• 911 dispatchers are in short supply. In Missouri, cities are grappling with how to provide coverage without them

    911 dispatchers are in short supply. In Missouri, cities are grappling with how to provide coverage without them

    Jun 08, 2022 10:07 PM EDT

    ... in Kansas City are open 24/7, meaning someone always has to be there to answer the phone. “It’s oddball hours, and because your work may be that third shift, as they used to call it, midnight till seven in the morning or so,” Briggs said. But round-the ...

  • Indiana city offers stand-in 'grandparents' to new residents

    Indiana city offers stand-in 'grandparents' to new residents

    Oct 26, 2021 06:15 PM EDT

    The remote worker relocation package is designed to recruit new residents to the city amid a growing shift to permanent remote work that was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign is part of a nationwide trend of workers moving to smaller communities with a more affordable cost of ...

  • WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominance

    WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominance

    Jul 28, 2020 11:42 PM EDT

    ... its power. Cicilline also said that in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, "these giants stand to profit" and become even more powerful as millions shift more of their work and commerce online. The companies face legal and political offensives on multiplying fronts, from Congress, the Trump administration, federal and ...

  • Could the pandemic usher in a new era of working from home?

    Could the pandemic usher in a new era of working from home?

    May 28, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    Many Americans are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s unclear when people will or should return to the workplace. The shift toward more remote work could have significant repercussions for employees, companies and the marketplace. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores these transformations -- and their advantages and ...

  • House passes bill to help workers save for retirement

    House passes bill to help workers save for retirement

    May 23, 2019 08:51 PM EDT

    ... the provision allowing part-time workers to gain access to an employer's retirement savings plan. The measure will help older workers and caregivers who shift from full-time work to part-time status or return to the workforce on a part-time basis, the group said. The bill also ...

  • Will China's shift to a consumer-oriented economy succeed?

    Will China's shift to a consumer-oriented economy succeed?

    Jan 28, 2016 08:39 PM EDT

    ... thus far, but I think there will be significant progress over the next 3 to 5 years. Kristen Doerer: Why do you think that will work out and that the shift to consumption will increase? Stephen Roach: They have a strategy with three key building blocks that are now being ...

  • Fewer educated women are choosing to skip having kids

    Fewer educated women are choosing to skip having kids

    May 07, 2015 04:21 PM EDT

    More highly educated women are opting to become mothers, marking a shift in attitudes about work-life balance compared to just 20 years ago, new research suggests. Changing attitudes about working women pursuing both careers and motherhood may be feeding into this trend, said Gretchen Livingston, senior researcher at the ...

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    Air traffic controllers working exhausting schedules, report finds

    Jun 13, 2014 07:15 PM EDT

    ... m. followed by two consecutive morning shifts beginning at 7 a.m. The controller gets off work at 3 p.m. after the second morning shift and returns to work at about 11 p.m. the same day for an overnight shift — the fifth and last shift of the workweek ...

  • As Netanyahu's governing coalition fractures, what it means for Israel and Gaza

    As Netanyahu's governing coalition fractures, what it means for Israel and Gaza

    Jul 15, 2025 06:52 PM EDT

    ... which is pressing Israel to wrap up the war. Gayil Talshir, a political scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said she expects Netanyahu to work during those 60 days to shift the narrative away from the draft exemptions and the war in Gaza, toward something that could potentially give ...

  • Airline industry grapples with tech failures and near-miss incidents

    Airline industry grapples with tech failures and near-miss incidents

    Jul 25, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... midst of COVID. And the aviation industry, wherever you look, has lost -- had pretty much a brain drain. And that could be what's at work here. Geoff Bennett: Well, let's shift our focus to Delta, because they are finally getting back to normal, but there's still a ...