STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — When they installed the new surveillance system, local officials promised it would help tamp down a gang war menacing this forgotten steel town. But residents of Steubenville public housing soon learned the cameras were pointed at them. O... More »
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, wrote a solemn letter in January, announcing his company's decision to lay off 12,000 employees.”I have some difficult news to share,” wrote Pichai. The layoff, he continued, "weighs heavily on me," and was forced ... More »
Published9 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Adam DurbinBBC NewsEight out of 10 South African school children struggle to read by the age of ten, an international study has found.South Africa ranked last ou... More »
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Abdishukri HaybeBy Mohamed GabobeMogadishuBoxing was once banned in Somalia, but the sport is being revived in the country still wracked by violence after years of civil war. The ... More »
Published1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Sarah FieldsBy Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter, New YorkAs conservatives rally around social issues, the Republican Party is clashing with corporate America. Will the fights brea... More »
Published3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Sandip RoyKolkataThe Delhi Metro network, a symbol of sleek, air-conditioned train travel in modern India, seems to have become a hotspot for public displays of af... More »
Published3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Mariko OiBusiness reporterFalling birth rates are a major concern for some of Asia's biggest economies.Governments in the region are spending hundreds of billions ... More »