Unilever says it will let its investors vote on its ambitious climate goals
Poulssen/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Multinational conglomerate Unilever said Monday it would be the first major company to put its ambitious climate change goals before a shareholder vote. The global consumer goods giant said
Dolly Parton is launching her own beauty brand in 2021
Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty ImagesBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dolly Parton is officially making her foray into the beauty industry. “Coming Spring 2021,” the iconic singer said and confirmed on Twitter following an
Officials confront challenges to get public to take COVID vaccine
Meyer & Meyer/iStockBy SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With the authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine in record time and plans for a large-scale deployment underway, public health officials now confront a new and complex challenge:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opens up about prostate cancer diagnosis
Kevork S. Djansezian/Getty ImagesBy ANGELINE JANE BERNABE and MYA GREEN, ABC News(NEW YORK) — For the first time, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is opening up about his private battle with prostate cancer since being diagnosed 11 years
New plan to combat maternal mortality must include women of color, expert says
Prostock-Studio/iStockBy DR. ADJOA SMALLS-MANTEY, DR. ALEXIS E. CARRINGTON and DANIELLE GENET, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The maternal mortality crisis in the U.S. has long been a raw issue and the data makes it clear that it
This growing beauty brand is dedicated to creating safer hair solutions for women of color
Prostock-Studio/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — “In the last four years, we have helped to debunk the myth that Black women wear hair extensions because we hate our hair,” Latched and Hooked Beauty CEO
Kizzmekia Corbett praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine
National Institutes of HealthBy LAURA ROMERO, SONY SALZMAN and KAITLYN FOLMER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and a constant presence on TV during the coronavirus pandemic, was asked
The 35-year-old scientist who led Moderna's efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine
simon2579/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Less than a year ago, little was known about the mysterious virus that was sickening dozens in China and spreading rapidly unbeknownst to people across the globe. At the
Scoreboard roundup — 12/13/20
iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONAtlanta 116, Orlando 107Brooklyn 119, Washington 114Detroit 99, New York 91Houston 0, Chicago 0LA Lakers 131, LA Clippers , 106Sacramento