There are moments in entrepreneurship where a spark of ingenuity meets opportunity. Sometimes, this flicker ignites, forging companies that become part of our everyday lives. For some founders, their billion-dollar company’s reputations precede them. Learn more about these visionaries and how they wielded success to create 10 of the most

Janet Bava has always been a little unconventional. For her 15th birthday, she opted to skip the traditional quinceañera party that’s common for Latin American teen girls. She instead decided to take her friends and family on a weeklong cruise instead. She didn’t know it at the time, but that

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is facing allegations he violated NCAA rules related to an investigation into impermissible scouting and sign-stealing that hung over the program through its run to last season’s national championship. Three people who have been briefed on the contents of an NCAA notice of allegations that Michigan is expected

ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stood in the same arena four days apart, each looking over capacity crowds like concert stars or prizefighters. The competing events were staged three months before Election Day in the state that produced the closest margin of the

On this week’s episode of “The Hill with April Ryan,” Dr. Glenda Glover, head of the Harris campaign’s Divine Nine and HBCU outreach, talks about capitalizing on the momentum of support for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.  Most importantly, she and other members of historically Black sororities and fraternities want

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start. All the hype aside, Richardson

Alexandra Solomon, Ph.D., doesn’t just write self-help books. The practicing individual and couples therapist’s recent book Love Every Day: 365 Relational Self-Awareness Practices to Help Your Relationship Heal, Grow, and Thrive, is a collection of daily morsels of relationship wisdom, like offering empathy before advice and learning the difference between

PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women’s vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday. The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold on the event eight years after she

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — A’ja Wilson has always shown emotion on the court. Whether it’s to pump up her teammates after a great pass or herself after a big basket or block, Wilson uses it to fuel her MVP-level game. Apparently not everyone is a fan of it. Wilson recalled

Kamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band. It is a dexterity that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president,