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More companies are finding it difficult to hire skilled employees, pressuring employers to rethink their hiring strategies.

From Egg Freezing To Tuition Reimbursement, Company Perks Are Up In Tight Labor Market

With unemployment down, companies are experiencing a shortage of workers. Some are offering a new array of incentives beyond higher pay to lure employees.

'That's A Cat!' Video Star Has Been Identified And Is Doing Fine

The cat caught clinging to the roof of a minivan barreling down an Omaha, Neb., highway is aptly named Rebel and sustained no injuries as a result of the harrowing ride.

A protester holds up a sign targeting Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff outside the company's headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.

Tech Workers Demand CEOs Stop Doing Business With ICE, Other U.S. Agencies

Workers from Salesforce, Microsoft and other firms have been putting pressure on the companies, arguing that they support immoral policies through their ties to the federal government.

Firefighters dig trenches in an effort to stop the advancement of a forest fire in Concepción, Chile, in January.

What Does 'Containing A Fire' Really Mean?

As California battles raging wildfires, "containment" is a term used often by firefighters and in media coverage. But how does it work?

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Airs Tuesdays, April 24-May 15, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

One State, Unaffordable: Your Housing Questions, Answered

When it comes to living in California and why it costs so much — you have a lot of questions. We set out to get answers.

Yes, those are all chicken feathers — 40,000 pounds of feathers. A semi-truck lost them when it rolled over Wednesday on Interstate 5 in Washington state.

Overturned Truck Flips Commuters The Bird, Spilling 40,000 Lbs. Of Feathers

The semi scattered nearly 2,300 chickens' worth of feathers across an interstate highway Wednesday, according to authorities in Washington state. Oh, and reader beware: There be puns in this post.

In her new book, Unhinged, former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman writes as a Trump world insider overjoyed at his election while airing concerns about his rhetoric, policies and mental state.

Omarosa Tells NPR She Heard Trump 'N-Word Tape,' Contradicting Her Own Tell-All Book

Former reality TV star and Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke to NPR about explosive allegations in her new book, Unhinged, but part of her account changed in the interview.

Swedish and U.N. officials, as well as delegates of Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels, attend the opening press conference of the Yemeni peace talks at Johannesberg castle in Rimbo, Sweden, on Thursday.

Yemen Peace Talks Begin In Sweden, As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens

Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government agreed to a prisoner swap, setting a positive note for the start of the talks. These are the first peace talks in more than two years.

Twitter ended its advertising relationship with Russia Today and Sputnik on Thursday based on "the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that both RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the election on behalf of the Russian government."

Twitter Bans Ads From Russian State Media, Citing Election Interference Efforts

The San Francisco microblog service announced the move "effective immediately" ahead of a congressional hearing about Russia's use of social media in its influence campaign.

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