Best Buy wants 1 in 3 new corporate hires to be people of color
The electronics chain joins Microsoft, Starbucks and Wells Fargo in setting diversity hiring targets for 2025.
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Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" cut short after passenger tests positive
All 1,680 guests and 1,150 crew onboard the Quantum of the Seas confined to cabins until contact tracing completed.
Pennsylvania governor tests positive for COVID-19
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and first lady Frances Wolf were quarantining at home after the governor's positive test result.
NAACP calls on Biden to appoint a racial equity adviser
A group of prominent civil rights leaders, including NAACP President Derrick Johnson and the Reverend Al Sharpton, met with President-elect Biden Tuesday.
Alabama governor extends mask order into January
Alabama hit a record for the number of people in state hospitals with COVID-19 with more than 2,000 people hospitalized.
DoorDash shares rise 80% in first day of trading
Food deliverer raised $3.4 billion in deal that valued DoorDash at nearly $40 billion and priced shares at $102 each.
Terry McAuliffe launches campaign for second term as Virginia governor
McAuliffe is running for a second term, entering a Democratic primary field of progressive Black candidates.
NYC mayor vows not to let people "jump the line" for vaccine
"We've got to protect those who serve us and those who are most vulnerable, and we will enforce that rigorously," said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
"Multiple gunshot wounds" killed Black man shot by Ohio deputy
Casey Goodson Jr.'s family said he was shot in front of two toddlers and his grandmother while inside his home.
Four of the deadliest days in U.S. history occurred last week
The death toll from COVID-19 on three separate days last week was greater than the number of Americans killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
What airline passengers should know about COVID-19 testing
Airlines have introduced preflight COVID-19 screening so passengers can avoid having to quarantine.
Pentagon to roll out 44,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to start, officials say
The Department of Defense anticipates giving military personnel the new vaccine at 16 locations, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Starbucks names investment pro Mellody Hobson as board chair
Appointment comes as corporate America faces mounting pressure to increase diversity in the boardroom.
Biden introduces his pick to lead Defense Department
Retired Army General Lloyd Austin will be the first Black man to helm the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate.
Coach K says playing during pandemic doesn't "feel right"
"I know the NCAA is worried about the end game," he said. "They're not as worried about the game we're playing right now."
Trump's judicial confirmations to face resistance in Democratic-controlled Senate
Mississippi Senate race leans Democratic; Colom holds narrow lead
4 grizzly bears killed mom and daughter in Canada, DNA confirms
Bessent relocates from home to base after Iran threats, reports say
Kennedy family members join lawsuit to block Trump's arch
U.S. soldier accused of spying linked to Russia arrested in U.K.
Rubio says U.S. has "no need" to restart combat operations in Iran
Sanders won't back Schumer as Democratic leader
