'fiscal Cliff' Disputes Remain As Deadline Nears

An era has ended. Louis Langrée received two standing ovations before he had conducted a note of his final concert in Music Hall as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. On May 10, Langrée conducted the program of his personal favorites with vigor, emotion and entirely from memory. He led a world premiere and made heartwarming remarks to the audience throughout.

The health care giant gave $6.44 million in donations to Washington organizations last year targeting issues like food security, housing, mental health and racial equity identified in its regular community needs assessments.

How do you feed 200,000 people? With a lot of planning.

Coloradans looking to buy homes or simply hold onto their property face a barrage of challenges: a white-hot real estate market, high interest rates and soaring property taxes. You can add surging home insurance rates to the pile of problems eroding the landscape of affordable housing options. Colorado homeowners are reporting premium increases ranging from roughly 30% to more than 130% in just the past few years.

The employee-owned company also has a matching program for its workers' donations and volunteer hours.

Lauren Sánchez at the Met Gala on Monday night. Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesLauren Sánchez celebrates her eldest son Nikko's college graduation. Sánchez maintains a friendly co-parenting relationship with her ex, Tony Gonzalez. The post comes just days after Sánchez made her Met Gala debut alongside fiancé Jeff Bezos. Lauren Sánchez celebrated her eldest child Nikko's college graduation on Thursday with a touching Instagram post."Really emotional day for me," the Emmy-winning news anchor and philanthropist fiancée of Jeff Bezos wrote."My firstborn graduated from college today!