Minnesota has become the 12th state to adopt a statewide paid program for employees during family and medical leaves. It also joined the more than 40 state and local jurisdictions mandating paid si...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, called Saturday for raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour at a labor rally with S.C. Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston, and the Rev. William Barbe...

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Kim Dong-ho The author is the editor ofeconomic news at the JoongAng Ilbo. South Korea’s Generation MZ — those in their 20s and 30s — live in a world different from that of the older generation. ...

Daniel Ellsberg hates the word “legacy.” “I’m very put off by the word. It always throws me for a loop,” Ellsberg tells me when I ask him recently what he believes his legacy will be as one of Ame...

Norman Fisher’s enemy lived within him. If he didn’t properly mix two medications each day, his diabetes would attack his body and mind. Once, his out-of-control blood sugar left him so delirious ...

WASHINGTON — Nurses and other health care workers who have been brought to the U.S. from overseas to fill thousands of vacant jobs say in some instances they’ve been subjected to unsafe working con...

Covid threw the infectious diseases playbook out the window this past winter. Instead of the typical flu season, the U.S. endured a record mix of invasive strep infections, flu, RSV, enteroviruses...

BENTONVILLE -- Entry-level Bentonville police officers will see a pay increase starting in July as the city tries to remain competitive with other local departments. The City Council in May gave t...