Few had heard of Engine No. 1 until it shocked corporate America this year by pushing Exxon Mobil to revamp its board of directors, in part to focus more on clean energy. Now it’s bringing its active-ownership approach to the world of stock index funds, which sit at the heart …

From the moment 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen went missing from Vancouver, Washington, in June of 2019, her mother feared the worst. “I knew something had happened,” said Nikki’s mother, Lisa Woods. Typically, she and Nikki spoke daily, but Nikki had stopped responding. “She would never do this to me. I just …

Washington — As Democratic leaders’ self-imposed Christmas deadline for passing President Biden’s roughly $2 trillion domestic policy package draws near, discussions between the president and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia appear to be breaking down over the details of the measure. The standoff between Mr. Biden and Manchin, …

Washington — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to turn away a legal battle brought by a group of Asian American students who argue Harvard College’s admissions process violates federal civil rights law and discriminates against Asian American applicants. The high court asked the Justice Department in June …

Starbucks workers in upstate New York are casting ballots on whether to join a union, a move that would be a first for the coffee chain’s more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the U.S. More than 80 baristas and shift supervisors from three Buffalo-area stores have been voting by mail …

This story originally aired on September 26, 2020. It was a fall day in 2018 when Amy Mullis was found grievously injured on her family farm in Earlville, Iowa. She was face down with a corn rake sticking out of her back. The farm tool had four steel tines, but …

This is only part of how Billy Crystal takes care of himself these days: a workout with a speeding ball that’s a lot harder to catch than it looks. Correspondent Tracy Smith asked, “How often do you do this?” “I try to do it every day, at least five, six …

Apple says its customers will soon be able to repair their own devices using authentic Apple parts, tools and guides — a sharp turnaround for a company that has long been protective of its hardware. The company announced on Wednesday that a new self-service repair program launching in early 2022 …

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday mulled a bid from a Texas death row inmate who is challenging the state’s refusal to allow his pastor to lay hands on him and audibly pray while he is executed. Justice Brett Kavanaugh dominated the arguments that lasted more than 90 minutes, …

A White mother from Los Angeles says she was questioned about human trafficking while she was traveling with her biracial daughter. Mary MacCarthy says she was questioned by two police officers and a Southwest Airlines employee after flying from San Jose to Denver. She believes she would not have been …