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Christopher Wylie, a Canadian data scientist, speaks on Aug. 31 at the Antidote festival at the Sydney Opera House about his role in exposing the work of Cambridge Analytica.

In New Book, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Stops Short Of A Full Mea Culpa

Before going public, data scientist Christopher Wylie helped the now defunct company figure out how to target people online. In a new memoir, he offers details of the project and the players.

John Combs is a "people greeter" at a Walmart in Vancouver, Wash. But he has been told that come April 25, his job is going away. And he is not alone.

Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters. Workers With Disabilities Feel Targeted

NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.

Frozen vegetables are displayed for sale at an Aldi supermarket in Hackensack, N.J.

Frozen Food Fan? As Sales Rise, Studies Show Frozen Produce Is As Healthy As Fresh

The uptick is new after a multi-year sales slump. Among the benefits of frozen produce: it packs as much nutrition as fresh, but with less waste if you don't eat it right away.

Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) gets a lesson on how to navigate through the politics of Washington, D.C. from Clarissa Saunders (Jean Arthur) in Frank Capra's "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington."

An Old Classic And A Trio Of New Films For This Weekend

'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' and 'The Hate U Give' serve up very different calls to action

Bodies of Taylor guitars taking shape at the El Cajon factory on June 6, 2018.

A San Diego Guitar Maker Is Protecting Trees Half A World Away

El Cajon-based Taylor Guitars is working in the West Africa country of Cameroon in an effort to secure the company’s access to one of the world’s hardest woods.

In "A Quiet Place" Emily Blunt plays Evelyn Abbott, a woman who faces pregnancy in a world where the slightest sound can get you killed.

Cinema Junkie Looks To A Trio Of New Films

Horror and foreign films open today

A tourist gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to enter the departures gate during another demonstration by pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's international airport on Tuesday.

Police Crack Down On Protesters Occupying Honk Kong's Airport

Operations at the major aviation hub initially appeared to be returning to normal early Tuesday, but by the afternoon, hundreds of pro-democracy activists had returned to departure areas.

Middlesex County Correctional Facility Assistant Deputy Superintendent Scott Chaput with inmates in the prison's P.A.C.T (People Achieving Change Together) unit in Billerica, Mass.

A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility

Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They're trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms.

Paradise Recreation and Parks Director Dan Efseaff walks toward the Little Feather River Canyon in Butte County, Calif. Efseaff wants to try a radical idea in Paradise: Pay people not to rebuild in this slice of canyon, to create a safety buffer to prevent future wildfires from spreading.

After Paradise, Living With Fire Means Redefining Resilience

Across the West, hundreds of communities are vulnerable to wildfires. But wildfire and recovery experts warn that the impulse to re-create what was there before disaster is misguided and dangerous.

The 20th Street storage facility has 45-gallon bins that people can use to store nonperishable items, June 12, 2018.

City Council Considers Additional Storage Centers To Help People Who Are Homeless

At Tuesday's City Council meeting there was a discussion about San Diego's two open storage facilities and where others could possibly be located.

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