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Find the Career that Fits Perfectly: The Tools are at Your Fingertips

Why do so many people stay in unrewarding careers? Fear of change? Lack of updated skills? Whatever the case, staying in an unfulfilling job prevents you from doing what you really want to do. The pandemic taught us that we can pivot and innovate faster than we ever thought possible, so why not restart your career with a renewed vision and a clearer path forward?

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Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson for auction theory

American economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in economics for their contributions to auction theory, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.

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Massive lines mar start of in-person early voting in Georgia

A technical glitch at a voting supersite, hours-long lines, and a last-minute court ruling marked the start of in-person early voting in Georgia, a presidential battleground for the first time in decades that will also play a huge role in deciding which party controls the Senate.

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Joe Morgan, Hall of Fame second baseman for Cincinnati's Big Red Machine, dies at 77

Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, part of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine and one of the best second basemen to don a glove, has died, the Reds said in a statement. He celebrated his 77th birthday last month.

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Banks make billions on overdraft fees. Biden could end that

The banking industry's $11 billion overdraft-fee gravy train could get derailed if Joe Biden wins the White House.

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Schools are 2 months into reopening under Covid-19 and no one's officially keeping track of how it's going

A 6-year-old afraid to go outside. A mom scared to send her children back to school, then thrilled at how they've thrived. A teacher worried she'll be ordered back to the classroom and become some kind of test subject.

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A Texas teenager breaks two world records for longest legs

Maci Currin isn't all legs, but they do make up 60 percent of her total height.

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Filmmakers unearth a long trail of racism in 'Driving While Black'

The tragic stories seem endless. Sandra Bland dies in a jail cell days after a traffic stop. Philando Castile is pulled over by police and within minutes he is dead. Rayshard Brooks, who had fallen asleep at the wheel of his car and failed a field sobriety test, is fatally shot.

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Lift Every Voice: The Biden Plan for Black America

Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally brings everyone along—and that starts by rooting out systemic racism from our laws, our policies, our institutions, and our hearts.

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Safety Steps for Spooky Fun

Traditional family activities like trick-or-treating create fun moments and memories, but the effects of COVID-19 on this Halloween will bring about change for the spooky excitement.

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Here's what our viewers thought of the vice presidential debate

Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday night in their only debate of the 2020 election campaign in Utah. The debate covered more topics than last week's Trump-Biden showdown, but overall, the debate ultimately was about Trump.

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For business class seats, an airy, spacious future is being designed

There's an airy, spacious, futuristic seat coming to business class, with all-new scientifically engineered structures and materials borrowed from Formula 1 cars.

Donald Trump just got another excuse if he loses the 2020 election

On its face, President Donald Trump's immediate insistence that he will not participate in a virtual second debate in a week's time makes very, very little political sense.

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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to American poet Louise Glück

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the US poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."

Companies are making some changes for employees health insurance amid the pandemic

More coverage for virtual doctors' visits. Expanded mental health benefits. Access to on-site health clinics. As employees sign up for job-based coverage for 2021, they'll find the coronavirus pandemic has changed some of the benefits that their companies are providing, experts said.

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Space is becoming too crowded, Rocket Lab CEO warns

In 1978, NASA scientist Donald Kessler warned of a potential catastrophic, cascading chain reaction in outer space. Today known as "Kessler Syndrome," the theory posited that space above Earth could one day become so crowded, so polluted with both active satellites and the detritus of space explorations past, that it could render future space endeavors more difficult, if not impossible.

Analysis: The reality TV President won't miss the next debate, no matter what he says now

If President Trump really does boycott next week's presidential debate, he will be giving up a chance to speak in front of 60 to 70 million people.

Hurricane Delta forecast to hit US Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm with storm surge that could kill

Hurricane Delta is expected to strengthen as it churns toward the northern Gulf Coast before hitting Louisiana on Friday at Category 2 strength in almost the exact spot Hurricane Laura hit just six weeks ago.

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This company says it can make top-shelf whiskey in just a few days

Bespoken Spirits says it is using science to produce better whiskeys. Now, it has several million dollars to prove it can.

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, October 8

"They knew what was happening, and they didn't tell you." Joe Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, did not mince words when prosecuting the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic during the vice presidential debate last night.