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Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections
1 August 2026 at 09:01

Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

1 August 2026 at 09:01

By: Scott Dance

The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

A delivery in Wilmington, N.C., this month. Heat is linked to hundreds of workplace deaths each year, but labor groups say the true toll is unknown because heat-related illnesses are not properly tracked or reported.

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OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years
28 April 2026 at 23:45

OpenAI Trial Starts With Two Very Different Tales of a Company’s Early Years

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28 April 2026 at 23:45

By: Cade Metz and Mike Isaac

In the trial’s first day of testimony, Elon Musk said greed led co-founder Sam Altman to pull the A.I. lab away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI says that’s nonsense.

Elon Musk arriving at the Ronald V. Dellums U.S. Courthouse in Oakland Tuesday.

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As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows
7 January 2026 at 14:37

As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows

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7 January 2026 at 14:37

By: Pooja Salhotra

Since Mr. Kirk’s death, chapters of his organization’s affiliate for teenagers have more than doubled in number, aided by politicians who have said they won’t tolerate opposition.

Club America members from Stratford High School in Houston found themselves caught between concerned parents on the left and Texas’ most powerful politicians on the right.

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A Texas Town’s Germanfest Was Split by a Battle Over Beer
4 May 2024 at 21:22

A Texas Town’s Germanfest Was Split by a Battle Over Beer

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4 May 2024 at 21:22

By: J. David Goodman and Desiree Rios

Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival for nearly 50 years. But then some locals rebelled.

Dancers from Whitney High School perform at the annual Germanfest, hosted by the Muenster Chamber of Commerce in Muenster, Texas.

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Behind the Gates of a Private World for Only the Wealthiest New Yorkers
6 November 2023 at 19:08

Behind the Gates of a Private World for Only the Wealthiest New Yorkers

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6 November 2023 at 19:08

By: Eliza Shapiro

Although everyday life has become increasingly unaffordable for almost everyone, a new class of private, members-only and concierge services is emerging.

Zero Bond, Mayor Eric Adams’s favorite private club, is part of a new wave of members-only and concierge services catering to New York City’s wealthiest residents.

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We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?
7 September 2023 at 17:55

We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?

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7 September 2023 at 17:55

By: Nicholas Kristof

Britain’s minister for loneliness offers a model of how to knit together a lonely crowd.

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Labor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric
27 August 2023 at 09:00

Labor Groups Target Hyundai — and Biden — Over Transition to Electric

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27 August 2023 at 09:00

By: Jonathan Weisman

A coalition of unions and civic groups is pushing one of the world’s largest automakers to protect and train workers in return for federal money under President Biden’s signature laws.

Chung Eui-sun, left, executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Group; Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, center; and José Muñoz, president and chief operating officer of Hyundai at the official groundbreaking for Hyundai’s plant in Ellabell, Ga., in 2022.