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Max Rossi / Reuters What Happens to the Coins People Toss Into Fountains?
An investigation
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Paying (and Paying and Paying) a Debt to Society
Convicted felons who get jobs are much less likely to go on to commit another crime. Why are there so many barriers for them to join the workforce?
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters What Should the ‘Sharing Economy’ Really Be Called?
Many aren’t familiar with the term that encompasses businesses like Uber and AirBnB, while others argue that the phrase may be deceptive.
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Neil Hall / Reuters Amazon, the Facebook of Physical Things
The company’s launch of private-label products is revealing of how it hopes to continue devouring commerce.
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Philadelphia 76ers The NBA Lets in Advertising, 6.25 Square Inches at a Time
Next year, the uniforms of the Philadelphia 76ers will feature the patch of a corporate sponsor, the first such deal in major U.S. sports.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters It's Great That So Many Americans Are Quitting Their Jobs
It’s a sign of a stronger economy.
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Patrick T. Fallon / Reuters Why Some Restaurants Are Walking Back Their No-Tipping Policies
In recent days, a major chain and a high-profile New York spot have reversed course on a dining trend that’s come to be tied to workers’ welfare.
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Chris Pizzello / AP Why Richer People Spend More Time With Their Friends
A new study suggests that with money comes the luxury of choosing not to socialize mostly with neighbors and family members.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters A McNugget for Our Time
The new recipe for one of McDonald’s iconic foodstuffs contains no artificial preservatives, the latest symbolic change for an item that has always reflected conflicting priorities about food.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters The Two Contradictory Ideas Many Americans Have About the Economy
How do people reconcile a belief in individual autonomy with nationwide wage stagnation?
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Stefan Wermuth / Reuters When a Company Tells People Not to Eat Its Products Every Day
What’s behind Mars’ efforts to distinguish between “everyday” and “occasional” food?
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Netflix Michael Pollan and the Luxury of Time
The culinary crusader and journalist wants Americans to devote more time to cooking. Is he fighting a losing battle?
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a ballistic rocket launch drill in March. Who Dodged U.S. Sanctions in Panama?
Mossack Fonseca didn’t just help its clients avoid taxes, it also hid them from the Treasury Department.
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Sean Gardner / Reuters The Final Legal Chapter of the BP Oil Spill
A federal judge formally approved a $20 billion settlement years after the worst offshore spill in American history.
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Eric Gaillard / Reuters Air France Faces Headwinds Over Headscarves
The French national carrier’s female flight attendants have balked at a modesty requirement on flights to Tehran.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Killing ISIS’s No. 2 Leader, Again
It had been at least seven months since the U.S. last announced the untimely demise of an Islamic State second-in-command.
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Jacky Naegelen / Reuters The Business Backlash Against 'Religious Liberty' Legislation
A coalition of corporations is threatening to boycott Georgia if the state’s governor signs a bill that would limit protections for the gay and lesbian community.
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David Richard / Reuters Making Football's Most Dangerous Play Safer
NFL owners passed two new rules, including one that will further discourage kickoff returns, over the heavy protests of coaches and players.
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Mohamed al-Sayaghi / Reuters American Airstrikes Become Deadlier
Recent U.S. attacks on terrorist camps in three different countries have yielded much higher casualty counts than usual.
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Mark Blinch / Reuters Rob Ford Remembered
The colorful former mayor of Toronto was battling a rare form of cancer.