Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms. Megan Varner/Getty Images Democratic Keisha Lance Bottoms is now the first Black woman elected governor in US history after defeating Republican Rick Jackson. She is also Georgia’s first Black governor and first woman governor. Byron Donalds (R), Florida Byron Donalds. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Byron Donalds is now
When my phone rang during my senior year of high school, it was Florida Atlantic University calling. I didn’t know that answering would change the trajectory of my life. I had 48 hours to decide whether to take a chance on an opportunity that seemed too good to be true: the opportunity to graduate debt-free.
I always thought I’d be settled somewhere for good by age 55, with a comfortable home, established garden, and chest freezer in the garage. But after growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, raising my kids in Seattle, and becoming an empty nester, I realized I had no idea where I wanted to settle
I can confidently say I never want to bake apple pie again, and I definitely never want to make my own crust again. If you prefer a tangier apple pie, then I’d say Ina Garten’s is the one for you — just make sure you have buckets of flour on deck. If you’re looking for
Markets and analysts are abuzz over the first Fed interest-rate hike since the second Trump administration. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised rates by a quarter point, its first hike in three years, as officials sought to curb inflation. Kevin Warsh, the Federal Reserve Chair, said that the move would not immediately bring down individual
Important milestones are usually celebrated with loved ones, but this year, for my birthday, I decided to take a bucket-list trip to Hong Kong and Japan — on my own. Originally, I’d planned to celebrate at a rooftop bar with friends, but this trip has been on my mind for years. Instead, I cancelled my
