Tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers may walk off the job this Friday if their union is unable to reach a contract deal with the casinos, hotels and restaurants that employ them.
What could possibly be the largest hospitality worker strike in U.S. history comes as the city is being transformed into a giant racetrack ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled to take place later this month — the first time the sport is returning to the entertainment capital in more than four decades. Read More...
Iceland This article is more than 1 month oldExplainerThis article is more than 1 month oldAs a 2.5-mile fissure opens up in the Earth’s crust spewing jets of lava, we look at the local and international implications
Iceland volcano – live updates At 10.17pm local time (22.17 GMT) on Monday, a volcanic eruption began north of Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. It came after weeks of intense earthquake activity and has been described as “amongst the most spectacular ever seen”. Read More...
Oscar-nominated actor Glenn Close is known for her roles in movies like Fatal Attraction and Air Force One and now the hit TV show Damages. But she's also playing a more prominent role raising awareness about mental illness.
She was inspired by her sister Jessie Close, who lives with bipolar disorder, as well as her nephew Calen Pick, who has schizo-affective disorder.
People who have bipolar disorder cycle between depression to manic episodes and can affect people's ability to eat and sleep. Read More...