Новости за 30.06.2018

Student-debt forgiveness is a great, until the IRS comes calling, politicians bank on famous names, and restaurants compete to have this summer's coolest and wackiest drinks.

As student debt mounts and a shortage of skilled workers persists, students find their local two-year institution could be a lower-cost shortcut to a good job.

The U.S. and Europe face migration challenges at their borders that differ in origin but result in the same political problem: how to stop illegal arrivals while meeting demands for the humane treatment of migrants.

AT&T and Sprint have recently raised the administrative fees they charge customers, moves that will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional revenue for the companies.

Amazon’s surging market value is predicated on hitting lofty growth ambitions.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan takes WSJ's Kimberly Johnson to his childhood playground in Brooklyn to talk about gentrification, yoga mats and how his new show, "The Last O.G." on TBS, helped him give back to his community. Photo: Drew Evans/The Wall Street Journal.

Beef, which has long fulfilled America’s hunger for hamburgers, faces fresh competition from poultry producers pushing their own patties onto U.S. grills.

The new six-acre Domino Park incorporates many elements from the landmarked former sugar refinery behind it.

A fitness fanatic on the mend stumbled onto a high-intensity, low-impact workout in the deep end of her local swimming pool.

In a sharp turn for one of stand-up comedy’s most successful acts, Jim Gaffigan is taking on more serious roles than ever before, including as a sleazy police informant in “Gut Instinct” and a member of a snake-handling sect in “Them That Follow.”

In her new book, “You’re on an Airplane,” actress Parker Posey examines her past from 35,000 feet.

Jim Mattis sought to assure Japan that the U.S. wouldn’t overlook its security concerns in negotiations with North Korea.

Chinese-owned pork giant Smithfield Foods lost a pivotal legal battle on Friday, as a federal jury awarded $25 million to a rural couple for the nuisance caused by living near a Smithfield contractor’s hog farm.

Japan tightened limits on overtime hours, responding to concerns about karoshi, or death by overwork, and seeking to improve productivity in a country where long hours are often more a custom than business necessity.

What is unlimited, can be upgraded to extra unlimitedness, yet has limits? Answer: The “unlimited”—but not quite unlimited—plans offered by America’s leading cellular carriers.

General Motors warned the Trump administration that tariffs on vehicle imports would hurt its competitiveness, cost U.S. jobs and result in “a smaller GM.”

After spending millions of his own money, Alastair MacTaggart claimed victory when California passed a landmark data-privacy bill that gives consumers more control over how their information is collected and shared online.

A case study in how a tariff war will hurt small businesses and blue-collar workers.

Cable giant Comcast responded to a widespread outage that has left customers without cable, internet and phone services in several areas around the country.

A federal judge tosses the left coast’s suit against fossil fuels.

The pharmacy giants could use some PillPack competition.

Vindication for the First Amendment rights of public employees was a long time in coming, and states are still trying to rig their laws against workers who don’t want to join.

Sacramento is flush, but cities and school districts can’t keep up with rising public pension costs.

With a range of new marine tech—from mighty motors to stomach-easing gyros and virtual anchors—boat builders are leaving the auto industry in their wake. Dan Neil goes aboard to test the innovations.

On free speech, Justice Kennedy adhered to his principles even when his colleagues swung.