Muriel Bowser's letter comes as the message "Black Lives Matter" was painted in yellow letters down 16th Street in Washington, the site of many demonstrations.
Supporting black-owned businesses helps the communities at the center of the current protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd.
Mall owner CBL & Associates said Friday that its ability to continue as a going concern is in doubt after the retailers in its properties skipped rent payments during the Covid-19 crisis, forcing CBL to miss its own interest payment.
What's good news for the U.S. economy is suddenly bad news for mortgage rates. A far-better-than-expected May employment report only added to a growing sell-off in the bond market, pushing bond yields to the highest level since March. Mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the 10-year Treasury.
Pence's remarks came shortly after the May jobs report showed a stunning rise in employment, suggesting an economic recovery from the pandemic is underway.
The milestone represents a turning point in the country's epidemic, as restrictions on individual movement and businesses has driven down the spread of the virus in the hardest hit cities like New York.
Media organizations and technology platforms should more clearly define their purposes to exist as they try to balance open dialogue with offensive and misleading speech.
Harvard estimates it will cost students more than $75,000 to attend the university in the upcoming year. Here's how much you would need to save to send your kid there in the future.