Business

Storytellers at a Los Angeles planetarium join the union representing Broadway actors

5:07am April 25, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

The planetarium lecturers at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles have unionized. They hope that doing so will help preserve their longstanding tradition of live storytelling.

The path to Bed Bath & Beyond's downfall

6:11pm April 24, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The retailer Bed Bath and Beyond is going out of business. The chain once dominated the home goods market. But it's become rudderless, turbulent and broke.

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Berna Anat, author, podcaster, and financial hype woman.

Meet the 'financial hype woman' who wants you to talk about money

4:47pm April 24, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Her description of the world of money is "hella male, hella pale and hella stale."

Yes, there have been tech layoffs, but the number of job openings remains high

4:14pm April 24, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Even with mass layoffs hitting tech companies, the number of job openings in IT remains high. Tech jobs remain a good bet for workers looking for stable, lucrative careers.

Don Lemon attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on Dec. 11, 2022, in New York City.

National

CNN announces it's parted ways with news anchor Don Lemon

3:37pm April 24, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Lemon, a 17-year veteran of the cable network, said he was "stunned" when his agent told him Monday morning that he had been terminated.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks at a National Review Institute event on March 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The network announced Monday that it would "part ways" with Carlson.

Tucker Carlson departs Fox News following network's $787 million settlement

1:48pm April 24, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Fox News announced in an abrupt statement it will "part ways" with longtime host Tucker Carlson, seen by many as the face of the network's brand. The star figured prominently in the Dominion lawsuit.

Shoppers stand outside a Bed Bath & Beyond store in New Jersey.

Bed Bath & the great Beyond: How the home goods giant went bankrupt

10:00am April 24, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The retailer once triumphed over rivals as a "category killer" with its blue coupons. Now, it's become rudderless, turbulent and broke. Here's what happened.

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A Hyundai sedan sits in the parking lot of East Bay Tow Inc., where California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a news conference on Thursday.

National

A group of state AGs calls for a national recall of high-theft Hyundai, Kia vehicles

8:45pm April 23, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Millions of vehicles manufactured by the companies between 2011 and 2022 can be easily hotwired and also lack engine immobilizers, a common anti-theft device.

Encore: America's largest newspaper company is creating news deserts

5:08pm April 23, 2023

Adrian Florido speaks with Joshua Benton of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University about the increasing number of news deserts.

Bed Bath & Beyond has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnaround attempts. It has also exhausted numerous financial lifelines. Shown here is a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Westbury, New York.

National

Homeware giant Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy

12:12pm April 23, 2023

by Alina Selyukh

The retailer, which also owns the BuyBuy Baby chain, has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnarounds. It plans to close stores.