From foster care to hip-hop: Nonprofit leader is empowering youth through music

“It’s not that these students are not capable. It’s that the way in which they are being engaged is a barrier,” said Harrison Grigsby, the founder of the Hope Scholars Initiative.

Trump steps up attacks on ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, says network should ‘get the bum off the air’

The president this week had also expressed anger at the network’s chief White House correspondent, Mary Bruce, for questions she asked in an Oval Office meeting.

As consumers focus on low prices, Walmart’s sales rise

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Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company

Verizon has faced rising competition in both the wireless phone and home internet space.

Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season

“Kids need lots of real human interaction. Play should support that, not take its place," Ritvik Sharma said.

Moderna gets breathing room with $1.5 billion loan from Ares

The new line of credit could ease pressure on the money-losing vaccine maker as it tries to chart its post-pandemic future.

Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike

The strike began last Thursday on Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, which is typically one of its busiest days of the year.