Bernanke: Even Worthy Borrowers Can't Get Mortgages

More than 60% of respondents reported increased participation last year in employee volunteer activities. Michelle Barbin’s job does not always fill her bucket. Yes, she likes her nine-to-five helping improve consumer experiences at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She emphasizes she wouldn’t have spent nearly 19 years working for the health insurance provider otherwise.

Paramount CEO Bob Bakish is departing, as the company considers a Skydance deal. The saga of Paramount Global’s future is more exciting than a lot of the studio’s films. And with the bombshells in Monday’s earnings report, things are becoming even more dramatic. After multiple reports swirled early Monday, Paramount announced that CEO Bob Bakish is leaving the company.

It’s the latest tussle over labels for agricultural products from a specific geographic area, a topic familiar to Hawaii due to long-running disputes over Kona coffee. For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown.

Africa, with the world’s youngest population, faces the worst effects of a warming planet while contributing the least to the problem. From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change.

One of only two Byzantine Catholic congregations in Denver is looking to upgrade. Holy Protection of the Mother of God has listed its existing church building at 1201 S. Elizabeth St. with an asking price of $1.1 million. That’s $435 a square foot for the 2,600-square-foot structure, which listing agent Matt Harper said a buyer could use as a day care or residence. “It’s a very interesting architectural building,” Harper said.