Once called the world’s most popular politician, Brazil’s Lula faces plummeting approval
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone. Halfway ...
Community, mentors and skill-building: Experts weigh the role of employee resource groups
After moving to the United States from South Korea at age 6, Jenny Jang found it challenging to navigate through school and her first jobs. “In all of the environments I was in, I ...
Markets plunge in reaction to Trump ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Stocks plunged Thursday morning as U.S. trading opened for the first time after President Trump’s announcement of heavy tariffs on nearly every nation exporting products to the United States. The ...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams to run as independent in mayoral election
Adams said he is skipping the Democratic primary, despite still considering himself a Democrat, to “appeal directly to all New Yorkers as an independent candidate in the general ...
Bulgaria’s government survives a no-confidence vote brought by a pro-Russia political party
Bulgaria’s government on Thursday survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by a pro-Russia political party over what it called a failure in the ...
Warm and breezy day ahead
Expect warm temperatures and gusty winds through the rest of the week, helping to spread an already high pollen count. Oak, ash, and grasses are the primary ...
Why Rihanna’s expanding Clara Lionel Foundation is seen as a model for celebrity philanthropy
Rihanna is accustomed to defying convention. The nine-time Grammy winner has turned her wide-ranging string of hits, including “Umbrella” and “Work,” into a business empire worth ...
Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term: AP sources
The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption ...
This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark, carrying on a civil rights legacy
There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews ...
Here’s another reason get shingles vaccine: It may fight dementia
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip Democratic primary and run for reelection as an independent
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent candidate, arguing that his federal bribery ...
Trump’s changes to the federal government aren’t yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC poll
President Donald Trump’s dramatic changes to the federal government haven’t emerged as an obvious political winner or loser, according to a new poll that indicates ...