$15 Minimum Wage Would Boost 17 Million Workers, Cut 1.3 Million Jobs, CBO Says
Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 would increase the pay of at least 17 millio
Tesla Stock Takes A Hit — After Elon Musk Does The Same
Morton had been on the job for about a month, starting one day before Musk announced on Twitter that
Alice Rivlin, First Woman To Serve As Budget Director, Dies At Age 88
Alice Rivlin, former President Bill Clinton's budget director who overcame sexism to become the firs
Venezuela, Racked With Hyperinflation, Rolls Out New Banknotes
In Venezuela, where the annual inflation rate topped 60,000 percent this weekend, the currency has l
Electric Truck Startup Steps In Where Other Automakers Left Off
Gas-powered pickups and SUVs now make up two-thirds of U.S. auto sales. But, until recently, truck b
It Is Legal For Kids To Work On Tobacco Farms, But It Can Make Them Sick
In the U.S., children under the age of 18 are legally barred from purchasing cigarettes or other tob
In Alaska, Shrinking Oil Revenues May Mean Severe Cutbacks To State Ferry System
Just after 6 a.m., a handful of cars drive down the ramp into the LeConte, the Alaska state ferry do
Google Will Spend $1 Billion For New York City Campus On Hudson River
Google says it will spend $1 billion to create a new campus in Manhattan, looking to more than doubl
Should Sex Work Be Decriminalized? Some Activists Say It's Time
Sex work is illegal in much of the United States, but the debate over whether it should be decrimina
Dockless Scooters Gain Popularity And Scorn Across The U.S.
Over the past year, dockless electric scooters have descended on city sidewalks almost as if they fe