Silver lining to the retail apocalypse: More women get a shot at being CEO
The retail apocalypse is paying off for at least one group: women in the C-suite. Although the crop of chief executives at the biggest U.S. companies gets more male, women have made some notable gains in retail. Just last month, Genesco Inc., which owns the Journeys shoe brand, named its first female CEO, Mimi E.…
In search of subtle holiday decor at L.A.'s flower marts
This holiday season, if you receive a wreath from Fiore Designs, a full service floral and event design studio in Marina del Rey, don’t expect to see any typical red-and-white combos. “We don’t do obvious,” says Jennifer Juhos who, along with her business partner, Nicole Renna, brings an earthy, organic style to the studio’s creations.…
Germany looks inside and outside EU for nurses, other professionals
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government hashed out strategies Monday with German business and union officials on attracting skilled workers from outside the European Union as the country tries to tackle a shortfall of qualified professionals. Merkel told reporters the first two pillars of her government’s approach to the problem would be providing more training for…
3 dead as suspected twisters and other storms batter the South
Three people are confirmed dead and a dozen more injured as a powerful storm front packing suspected tornadoes smashed into buildings, downed trees and left a trail of destruction around the Deep South on Monday, authorities said. One person was reported killed in a suspected tornado strike on a Louisiana home, and two others were…
Newsletter: How homelessness law now stands
Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES How Homelessness Law Now Stands Los Angeles and dozens of other cities across the West, all struggling to deal with a growing number of people living on the streets, had hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would hear a challenge to a case known as City…
U.S. proposes new rules to increase organ transplants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government proposed new rules Tuesday to increase organ transplants — steps to make it easier for the living to donate and to make sure that organs from the deceased don’t go to waste. The proposals come after President Trump in July ordered a revamping of the nation’s care for kidney disease that…
3 dead, 7 missing in building downed by Philippines quake
PADADA, Philippines — Rescuers pulled out two bodies Monday from a three-story building that collapsed in a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines and scrambled to find at least seven more people who were trapped inside. Army troops, police, firefighters and volunteers, armed with sound and motion detectors, located a third body in the rubble of…
Hulkenberg: ‘Part of me is excited about closing this chapter’
Nico Hulkenberg will be absent from F1’s grid next season, but the ousted Renault driver admits that part of him is looking forward to a year away from motorsport’s furor and commotion. Hulkenberg was forced into an unwilling retreat when Renault decided to bring Esteban Ocon back into the fray and when the few alternatives…
Instagram’s Decision, Explained
The Instagram interns Matt and Maht explain how the social-media company’s brave new likes policy will affect you. Click Here: France Rugby Shop
‘Ancelotti should be interviewing Arsenal!’ – Gunners hero says ‘nobody knows what’s going on’ at Emirates Stadium
The search for a new permanent manager continues in north London, with Perry Groves saying an Italian coach should be dictating his terms for the role Carlo Ancelotti “should be interviewing Arsenal”, not the other way around, says Perry Groves, with the Gunners’ ongoing search for a new manager suggesting that “nobody knows what’s going…