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Who Is Most At Risk of Breast Cancer?
Like all disease, breast cancer does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, identity or even social status. Still, according to experts, some are at more risk than others.
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The Family of Howard E. Butt, Jr. Donates $1 Million to Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group Fund
Funds donated in honor of the late Howard E. Butt, Jr. to support Hurricane Harvey Recovery Efforts
The family of the late Howard E. Butt, Jr., today announced a $1 million donation to support Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in the hardest hit areas along the Gulf Coast.
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Walmart is buying India's Flipkart
Walmart has agreed to buy India's leading online retailer Flipkart, paying $16 billion for a controlling stake of 77%.
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Director Milos Forman, known for his work on Oscar-winning films "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus," died at age 86.
Debt continues to be a crushing burden for many Americans. From credit cards to auto loans, mortgages, student loans and medical bills, a high percentage of the nation’s households have one or more of those types of debt.
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Black-Owned Hotels and Resorts Around The World
When traveling, accommodation is one of the first things to consider. There are thousands of hotels to choose from in every destination for every type of experience. In a Black-owned hotel, you get to explore a new destination, experience great service, while patronizing a Black hospitality business as well!
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The death of the big toy store
Looking to buy a toy for your kids? You'll probably have to shop at a retail Goliath like Amazon, Walmart or Target. Now that Toys "R" Us is closing all its US stores as well as its stores in the UK, specialty toy retailers are pretty much extinct.
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Remains of soldier returning home after nearly 70 years
The remains of a Michigan soldier are returning home Thursday after going missing 68 years ago. Army Sgt. 1st Class Harry Harkness went missing in 1950 during the Korean War and was presumed dead. He was 22-years old.
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Confusion during school threat evacuation sends students running
A bomb threat phoned into L.C. Bird High School prompted a school evacuation Wednesday morning, according to Chesterfield Police.
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Johnson: 'Overwhelmingly likely' Putin ordered nerve agent attack
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday it was "overwhelmingly likely" that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally gave the order to use a nerve agent to attack a former spy, in what represents the most direct accusation yet against Russia's leader.
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Teaching “Those Kids”
3 Easy Signs to Identify “Those Kids” in a Deficit Mindset Culture
Who are “those kids”? They are the love interest of a deficit mindset culture. They are the kids that never seem to “fit in”. They are group of kids that schools get frustrated with the most in every kind of imaginable way and the data reflects that frustration. When you see a child and you are only able to see the negative attributes about them, or you are unable to see them beyond typical stereotypes or biases.
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Deval Patrick Raises $2.2 Million in Six Weeks As He Mounts Uphill Presidential Campaign
Deval Patrick raised $2.2 million in the final six weeks of the fourth quarter, his campaign tells CNN, as the former Massachusetts governor mounts a longshot presidential campaign.
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North Korea Fears; Hurricane Irma; Brexit Vote
1. North Korea fears ease: Global stock markets are rising and gold prices are falling as investors shrug off continued tensions over North Korea.
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Stephen Colbert Returns to Emmys in Trump-fueled Turnaround
What a difference a year -- and an election -- makes for Stephen Colbert, as CBS' "Late Show" star prepares to host the Emmys.
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Young Voters Are Going to be Key to Winning 2020
Politics is in realignment. And perhaps the most underappreciated change is this: Based on recent research at Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life, young voters, ages 18-29, played a significant role in the 2018 midterms and are poised to shape elections in 2020 and beyond.
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Rice chemists: Sunscreen essential, but worth FDA scrutiny
The chemistry of sunscreen is under scrutiny by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has proposed updated regulations for a product routinely used by American consumers.
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Attorneys Ben Crump and R. Allen Smith Call Linkage Between Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder And Ovarian Cancer a Civil Rights, Public Health Crisis
The High-Profile Attorneys Joined Forces with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to Urge Minority Women to Stop Using Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and to Reach Out Immediately For Legal Assis
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump hosted a press conference in Atlanta on Monday, February 25, 2019, in partnership with Attorney R. Allen Smith and Janice L. Mathis, Esq., executive director of National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), the oldest advocacy group for minority women, to alert women of color about evidence that shows a direct correlation between ovarian cancer and the use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder. Attorneys Crump and Smith are joining forces nationally to represent women harmed by their unsuspecting use of the product and urge women that believe they may have been negatively impacted by the product to contact them immediately.
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Toni Braxton Uses CBD to Combat Lupus
Grammy-winning, legendary R&B singer Toni Braxton was diagnosed with lupus in 2008. The disease has caused complications in planning her busy musical career, including canceled tour dates. That is until she tried CBD.
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For kids with heart defects, the hospital near mom may matter
Heart problems are often associated with older people. But every year about 1 in 110 children in the United States are born with congenital heart disease, which include a variety of defects ranging from holes in the heart to malformed or missing valves and chambers.
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GM Reports First-Quarter U.S. Sales
General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today that it delivered 618,335 vehicles in the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of about 7 percent compared to a year ago. The industry experienced significant declines in March due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Digital Rally Unites Renters, Homeowners, and Lawmakers in Call for Immediate Legislative Relief from Economic/Health Crisis
Uniting Across Differences: With Millions of People Out of Work and Rent Due for the first time since COVID-19 Struck, Digital Rally & National Day of Action Uplifts Demands to #CancelRent #CancelMort
Today tenants, homeowners, organizers, houseless families, Grammy-nominated musician Ana Tijoux, and City Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas, who authored the strongest eviction moratorium in California, will gather at 2pm ET for a national digital rally. They are calling for an immediate cancellation of rent, mortgages, and utility payments and a guarantee of homes for all under the banner of the Beyond Recovery campaign.
