Thinking of her late coach the whole time, Barbora Krejcikova went from unseeded to Grand Slam champion at the French Open. Putting aside a shaky set, Krejcikova won just her fifth major tournament as a singles player by beating 31st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday. When it ended with Pavlyuchenkova's backhand landing […]

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday after serving nearly seven months for her role in an unauthorized assembly during antigovernment protests in the city in 2019. The 24-year-old activist had been convicted together with her long-time activist colleague, Joshua Wong, for their involvement in an illegal rally near police headquarters in the Chinese-ruled city. […]

United told flight attendants, ramp workers and customer service agents that they won't face job cuts this fall. The Chicago-based airline says rising travel demand means their jobs are safe this fall. The airline has already started the process of hiring pilots again. In this article UAL United Airlines told more than 40,000 employees on Friday that their jobs are […]

European stocks are seen opening flat to slightly lower on Monday as investors assess comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on higher interest rates and await key U.S. inflation data due later in the week for directional cues. Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields ticked up and the dollar rose after Yellen said that President Joe Biden’s $4 trillion spending […]

Living in New Jersey comes with access to New York City, Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore. The price for that is high taxes for both individuals and businesses. A new survey shows that more than 50% of certified public accountants have recommended those clients leave in order to escape the high cost of living. Certified public accountants have a message […]

The teenager who recorded the infamous video showing George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation on Friday. Darnella Frazier won the citation “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for […]

Since she was a child, Carly Levy dreamed of being elected prom queen, but her girlfriend Courtney Steiner never saw it happening for herself. Except, on June 4, it did happen when their Pennsylvania high school’s student body elected both of them to share the crown and become the school’s first co-reigning prom queens. “This win means that people who are different still […]

Even as the pandemic fades, more than 10 million Americans are behind on their rent. Single mothers and Black families are most at risk of eviction. Sabrina Floyd doesn't know where she and her 3-year-old daughter Emeri will go if they're evicted from their house in Las Vegas at the end of June. After months of unemployment because of the […]