Venture capital firms set aside $1 billion for women-led startups. Here’s how it’s going

Lawmakers want to know: How did pro-Trump mob overtake U.S. Capitol Police?

The U.S. Capitol Police force was caught unprepared by a mob of pro-Trump extremists on Wednesday, in a failure to protect the seat of American democracy unparalleled in modern times. Rioters, many bearing Trump garb, breached the barricades set up by the under-staffed police force and swarmed the Capitol, disrupting the certification of President-Elect Joe […]

Will the vaccines work against the South African variant of COVID-19?

It’s a familiar story. Cases are spreading at “record pace.” Hospitals are overwhelmed. Basic supplies like oxygen, beds and ventilators are running low. The rising number of hospitalizations has led some facilities to ration care. Familiar, indeed – but not local. This worrying spike in COVID cases has occurred in South Africa, with the total recently surpassing 1 million and daily new cases […]

Most influential U.S. business group threatens to withhold campaign funds—but doesn’t call for Trump’s ouster

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is threatening to withhold campaign funds from politicians who railed against approval of Joe Biden’s election victory, but it wouldn’t identify which ones, nor did it call for the ouster of President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the Capitol. The chamber, among the most powerful business groups in […]