MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings gifts extend beyond grantees
MacKenzie Scott stormed the philanthropy world last year with $5.7 billion in unrestricted donations to hundreds of charities. The seven- and eight-figure gifts were...
Right at Home: Splashy water toys for patio, pool, yard
Backyards and patios have been working hard all year because of the pandemic, and this summer they can provide new ways to cool off...
German biotech company MorphoSys buys US rival for $1.7B
BERLIN — Germany-based MorphoSys AG said Wednesday that it is buying U.S. rival Constellation Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a deal valuing the biotech company at...
Union considers strike at meat plant that was virus hotspot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Workers at a South Dakota meatpacking plant that became a coronavirus hotspot last year are considering a strike after contract...
Canada to uncover more school graves sites where requested
TORONTO — A Canadian Cabinet minister pledged again Wednesday to support efforts to find more unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous students...
Florida board renames schools honoring Confederate leaders
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school board has voted to rename six schools named for Confederate leaders, but will keep three others named for...
Stolen Confederate chair monument back in place — with glue
SELMA, Ala. — A Confederate monument that was stolen and became the object of an odd ransom scheme is back in an Alabama cemetery...
‘Stand your ground’ defense rejected in iguana killing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana...
A year later, racial reckoning yields uncertainty in giving
One year ago, as protesters filled America's streets demanding justice after George Floyd’s murder by police, corporations and major philanthropists pledged an outpouring of...
EXPLAINER: Why ransomware is so dangerous and hard to stop
Recent high-profile “ransomware” attacks on the world’s largest meat-packing company and the biggest U.S. fuel pipeline have underscored how gangs of extortionist hackers can...