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  • The Salvation Army's red-kettle campaign is expecting fewer donations and volunteers this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
    With Less Money In Its Red Kettles, The Salvation Army Rallies To Save The Holidays
    With traffic down at stores and malls across the nation during the pandemic, the charity's iconic red-kettle campaign might bring in half the donations compared with last year.
  • Many of the women in Sangeeta Siwan's Mumbai neighborhood lost their jobs during the pandemic, but they banded together to help each other through the lockdowns. From left to right: Kalawanti Yadav, Sageeta Wadule, Sangeeta Pandey and Ambika Kalshetty.
    When COVID closed India, these women opened their hearts — and wallets
    Sangeeta Siwan lost her job and wasn't able to pay rent or feed her family. Her neighbors helped her survive. A study of giving in India during the pandemic shows she wasn't alone.
  • A Honda SUV E prototype is displayed during the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on April 20. Honda says battery-powered SUVs will be a key part of its plan to sell exclusively zero-emissions vehicles by 2040.
    Honda Aims To Go All-Electric By 2040
    The Japanese automaker is planning to phase out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles over the next two decades, pivoting to battery-powered and fuel-cell cars, trucks, SUVs and motorcycles.
  • Ford recalls nearly 273,000 Bronco Sports and Mavericks for 12-volt battery problems
    A manufacturing defect in the vehicles' 12-volt batteries can cause them to stall at low speeds, or not restart after stopping. The automaker will fix the flaw for free.
  • U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds with President Donald Trump.
    Byron Donalds skirts campaign finance laws in dual bids for Congress, governor
    In February, after an endorsement by President Donald Trump, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced he was running for Florida’s next governor. Donations began pouring into the Friends of Byron Donalds PAC, totaling more than $22 million. But donations for Byron Donalds for Congress didn’t stop. And the Federal Elections Committee (FEC) has an issue with the Donalds’ campaign soliciting and collecting money for both.
  • Online sales of Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" are skyrocketing, and multiple bookstores are giving away free copies to students after a Tennessee school district banned it.
    Why a school board's ban on 'Maus' may put the book in the hands of more readers
    Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.
  • Pictured is the front grill of the new Ford F-150 Lightning unveiled on Wednesday in Dearborn, Mich. The electric version of Ford's bestselling pickup truck marks a major push to get buyers to switch to electric vehicles.
    Why Ford Unveiling An Electric F-150 Is A Big Deal
    The auto industry is embracing the pivot toward electric vehicles. Will consumers hop on board? Ford is introducing an electric F-150 pickup, called Lightning, at a pivotal moment.
  • Chevrolet shows off its Chevrolet Bolt at the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 9, 2017, in Detroit. GM will introduce a new-generation Bolt after earlier saying it would halt production.
    GM reverses its plans to halt Chevy Bolt EV production
    The popular electric vehicle was released in the 2017 model year and had to be recalled twice due to battery issues. General Motors plans to only make electric vehicles by 2035.
  • Natural Disasters' Impact on Fundraising
    Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, discusses concerns that recent natural disasters will affect long-term fundraising efforts. Many charities not involved in the relief operations can expect a dip in contributions, but Palmer says it's not known if the number of disasters will push the national economy into a slide, causing a long-term reduction in donations.
  • Helping to get food to many in Southwest Florida who may not have enough is the goal of the 31st Stamp Out Food Drive being held on Saturday and the National Association of Letter Carriers event provides a convenient way to donate. On Saturday, residents are encouraged to leave donations of non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes that will be collected by mail carriers along their regular postal delivery routes. Food collected in Lee County will be distributed by Harry Chapin Food Bank and other participating agencies.
    Stamp Out Hunger drive helps collect food via mail carriers
    Helping get food to many in Southwest Florida who may not have enough is the goal of the 31st Stamp Out Food Drive being held on Saturday and the National Association of Letter Carriers event provides a convenient way to donate.On Saturday, residents are encouraged to leave donations of non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes to be collected by mail carriers along their regular postal delivery routes. Food collected in Lee County will be distributed by the Harry Chapin Food Bank and other participating agencies.
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