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Maintaining a fire tower lookout can be costly for wildfire agencies, but in the West, many towers are still staffed by seasonal employees. Now the Oregon Department of Forestry is phasing out human lookouts in exchange for highly sensitive cameras. These cameras have the potential to change the way fire departments detect fire nationwide.

China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.

About half of workers in the U.S. have no retirement plan on the job. State-run, IRA-type programs are increasingly popular, with at least 20 states introducing legislation to create these programs.

The South Carolina flood has left the Columbia Classical Ballet Company without not just its costumes and scores but its building.

The "kids" who came of age during the Obama years are all grown up and are getting their first chance to vote for president. What issues are influencing this new batch of voters?

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily about the scandal in the multi-billion dollar industry of fantasy sports after two major companies were accused of insider trading.

Hungary put up border fences to keep migrants out. But in a limited way, it's helping some migrants transit through Hungary, getting them to Austria and closer to their Northern European destinations.

The law gives women new tools and protections if they believe they're being paid unfairly because of gender.

The protesters do not think Boston's Museum of Fine Arts should be showing paintings by Renoir. The deliberately ironic protest was organized by a guy who says he dislikes impressionism.

Even if an employer contributes to an HSA, the money belongs to the worker, who can move it to find better services or lower fees.