How the opioid crisis is blowing a hole in small-town America’s finances
As deaths mount in America’s opioid crisis, communities on the front lines face a hidden toll: the financial cost.
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Bannon, Yiannopoulos, Coulter headed to UC Berkeley for Free Speech Week
Their appearance at the event, set to take place Sept. 24-27, comes after violent protests caused Coulter and Yiannopoulos' previous planned speeches on campus to be cancelled.
Visitors ‘help’ Pirate Bay mine virtual cash
The Pirate Bay briefly put code on some of its web pages that used visitors' machines to mine a virtual currency.
New Weibo copyright rule sparks controversy
A new rule on Sina Weibo, China's leading microblog service, caused a stir among its users and put a spotlight on internet platforms' competition for user-generated content.
Theresa May scolds Trump for terror tweets
British Prime Minister Theresa May has rebuked US President Donald Trump for suggesting suspects in Friday's London train blast were known to police.
Why China can’t get enough of QR codes
The world's second largest economy is on the fast track to ditching cash.
Breaking the ceiling for a new generation of young entrepreneurs
By 2030, the target date for the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, the number of youth aged 15 to 24 years will reach nearly 1.3 billion globally, up 7 percent from 2015.
North Korea crisis: US seeks Kim Jong-un asset freeze
The US has proposed a range of new United Nations sanctions against North Korea, including an oil ban and a freeze on leader Kim Jong-un's assets.
China hits booming cryptocurrency market with coin fundraising ban
China on Monday banned and deemed illegal the practice of raising funds through launches of token-based digital currencies.
Why do some companies ban certain words?
Apply for a job at Davio’s, a small chain of Italian-style steakhouses in the US, and you’ll never hear one extremely common workplace term: employee.
