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'New Waves' Asks: How Can We Form True Friendships In An Online World?

In journalist Kevin Nguyen's first novel, characters build relationships with each other online that translate to the real world — with mixed results.

An Impossible Burger, left, and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger. A new era of meat alternatives appeared on restaurant menus and grocery story shelves in 2019.

Immigration Raids, Burger Wars And Other Business Stories You May Have Missed In 2019

Engineered meat, immigration raids on chicken plants, and the big target on the backs of big technology companies are some of the business stories that made headlines in 2019.

Asma Al Sabag, a contact tracer for San Diego County, makes phone calls in this undated photo.

San Diego's Contact Tracing Program Not Keeping Up With Virus Surge

Contact tracing is meant to be one of the big strategies that will allow San Diego County to finally slow the spread of the coronavirus. But it has some big limitations.

San Francisco's Coit Tower was lit up blue on April 9 as part of a nationwide tribute to health care workers and first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

San Francisco Ramps Up Back-To-Basics Contact Tracing To Stop COVID-19

Citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties, the city's not relying on a smartphone app to track cases. Instead, it's recruiting public health staff, librarians and med students to make calls.

A group of mourners leaves the funeral of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at Seoul City Hall on Monday.

Seoul Holds Funeral For Mayor As Accuser Details Years Of Alleged Sexual Harassment

A former secretary of Park's says she endured four years of sexual harassment. The mayor was found dead on Friday in a park, and the allegations have left the country divided about his legacy.

Men use tablets and laptops to check news over wifi at a coffee shop in Hanoi in 2014. Today almost half of Vietnam's population of over 95 million have access to Internet. A new and controversial cybersecurity law goes into effect nationwide Jan. 1, 2019.

To The Dismay Of Free Speech Advocates, Vietnam Rolls Out Controversial Cyber Law

The law requires internet companies to store locals' data in Vietnam and hand over user information if the government asks for it, among other contentious provisions.

Alternative weeklies like The Stranger in Seattle and other local papers around the country have taken a big hit as the coronavirus halts the economy.

Pandemic Threatens Local Papers Even As Readers Devour Their Coverage

The coronavirus recession hit local newspapers almost immediately. Many have already instituted layoffs or suspended publishing. Some may never come back.

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.

Seoul Debates How To View Mayor's Death As Sexual Harassment Allegations Emerge

Seoul's mayor was found dead in a park Friday. A fierce debate has erupted in South Korean capital about how to view the mayor and his death after allegations of sexual harassment against him emerged.

The Greek island of Kastellorizo, shown here at sunset from the top of an ancient castle, is a little over a mile away from the Turkish shore. Known for its architecture, turquoise sea and friendship with the neighbor Turks, it's recently become a pawn in a geopolitical dispute between the Greek and Turkish governments over hydrocarbons and maritime borders.

'Not Our World': This Greek Island Wants An End To Greece And Turkey's Feud

Kastellorizo has become a pawn in a dispute between Greece and Turkey over maritime borders and offshore resources. But as the governments' standoff continues, islanders speak of peace and harmony.

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