By Clare Duffy Apple has announced a $200 million investment fund designed to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry — and to generate financial returns for the company. Called the Restore Fund, the effort aims to remove 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, equivalent to
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By Travis Caldwell At least 21 states have recorded at least a 10% rise in daily average positive cases of Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University data Thursday, demonstrating that the fight against the pandemic is far from over. In Michigan, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed and reaching full capacities in part due to the influx
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Opinion by Issac Bailey I’m a Black man who has never personally had a nasty run-in with the police. I should have no trouble with them. But I fear them, and I know they fear me. Caron Nazario, an Army officer, was pepper-sprayed in the face during a traffic stop in Virginia; Daunte Wright was
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By Chauncey Alcorn “Insecure” star Jo-Issa Rae Diop, better known as Issa Rae, is a big believer in amplifying creative voices and paying her blessings forward. Less than a month after signing an eight-figure production deal with HBO’s parent company WarnerMedia, the 36-year-old actress and producer is partnering with PepsiCo’s bottled water brand LIFEWTR on
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By Tom Pilcher “How you like me now?” say eight sassy golf whiz kids into the camera, accompanied by the catchy tune of the same name in the Netflix documentary, “The Short Game.” The year is 2012 and the stars of the show are 1,500 seven and eight-year-old golf prodigies representing 60 different countries, all
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Opinion by Anushay Hossain When I heard the news that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a “rare and severe” type of blood
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein and Jeff Zeleny President Joe Biden spoke with two of his predecessors ahead of his Wednesday announcement that he will withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, drawing an end to America’s longest war. The separate phone conversations between the President and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W.
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By WLS Staff Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others gathered in Jackson Park Wednesday morning to announce the beginning of foundation work for the Obama Presidential Center. The $200 million of work being done will clear the way for construction to begin later in 2021. Lightfoot said the city is investing in communities
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After 20 years, Morris Brown College (MBC) is finally receiving accreditation candidacy by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a Virginia-based accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. This monumental achievement indicates that the institution is in compliance with the standards and criteria, has been evaluated by an on-site peer team,
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Nex Cubed, a leader in early-stage innovation and startup acceleration, has announced Franklin Templeton as the second Founding Partner for its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Founder’s Program. The global investment firm joins previously announced Founding Partner, AT&T. With nearly 60% of Nex Cubed’s portfolio of companies being led by female and minority founders,
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