U.S. President Barack Obama extended overtime pay benefits Wednesday for 4.2 million American workers, an attempt to increase the paychecks for employees who often work long hours without getting any extra money.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has sold off its entire holding in oil giant BP, in a move welcomed by fossil fuel divestment campaigners.
Bullying is not a natural part of growing up and should be recognized as a major public health problem with consequences lasting far beyond childhood, according to experts in a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Over the last 20 years, 2 billion people have gained access to better drinking water, leaving just 11% of the world’s population without clean drinking water. Those last 11%, which is over 780 million people, are some of the hardest to reach – in remote rural areas, places of extreme water stress, or poorer countries where large scale water infrastructure is just too expensive.
"If only..." These two words paired together create one of the saddest phrases in the English language. We found ten choices that ultimately lead to this phrase of regret. This is how you can elude them.
I’ve always been fascinated by etiquette, including which fork to use and where to put your napkin when you leave the table.
“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.” ~ Steve Jobs
What is Red Nose Day?
My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation.
Did you know that the way you kiss your partner can say a lot about you and the relationship?