John D. Rockefeller Arguably the original billionaire, Rockefeller built Standard Oil into the world’s most powerful oil empire. He was the first person on public record to be declared the world’s ...

The hemp industry's future is unclear as the Senate pulls language from its bill that would close a loophole, while the House keeps it.

Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) is reintroducing legislation aimed at preventing utility companies from funding political activities with ratepayer dollars.

Bill Gates has committed to giving away nearly all of his wealth over the next 20 years through his namesake foundation. This week, he announced that part of that spending would be a $2.5 billion ...

Those are just two potential breakthroughs out of more than 40 the Gates Foundation intends to support through a five-year, $2.5 billion commitment on women’s health research and development ...

Since her divorce from Bill Gates, French Gates has committed more than $1 billion to improve women’s physical and mental health, provide more economic opportunity to women, and increase their ...

The Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion by 2030 on women’s health, it said on Monday, with founder Bill Gates saying the area, including conditions from preeclampsia to menopause, had been ...

The bill aims to inform parents of their right to waive the immunization requirement for school, child care center or nursery school enrollment.