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Brazil's Bolsonaro appears to be taking a tougher stance on protecting the environment. Critics say it's just lip service
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's abysmal track record on the environment is long standing, with his policies instrumental in rolling back the country's once-stringent environmental protections and weakening its environmental agencies.
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Month This September
Prostate Cancer Remains Second Leading Cancer In Men; Screenings and Awareness More Vital Than Ever
Men's Health Network (MHN) raises awareness about prostate health this Prostate Cancer Awareness Month as events kick off this September.
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Detroit Auto Show Introduces New Charity Preview Activations
Jet Suit Takes Flight, New Drone Show Featured, Dinosaur and Off-Road Vehicle Encounters Premieres
The North American International Auto Show (aka Detroit Auto Show) today announced the black-tie Charity Preview will take flight with a thrilling display of personal mobility featuring the Gravity Jet Suit and a first-time drone spectacular that will illuminate the Detroit skyline with hundreds of drones. The Friday, Sept. 16 fundraiser at Huntington Place also will mark the premiere of the auto show’s Dinosaur and Off-Road Vehicle Encounters.
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Financial fairness at risk with proposed TD Bank-First Horizon merger
As banks grow larger through mergers and focus on growing online and mobile services, serious concerns emerge on how fair and how accessible banking will be to traditionally underserved Black and Latino communities. In most cases, consumers and small businesses alike view bank branch accessibility and convenience as key to serving their communities.
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Ford Opens Atlanta Research and Innovation Center to Tap Local Tech Talent for Company's Digital Transformation
Ford Atlanta Research and Innovation Center opens to attract and develop high-tech, high-demand talent and increase Black, Hispanic and female representation in the field The new Atlanta location joins a global network of Ford centers designed to inspire innovation and creativity as the company transforms digitally to lead a new era of automated, connected and electrified vehicles The city of Atlanta is selected for Ford's next City:One Challenge, program offers up to $150,000 in grants to local startups collaborating with residents to pilot mobility solutions
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Body of missing Princeton University student has been found
The body of missing Princeton University student Misrach Ewunetie was found Thursday, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release.
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'M3GAN,' the next generation of creepy doll movies, is not playing around
The lifelike but blank stare. The almost-but-not-quite accurate proportions. The vacant smile.
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FBI identifies source of New Jersey synagogues threat who 'no longer poses a danger to the community'
An individual has been identified and interviewed in connection with a broad threat to synagogues in New Jersey, according to law enforcement sources, and the FBI in Newark tweeted on Friday that the source of the threat "no longer poses a danger to the community."
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Teens say their experience on social media is better than you think. Here's why
Teens are entering the chat around social media. Adults often stress about the anxiety, self-esteem issues and social comparisons that teenagers may encounter on social media, but a new study is asking teens what they are actually experiencing online and how they see it in their lives.
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FDA warns of potential rare neurological complication with Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration updated the label on Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine Monday to warn of the possible increased risk of a rare neurological complication known as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Takeaways and new details from the New York AG's investigation into Trump's business empire
New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be "misleading or fraudulent" financial statements from former President Donald Trump's business empire in a late-night court filing on Tuesday.
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The 2021 tax filing season has begun. Here's what you need to know
The federal tax filing season has begun. And it's going to be tough sledding for the IRS -- and for some tax filers -- given the millions of returns from last year that still have to be processed, staffing issues due to Covid-19 and a lack of needed funding for the agency.
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Dove and the Crown Coalition Applaud the U.S. House of Representatives for Passing the Crown Act
Landmark Federal Bill H.R. 2116 Led by Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) Passes on Friday, March 18, 2022 AND the Massachusetts State House Passes the CROWN Act Unanimously on Thursday, March 17, 2022, to Protect Against Hair Discrimination In Workplaces and Schools
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JOE BIDEN 15 DEC 21|Susan Walsh/AP **This image is for use with this specific article only** President Joe Biden, pictured here, in Washington, on Dec. 6 suggested Mark Meadows was "worthy" of being
New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation's largest police department.
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5 college football bowl games have now been canceled because of Covid-19
A fifth college football bowl game was canceled Tuesday due to Covid-19 protocols, while at least two other bowl games will feature different teams.
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Justice Department closes investigation into Emmett Till killing after failing to prove key witness lied
The Justice Department has officially closed its investigation into the infamous killing of Emmett Till without federal charges for a second time, leaving only more questions after a potentially significant claim from one of the last living witnesses led investigators on a fresh hunt for evidence.
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Blue states see ‘shield laws’ as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution.
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House adopts controversial amendments as defense bill passage hangs in the balance
The House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation hangs in the balance.
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Blue states see ‘shield laws’ as bulwark against Republican efforts to restrict abortion and gender-affirming care
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution.
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How you can prepare for a debt default
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed June 1 as the hard deadline to raise the debt ceiling on Monday, saying she expects the United States will be unable to pay all of its bills in a little over a week.