How Birmingham is Doing Attracting Millennials
As Birmingham works to keep its post-recession economic rebound going, a part of that is Millennials. As these people born roughly between 1980 and 2000 enter the job market or advance in their careers, they’ll rent apartments, buy homes, spend money that will fuel future growth. So business leaders are keen to attract and keep Millennials in Birmingham. That’s where we start in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.
Trump’s EPA now says greenhouse gases don’t endanger people
The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
You can’t outrun a bad diet. Food not lack of exercise fuels obesity, study finds
One explanation for the rise in obesity in industrialized countries is that people burn fewer calories than people in countries were obesity is rare. A major study finds that's not the case.
What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill
Now that President Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.
State Dept. cuts China experts as administration says countering Beijing top priority
The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of top experts on the subject at a time when the administration says security in the region is a priority.
Cooking with kids is messy. This dad chef wants you to do it anyway
Chef David Nayfeld has been cooking with his kid since she was 2. In a new book, Dad, What's for Dinner?, he shares easy ways to involve kids in meal prep, and a weeknight recipe for meatballs.
Appeals court upholds block against Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship
The ruling keeps a block on the Trump administration from denying citizenship to children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.
