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Takayuki Ueno was set to be a runner in the now postponed Olympic torch relay in Fukushima, Japan. Here he stands in the field where he is growing a flower maze for children to play in Minamisoma, Japan. The field was flooded by the 2011 tsunami and killed Ueno's family members.

Now Postponed, The Olympic Torch Relay Was To Bring Hope To Ravaged Fukushima

The torch relay was supposed to start on Thursday in the Japanese prefecture hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. A torch runner recalls the disaster that took his family.

This Economic Theory Could Be Used To Pay For The Green New Deal

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "modern monetary theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal for clean energy and jobs.

Google executives say their company is committed to inclusion, after an engineer's criticisms of its diversity efforts sparked conversations outside the company this weekend.

Google Grapples With Fallout After Employee Slams Diversity Efforts

In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that he supports the right of workers to express themselves but that a senior engineer's memo had gone too far.

Google CEO Cuts Vacation Short To Deal With Crisis Over Diversity Memo

CEO Sundar Pichai says that he supported the right of workers to express themselves but that a senior engineer's memo had gone too far. The memo's author says he is weighing legal action.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address of the Google I/O conference, in May.

Google Cancels Town Hall After Employee's Controversial Diversity Memo

The meeting had been called to discuss fallout from the memo written by a senior software engineer who complained that "biological causes" explained why women were underrepresented at the tech giant.

Shefet is part of a much larger movement in Europe pushing back against the power of the tech titans under the banner of the "right to be forgotten."

The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares

Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron aired their differences on the sidelines of a NATO leaders' summit in London.

From NATO Critic To Defender, Trump Calls Macron's Comments 'Nasty'

When he was running for president, Trump said NATO was "obsolete." But now, with the French president accusing the alliance of experiencing "brain death," Trump is pushing back.

The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares

Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

A former Google employee is suing the company, alleging that hiring policies hurt white and Asian male applicants.

Ex-Google Recruiter Sues, Alleging Policies Discriminate Against White And Asian Men

The lawsuit alleges the company pressured employees to "purge" eligible candidates from applicant pools in favor of Hispanic, African-American and female job seekers.

'Born To Be Posthumous' Brings Edward Gorey's Name To His Work

Gorey, whose art formed the basis of Mystery! and who was the mind behind The Gashlycrumb Tinies, is undeniably one of the most influential American writers and illustrators of the last century.

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