Petroleum drilling technology is now making carbon-free power A new technique for harvesting geothermal energy being pioneered in Utah has passed a significant milestone: Southern California Edison has contracted for enough of the energy to power 400,000 homes. David Condos
Research into the root of wealth and poverty among nations wins Economics Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded Monday to a trio of U.S.-based researchers, for their study of the institutional roots of wealth and poverty among nations. Scott Horsley
Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired fair pay act, dies at 86 Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity. Chandelis Duster
Making table saws safer Table saws are dangerous. An inventor came up with a device that could make them much, much safer, but it sparked a decades-long fight over the tradeoff of costs and safety.
Nobel Prize in Economics goes to 3 American economists who study global inequality The prize is shared by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and James Robinson of the University of Chicago. They will split the prize money of 11 million Swedish krona or about $1.058 million. Michel Martin
It's Spirit Halloween season. How does the retailer stay afloat year-round? Spirit Halloween has been a fixture in the seasonal market, with its huge seasonal presence and pop-up stores. We'll take a look at the operation and its move into the Christmas market. Alina Selyukh
Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people A trove of secret documents show teens’ increasing reliance on TikTok and how executives were acutely aware of the potential harm the app can cause young people, but appeared unconcerned. Dara Kerr
Residents in hurricane-affected states are complaining of 'price gouging.' What is it? Price gouging is both difficult to define and difficult to counter. Scott Horsley
When Seattle’s tip credit expires in 2025, will tips end as well? Seattle restaurants are sounding the alarm about the economic cliff they’re facing. For years, businesses have been able to apply customer tips toward worker pay. But the tip credit will expire at the end of the year, just as Seattle’s hourly minimum wage for all businesses increases to more than $20 in January. Businesses expect big changes ahead that they say will affect customer experience. Could it be the end of tipping? Ruby de Luna
TD Bank pays $3 billion in money laundering settlement TD Bank admitted it failed to curb money laundering through its financial services.