Ricardo Martinez II spent more than a decade as a 911 dispatcher, handling thousands of emergencies as US 911 centers face a nationwide staffing and funding crisis. Across the country, emergency call ...
Adek Berry/Getty Images China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. G...
People are taking to Instagram to reminisce 2016 in all its fishnet-stocking glory. Melodie Jeng/Getty Images 2016 is so back — at least on Instagram. Millennials are putting up pictures of them...
Paige Chenault Lohoefer founded The Birthday Project in 2012 Courtesy of This be Grace Paige Chenault Lohoefer is the founder of the nonprofit The Birthday Party Project. The organization celebrates k...
Georg Loewen (left) and Leslie Snipes (right) Georg Loewen (left), Leslie Snipes (right) Most Fortune 100 employees are under a return-to-office mandate. However, hybrid and off-the-record remote work...
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...
US House Rep. Ro Khanna. The Washington Post/Getty Images Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plans to introduce a resolution Thursday called the "Creator Bill of Rights." The progressive congressman is...
Marc Benioff said that Section 230 needs to be reformed and tech companies should be held responsible for online harm. Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images Marc Benioff said that AI-related suicid...
The author left San Francisco over a decade ago. Courtesy of the author I crave going home to the Bay Area, but long visits remind me why Spain feels right. The Bay Area feels car-bound, expensive, ru...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI In my early 30s, I was working long hours as the editor in chief of a magazine, juggling deadlines and the looming "should we have kids?" question — all wh...
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
Alexandria Rucker is turning 30 this year. Courtesy of Alexandria Rucker The youngest millennials turn 30 in 2026, marking a generational milestone in America. This cohort of new adults is more divers...
Tobias Osborne, a Leibniz Universität Hannover physics professor, says AI apocalypse fears distract regulators and let companies evade accountability for real harms happening today. Yuichiro Chino/Get...
Chiechi and her husband. Marissa Chiechi/ Carrie McGuire Life-long Californian, Marissa Chiechi, moved from Los Angeles to Alexandria, Virginia, in 2023. Chiechi relocated for her then-boyfriend, now ...
Rural hospital closures limit healthcare for millions of Americans. Thomas Northcut/Getty Images Over `100 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, making it hard for millions to access healthcare. ERs...
Rockstar Games has reportedly granted the wish of a terminally-ill fan whose family member asked if they could play Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its November launch date. The unnamed fan was contacted ...
captionTK Jordyn Bradley I moved in with my long-distance partner's family to be closer to a job and save some money. A lot of 26-year-olds might not see the appeal of this situation, but I was gratef...
Jean-Philippe Riopy at his piano Courtesy of Greg Williams At 18, Jean-Philippe Rio-Py escaped a brutal cult that wrecked his childhood. He suffered hardship in his 20s and early 30s, but was determin...
Aman Goyal Aman Goyal After being laid off last year, Aman Goyal faced pressure during his job search due to his visa status. Within two months of searching, he landed his dream role as an associate p...
Kruthika Jayatheertha Kruthika Jayatheertha Kruthika Jayatheertha left her Microsoft job to take an extended career break after maternity leave. She believes being present during her child's early yea...