In the latest from the series Women Mean Business, NBC News’ Savannah Sellers talks to Liz Elting, the founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation. Elting turned her dream into a reality, building the world’s largest language solutions company.
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Brett Favre to be deposed in lawsuit over use of Mississippi federal funds
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre is scheduled to be deposed in a Mississippi lawsuit that centers on allegations of misuse of state welfare funds, according to court documents.
First witness in Sam Bankman-Fried trial was cocoa bean trader who lost $100,000 to FTX
Marc-Antoine Julliard typically trades cocoa beans. But in spring 2021, the London-based commodities broker decided to diversify into cryptocurrency trading. He chose FTX.
New York to allow 'X' gender option for public assistance applicants
New Yorkers will soon be able to choose an “X” gender option when applying for food stamps, Medicaid and other public assistance, under a court settlement Wednesday.
Map: Where the Kaiser Permanente strikes are
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers went on strike Wednesday. See a map of the affected hospitals and medical offices.
104-year-old Chicago woman jumps at chance to become oldest person to tandem skydive
A 104-year-old Chicago woman ditched her walker and climbed into a plane to become the world’s oldest person to tandem skydive — and it wasn’t even her first freefall.
Surgery and other medical procedures are delayed by the Kaiser strike, patients say
Surgeries were rescheduled and other procedures were postponed as tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers began to strike Wednesday.
Man arrested after a gun-toting motorcyclist was seen on video assaulting a mother in Philadelphia
A man who prosecutors in Philadelphia say was captured on video vandalizing a woman’s car, pointing a gun and head-butting her has been arrested.
Nasal esketamine works better than alternative for treatment-resistant depression, study finds
Spravato, a nasal spray esketamine, was found to work better than Seroquel for treatment-resistant depression, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.
If you feel like you're hearing a lot about immigration, here's why
The debate over immigration at the southern border is raging once again, dominating discussion at the GOP debates and sparking fierce criticism from some Democrats.