens to them. Is there anyone else to turn to? My door sill paint is wearing thin.

J.S, Chicago

A: It will ...Read more

Former President Donald Trump is the kind of salesman no successful businessperson can stand. He’ll promise the world, only to deliver “concepts of a plan.” His economic agenda is a shortsighted mash of policies that scores of top economists and business leaders predict will add up to higher inflation, less stability and lower growth.

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SEATTLE — The Machinists union announced Saturday morning that Boeing made a new contract offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralyzed the company for five weeks.

The wage increase comes very close to the union’s initial demand for a 40% hike over four years.

The union has not ...Read more

SEATTLE — The Machinists union announced Saturday morning that Boeing has made a new contract offer with a higher wage increase and other incentives in an attempt to end the strike that has paralyzed the company for five weeks.

The wage increase comes very close to the union’s initial demand for a 40% hike over four years.

The union has ...Read more