Federal Employees Return To Work, But Fears Of Another Shutdown Loom
While the reopening of the government is welcome news for many federal workers, some express trepidation that they'll face the same predicament after Feb. 15.
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Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever
The cost of a stamp is up 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send too.
How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green
In 1969, oil from an offshore well left beaches in Santa Barbara, Calif., coated with crude and littered with dead birds. The country's reaction helped create the modern environmental movement.
Got Anger? Try Naming It To Tame It
While many people believe that how we feel and express anger is hard-wired, some scientists suggest our experience and culture help shape it. One way to get a handle on it may be to personalize it.
Census Bureau Conducts Massive Recruiting Effort For 2020 Head Count
The federal government continued hiring 2020 census workers through the government shutdown. With less than a year until the head count starts, there's pressure to find a half million workers.
With Unfilled Jobs, Businesses Push Rural Residents Toward College
Rural Americans are less likely to go to college than their urban counterparts. Businesses desperate to fill jobs with skilled workers are helping to change this.
Be Mine? Nope. SweetHeart Candies Hard To Find This Valentine's Day
The popular SweetHearts will be tougher to find this Valentine's Day. The company that used to make the candy went out of business. Its new owners aren't ready to start making new batches yet.
Chinese, Taiwanese Restaurants Drop 'Golden' And 'Dragon' To Take On Mandarin Names
More Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants in the U.S. are embracing Mandarin to name their businesses.
Police Arrest Louisiana Man Suspected Of Killing Parents, Girlfriend and 2 Others
Dakota Theriot allegedly killed three people near Baton Rouge before later killing his parents. A local sheriff called the rampage "one of the worst domestic violence incidents I've seen."
Brewing In The Desert: Sake Finds An Unlikely Home In Arizona
With the popularity of sake declining in Japan, makers have been looking to America for new markets. Now, a Japanese sake master has brought his recipe to Arizona and is winning international awards.