Following a pressure campaign from outsiders, more companies are disclosing the racial breakdowns of their boards of directors.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Europeans weigh costs of cutting Russian energy over Ukraine
European Union countries import 40 percent of gas and 25 percent of oil from Russia, and the current EU timetable doesn’t foresee energy independence from Moscow for another five years.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
The Judds, Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame
The loss of Naomi Judd altered the normally celebratory ceremony, but the music played on.
Posted inNation & World
Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine
A former U.S. Marine who died last week in Ukraine was believed to be the first American citizen killed while fighting there.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Evidence mounts of Republican involvement in Trump election schemes
Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.
Posted inNation & World
Evacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
Mariupol has seen some of the worst suffering of the war.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Politics
Biden roasts Trump and himself at correspondents’ dinner
President Biden took the annual White House press corps’ gala as an opportunity to make light of the criticism he has faced in his 18 months in office.
Posted inPolitics
Biden taking ‘hard look’ at student loan forgiveness
The president says he’s considering forgiving some federal student debt, a step that would help him fulfill a campaign promise and provide relief to borrowers.
Posted inBusiness
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edge down this week to 5.1%
After seven weeks of increases, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage inched down from last week.
Posted inBusiness
What Twitter could do as a privately held company
Here’s a look at what it means for a company to go private.