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MiEN Innovation Event

Join MiEN’s Dr. Christina Counts for a journey into the future of school, business, social, and home furniture that continues to blend smart design, durable materials, and fun. Date | Monday, January 3 at 8 p.m. Location | Virtual Get tickets here! This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit miencompany.com.

With limited paid family leave offered by her job, Ruby B. Sutton, an environmental engineer at a mining site in northeastern Nevada, decided to stay home with her new baby full time.

With less access to paid leave, rural workers face hard choices about health, family

Coastal and politically progressive states have passed stronger paid sick and family leave policies than many states with larger rural populations.

Above, a runner passes the office of California's Employment Development Department in Sacramento in December 2020.

Is California’s beleaguered jobless benefits agency ready for a recession?

California’s Employment Development Department struggled to keep up with the demands of the pandemic. But a potential recession isn’t likely to be as intense, and the department has made several changes that could smooth the process of getting benefits.

Taste of Liberty Station

Taste of Liberty Station is BACK! Wednesday, October 20 from 5 - 8 p.m. Liberty Station invites San Diegans to stroll and explore all its offerings at Taste of Liberty Station. Liberty Station businesses will open their doors for attendees to discover the variety of bites of Liberty Station’s eateries, live music and artisan goods in the storied corridors and artwork from the local galleries. Ticketholders will receive a “Liberty Pass” that will map out a list of participating restaurants with their menu offerings as well as businesses and art galleries that are taking part in the event. Entertainment: David Rich Music by Desi Chickenbone Slim More information: https://libertystation.com/events/taste-of-liberty-station Visit Liberty Station on Facebook and Instagram

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden during an October 2021 meeting with Cabinet members and corporate chief executives to discuss the looming federal debt limit. Two years later, the debt limit is once again an economic threat.

4 ways around a debt ceiling crisis — and why they might not work

From an obscure congressional maneuver to a trillion-dollar coin, there are many ideas out there to help the U.S. avoid debt default, but they are untested and have major potential problems.

Brothers Jake and Adam Cowart show off a magnet fishing haul. They are among many who picked up the hobby during the pandemic.

Magnet fishing got people hooked, but China and green tech are threatening its future

Magnet fishing spiked in popularity thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Now China and the demand from other industries for the material used to make the magnets is threatening the hobby's future.

In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, a mask is seen on the sculpture of a bear outside of Gov. Gavin Newsom's Capitol office, in Sacramento, Calif.

The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022

As the Legislature reconvenes today, Californians can expect lawmakers to continue focusing on housing and climate, plus COVID-19, health care and how to spend another budget surplus.

World Cup Portugal-Switzerland soccer, Cristiano Ronaldo, 2022

Ronaldo loses Portugal spot to sully World Cup journey

A bruising few weeks for Cristiano Ronaldo have seen him lose his contract with Manchester United and now lose his place on Portugal's team.

On Jan. 23, 2020, as the coronavirus spread in China, residents of Wuhan, where it was first identified, donned masks to go shopping. The U.S. didn't officially endorse masks as a preventive measure for the public for a number of weeks.

COVID flashback: On Jan. 30, 2020, WHO declared a global health emergency

The World Health Organization issued the statement as the novel coronavirus, calling it an "unprecedented outbreak." Here's what we knew — and didn't know — about the virus at that time.

MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist. Last month she announced that her donations since 2019 have totaled more than $14 billion and helped fund around 1,600 nonprofits. But as much as the scale, it is her untraditional style of giving that is causing a stir.

MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?

Donations often come with rigorous applications and reporting requirements. Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, who divorced Jeff Bezos in 2019 and vowed to give away most of her fortune, does it her way.

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