Career

10 Words and Phrases to Watch Out for on Resumes [Infographic]

Are you a detail-oriented team player who thinks outside the box to develop synergy between departments?If so, please don't write that on your resume.Words and phrases like "team player," "synergy," and "think outside the box" have become so overused that they mean virtually nothing anymore.

The parents behind spelling bee champs

A sixth-grader from Fresno, California, Ananya Vinay, was officially crowned the winner of the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday after correctly spelling the word, “marocain,” a type of dress fabric.

Cuban entrepreneurs start first private business group

A handful of entrepreneurs have quietly formed communist Cuba's first private small business association, testing the government's willingness to allow Cubans to organize outside the strict bounds of state control.

5 Reasons You Should Hire a Veteran

Moving from the military to the civilian workforce can be exceedingly difficult, and most veterans don't expect the challenge to be so big.

Amtrak releases service changes for Penn Station repairs

The Latest on rail delays at New York's Penn Station (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Amtrak has announced service changes and cutbacks for this summer, when it plans to make extensive repairs at New York's Penn Station.