Bad day at work? Watch a show. It's good for you Our fantasies — and our realities — are influenced by much of what we see in movies and on television, according to Salon TV critic Melanie McFarland. Eula Scott Bynoe
Documents Show How Close The Trump Administration Is With 'Fox News' The ties between Fox News and the Trump administration are strong as can be on-air. Documents show how producers ran questions and at least one script by staffers for former EPA chief Scott Pruitt. David Folkenflik
Google Workers, Amnesty International Protest Censored Search Engine In China Google employees and human rights groups have been raising the alarm for some time over how Google would operate under one of the most authoritarian and information-controlling regimes in the world. Jasmine Garsd
Texas ATM Gives Out $100 Bills Instead Of $20 Bills Bank of American says customers who got the extra cash over the weekend at a Houston ATM may keep the money. Until police showed up, that ATM was pretty popular.
Super-Fast Shipping Comes With High Environmental Costs Getting your online purchase delivered at home in just two days puts more polluting vehicles on the road. M. Sanjayan, the CEO of Conservation International, explains what that means for the planet.
GM To Trim North American Workforce The auto maker General Motors says it is cutting 15 percent of its white-collar workforce. GM may also close as many as five plants in North America. Rachel Martin
DHS Death Reporting | Youth Legal Clinic | Green Cannabis Oregon officials aren't publishing timely reports on the deaths of children in their care. A Portland nonprofit offers legal aid to homeless youth. The cannabis industry isn't as green as you think. Allison Frost, Samantha Matsumoto, Julie Sabatier
Oil prices hit a new low. Here's why that might be a bad thing Oil prices dropped below $60 a gallon on Black Friday, the lowest price in a year. While President Trump credits Saudi Arabia for what he says amounts to a "tax cut," the reality is more complicated. Francesca Paris
Real and fake Christmas tree sellers fight for American hearts and minds Online ads are telling Christmas shoppers to "keep it real" or "think about seasonal allergies" when they make their tree choices this year. Anna King
Amazon 4-star store uses stats, not style, to attract customers Amazon's experimenting with new kinds of physical stores in New York, near its new headquarters. Joshua McNichols