South African miner says 1,000 workers trapped underground
Almost 1,000 workers are trapped underground at a South African gold mine after a power failure.
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Auto sales off to lumpy start as Detroit brands lag Japan rivals
Automakers began the year with a stark Detroit-versus-Japan divide.
Half of post-9/11 vets aren’t getting needed mental health care
About half of U.S. veterans who served during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq don't get the mental health care they need, according to a new report that recommends changes...
Twinkie maker’s response to the Trump Tax: bonus and free snacks
Hostess Brands Inc., feeling flush after last month's tax overhaul, will offer bonuses to workers -- including free snacks.
Harley shuts plant as woes worsen for Trump’s model manufacturer
A deepening slump in U.S. motorcycle demand is spurring more job cuts and a plant closure at Harley-Davidson Inc., a company President Donald Trump has cast as a model American...
Why is pay surging for U.S. security guards? Blame terror, pot, labor gains
Despite the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, wages for American workers rose at a relatively tepid pace last year.
How a 22-year-old discovered the worst chip flaws in history
In 2013, a teenager named Jann Horn attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel. He and 64 other young Germans had done well in a government-run competition...
KFC taps Reba McEntire as next colonel, breaking gender barrier
KFC, the fried-chicken chain run by Yum Brands Inc., has picked country singer Reba McEntire to appear as Colonel Sanders in its latest marketing campaign -- the first time a...
Trump aims at China with tariffs on solar panels, a move Colorado industry says could cost 2,000 jobs
In the biggest blow he's dealt to the renewable energy industry yet, President Donald Trump decided on Monday to slap tariffs on imported solar panels.
L.A. Times staff votes to unionize in blow to owner Tronc
The Los Angeles Times' editorial staff voted to unionize in a rebuke to owner Tronc Inc. that marks a new era in the newspaper's 136-year history.