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Dr. Pooja Mittal, Vice President, Chief Health Equity Officer, Health Net
Across Sacramento County, Black parents welcome their new babies with growing circles of care. They have found doulas, community baby showers and local programs that feel personal and full of respect. This type of progress often arrives with a quiet...

By JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Business optimism is returning for small and midsize business leaders at the start of 2026, fueling confidence and growth plans.
The 2026 Business Leaders Outlook survey, released in January by JPMorganChase reveals a turnaround from last June, when economic headwinds and uncertainty about shifting policies and tariffs caused some leaders to put their business plans on hold....

By Charlotte Kramon
(AP) – A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B.
Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on....

By Fernanda Figueroa
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the U.S. figure skater nicknamed the “Quad God,” became the first person to legally land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics — although one trailblazing woman pulled it off when the move was still forbidden....