Councilmember Laura Dwyer Schlecte holding virtual neighborhood meeting
Neighborhood meetings in Jackson continue in a virtual format. Fourth Ward City Councilmember Laura Dwyer Schlecte has planned a virtual neighborhood meeting for Monday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform. Two proposed City ordinances,
Peloton CEO speaks out after popular treadmill recalled due to injuries
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Peloton CEO John Foley is speaking out after the company decided to voluntary recall all of its Tread+ and Tread treadmills. The recalls were issued earlier this week following dozens of reports
Advancing Black entrepreneurship amid a racial reckoning and a pandemic
Kameleon007/iStock (NEW YORK) — Only 4% of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. survive past the startup stage, even though 20% of Black Americans start businesses, according to a 2020 report by McKinsey and Company, a management consulting
Unemployment rate rises to 6.1% as 266,000 jobs added in April
ablokhin/iStock (WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show. The number was significantly lower than the 770,000 jobs added in March and the
Amid Russian threat, Blinken backs Ukrainian government in critical visit
Yevhen Liubimov/ Ukrinform/Barcroft Media via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent less than 24 hours on the ground in Ukraine’s capital, but his day of meetings was meant to send a strong, important
Long-term care industry facing changes as pandemic pushes more families toward home care
Daisy-Daisy/iStock (NEW YORK) — After more than a year battling the deadly coronavirus pandemic, long-term care facilities may be seeing a change in the industry as consumers shift away from nursing homes and assisted living facilities, according
Pfizer, BioNTech to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Olympic athletes
MarsBars/iStock (NEW YORK) — Pfizer and BioNTech will be providing COVID-19 vaccines to Olympic athletes participating in the summer games in Tokyo. The pharmaceutical companies signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Olympic Committee on Thursday
Crocs is giving away 10,000 pairs of shoes a day to health care heroes
Crocs (NEW YORK) — It’s been over a year since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the world, and medical professionals continue to show up and help those in need. That’s a huge part of the reason why
Barbie unveils latest version of its DreamHouse
Barbie (NEW YORK) — Barbie has revealed a brand new version of its iconic DreamHouse. This is the toymaker’s 12th version of the model, and the upgraded digs include everything little ones will love. It’s also one
Scoreboard roundup — 5/6/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Houston 7, NY Yankees 4 Texas 4, Minnesota 3 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 0 Boston 12, Detroit 9 Toronto 10,