Desk, swivel chair, trees: Why companies are moving the office outdoors
Trees all around you. Freshly cut grass. A breath of fresh air. No, this is not your backyard. It’s an office space in the heart…
UK actions toward US detainees post-9/11 ‘inexcusable,’ report finds
British intelligence officers witnessed prisoners being tortured and played active parts in the rendition of terrorist suspects into the hands of the secret police of…
California passes nation’s toughest online privacy law
While all eyes were on California’s foundering net neutrality bill, state legislators were scrambling to create an at least equally important and powerful online privacy…
Newsrooms across the country upping security after shooting at Capital Gazette
After a deadly shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, newsrooms around the US are on high alert. At least a half-dozen major newspapers are…
Leader of deadly Benghazi raid sentenced to 22 years in prison on terrorism charge
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, who was captured by U.S. special forces in Libya and returned to the U.S., was sentenced on terrorism charges, after being acquitted…
Google gets tough on harassment after James Damore firing roils staff
Google is taking a tougher stance on workplace harassment following a nearly year-long campaign of bullying and intimidation set off by the firing of Google…
Insidious ‘kissing bugs’ bite Texas woman; she awaits Chagas disease test results
The bug is known to carry the deadly parasite that causes Chagas, an inflammatory, infectious disease that can be deadly. Jennifer Bankston was sitting cross-legged on the deck…
Creepy Burger King mascot speaks his first word thanks to Budweiser. Asks “Whassup!?”
Burger King and Budweiser team up to deliver new commercial featuring an iconic catch phrase. The year is 2000 and you’re watching the Superbowl when…
From guns to gay rights, Justice Anthony Kennedy was the Supreme Court’s swing vote
Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, the ideological fulcrum of the high court whose support for gay rights culminated in his 2015 decision striking down state…
Joe Jackson, patriarch of Jackson family, dies at 89
Joe Jackson, the fearsome stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings, who took his family from poverty and launched a musical…