Kenneth Earl “Ken” McElroy Jr., an environmental engineer who founded a summer camp for Baltimore children, died of Alzheimer’s disease complications June 23 at his Stadium Place home. He was 85 and formerly lived in Charles Village. Born in Petersburg, Virginia, he was the son of Kenneth Earl McElroy Sr. and Eileen Baird McElroy. A […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The justices did not comment in letting stand rulings against the group from the federal appeals courts in New Orleans and Philadelphia. In a […]
Former Stanford undergrad Molly Cantillon, 20, founded NOX, a personalized AI assistant. The platform’s goal is to understand its users and proactively execute tasks. Cantillon believes generative AI has broken down the barriers to who can disrupt the industry. This is an as-told-to conversation with Molly Cantillon, a Stanford dropout and founder of NOX, a […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold off his stake in Revolt, the media company the rapper and entrepreneur founded more than a decade ago. Shares in Revolt held by Combs, who was the company’s chairman, have been fully redeemed and retired, the Los Angeles-based company said on Tuesday a statement on its website. Revolt did not […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — During Saturday’s Libertarian National Convention, Former President Donald Trump spoke about his plans to commute “Silk Road” website operator Ross Ulbricht’s life sentence if he gets elected. Ulbricht, who is from Austin and a 2002 Westlake High School graduate, created the online drug-selling site. “If you vote for me, on day one […]
Jessica Alba, who shot to fame in the James Cameron television series Dark Angel as well as films such as Sin City and the Fantastic Four, will step down as chief creative officer at the personal care company she founded. Alba will keep a seat on the board of Honest Company, but the firm said […]
Americans for Prosperity Action, a libertarian conservative political policy network founded by the billionaire Koch brothers, announced on Sunday that it will no longer spend on Nikki Haley‘s presidential campaign. The cut comes after Haley lost the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina on Saturday to former President Donald Trump by 20 […]
Some of the most successful tech companies in U.S. history started from humble beginnings. Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs built the tech giant’s first computer model in a garage—and Dell’s founder started his $62 billion legacy from his dorm room. Another thing they have in common—they were both college dropouts. While many businesses have modest […]
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Northwest Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People discusses how the organization’s work has helped achieve social justice as it celebrates 115 years since the group was formed. “There’s several things that need to still happen. The work still goes forward,” said Monique Jones, first vice president of […]
WAYNE — Some called it a gamble, but as far as Jeffrey Agnello was concerned, opening a barbershop was a sure bet. All that the teenager needed was a little boost from his family and a small lump of venture capital. And confidence, he said — confidence that he could make it work. “Everyone thought […]