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What to do about burnout at work
Jonathan Malesic knows burnout firsthand. He was working his dream job, teaching at a small Catholic college in Pennsylvania. He was publishing papers, working toward tenure — doing all the things on the professor checklist. He was happy; until one day, he wasn’t. “I was constantly exhausted. I dreaded going to work,” Malesic told Explain…
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AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences
AI company Character.AI has long garnered a reputation for hosting some extremely dubious content. Though it built its early success off explosive popularity among teen users, it was repeatedly caught hosting wildly inappropriate bots — like ones modeled after real-world mass shooters or designed to encourage eating disorders. Outrage grew when a teen died by…
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Beware the blurred line between fee-only and commission-based advice
Dear Liz: I am very overwhelmed with life so I’ll try to stick to where I need your help. My 68-year-old husband has been diagnosed with dementia. I thought we were responsible, having a nice nest egg of over $2 million, a house that is paid off and no debts. However, finding out long-term care…
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Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson linked the restaurant industry to “slavery” Wednesday as he defended his push to eliminate the tipped wage, doubling down after surviving a City Council effort to block the policy. Johnson’s remarkscame after the Chicago City Council failed to override his veto of a measure that would have halted the city’s phaseout of the…
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Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees
Judge Troy Nunley was fed up. Federal immigration officials had once again flouted his authority by keeping a man locked up in a California City detention center after Nunley ordered him released. When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license or other personal effects. The…
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Letters to Sports: Clippers were oh so close, yet so far
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> The Clippers’ season has come to an end but better than anyone expected. No consolation but a great job by head coach Tyronn Lue for guiding the Clippers from a disastrous 6-21 start and finishing with more than 40 wins. Coach Lue led the team, overcoming major obstacles throughout the season with…
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Islamabad hotels, transportation close Sunday as city braces for possible round two of negotiations
ISLAMABAD — Major hotels are sold out for reservations this week and some transportation and other services have shut down in and near Pakistan’s capital city on Sunday, as the world waits in hope for a second round of peace talks between Iran and the US to take place. Neither the US or Iran —…
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Tesla Driver Alarmed as FSD Takes Him Directly Into the Path of an Oncoming Train
One Tesla driver is lucky to be alive after his vehicle took control as he waited for a train to pass. Joshua Brown of Plano, Texas said his car’s Full Self-Driving mode engaged while he sat waiting at a railroad crossing. Footage shared with local media shows his Tesla plowing through the fiberglass crossing arms,…
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Rain hits Southern California this week. When will it fall?
Rain is expected to hit Southern California this week, enough to create slippery conditions for the Tuesday afternoon commute in Los Angeles County. In Los Angeles and Ventura counties, rainfall should peak between 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service office in Oxnard said. Rainfall is expected to be light in…
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Rubén Gallego on why he defended Eric Swalwell — and why he regrets it now
This month, Rep. Eric Swalwell faced a flood of sexual misconduct allegations, pushing him to drop out of the California governor’s race. But the scandal’s blast radius has also ensnared Sen. Rubén Gallego of Arizona, a potential presidential candidate in 2028 and one of Swalwell’s close allies before the stories broke. Gallego had endorsed Swalwell’s…