Alejandra Marquez Janse

A truck hauls a piece of John Deere equipment from the factory past workers picketing outside the John Deere Davenport Works facility on Oct. 15 in Davenport, Iowa. More than 10,000 John Deere employees, represented by the UAW, walked off the job in mid-October after failing to agree to the terms of a new contract.

3 reasons labor strikes are surging right now — and why they could continue to grow

Ailsa Chang

After more than a year of working and living through a pandemic, thousands of workers across the U.S. are striking for better wages, working conditions and benefits.

A lack of dockworkers at shipping ports and a shortage of drivers are creating a boba backlog in the U.S., according to a nationwide supplier of bubble tea products.

Boba Shortage Could Stretch Into Summer, Leave Businesses In A Bind

Alejandra Marquez Janse

What's bubble tea without boba? Americans are starting to find out. A backlog at shipping docks is stalling the arrival of the popular chewy pearls at tea shops across the country.

An artist's impression of the Cretaceous Period meat-eating dinosaur Llukalkan aliocranianus that lived about 80 million years ago in the Patagonia region of Argentina is seen in this handout photo.

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Top Carnivorous Predator In Argentina

Alejandra Marquez Janse

The dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus was a predator with a menacing appearance and the ability to strike fear in its prey. Paleontologists said it roamed the Earth nearly 80 million years ago.