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Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of Fair Pay Act, dead at 86

Lilly Ledbetter, a former factory manager in Alabama, has died at the age of 86. She became a symbol of the equal pay movement with lawsuits against employers that led to landmark pay discrimination legislation. Ledbetter filed a lawsuit in 2007 after discovering that she was being paid less than men for the same job […]

‘Kyle Fair’ seeks to break world record in namesake Texas city

Prepare a mountain of Kyle. This weekend, thousands of Kyles will travel several miles to their namesake Texas city in hopes of breaking the Guinness World Record for largest gathering of people with the same name. It’s planned. of “Kyle Fair-A-Tex Travaganza” To break this record, there would need to be at least 2,326 people […]

Melinda French Gates to leave namesake foundation, launch new effort

Melinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation next month. This is a major change in leadership for one of the world’s largest charities. French Gates, who divorced her ex-husband and Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 2021, said she would spend $12.5 billion on […]