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'Invisible Beauty' explores Bethann Hardison's role as a fashion trailblazer

Hardison, who started modeling in the late '60s, describes herself the first "Black, Black" model. She went on to own her own modeling agency. A new documentary tells her story.

Another round of COVID-19 vaccines is on the way. The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that target an omicron subvariant called XBB.1.5. Vaccination campaigns, like this one in San Rafael, Calif., in 2022, could resume soon.

New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up.

This 1:24 scale miniature was used to film pivotal scenes from the first Star Wars film. It's now at the center of a auction of items collected over decades by Greg Jein, a master model-builder for film and TV.

'Star Wars' Red Leader X-wing model heads a cargo bay's worth of props at auction

More than 550 items from the late Greg Jein are heading to auction, from Nichelle Nichols' iconic knee-high boots and red tunic as Lt. Uhura to a hairpiece for William Shatner's Captain Kirk.

FirstEnergy is sending emails, mailers and debit cards to customers as part of litigation surrounding a bribery scheme. This photo has been altered to protect sensitive information of the customer who received this mailer.

Here's how you can receive money from the FirstEnergy settlement

Those reimbursement emails and mailers aren't a scam. It's your share of the settlement money from the House Bill 6 bribery scheme.

Ohio Democrats backing bills for energy companies to change how they conduct business

Democrats in the Ohio Legislature want to put limits on how energy companies can lobby and what funds can be used. Democrats are also looking to repeal part of HB 6, which has left ratepayers covering costs for two coal-burning power plants, one of which isn't located in Ohio.

Hostess Brands, best known for its Twinkies, is being bought by jelly-maker J.M. Smucker.

Twinkies are sold! J.M. Smucker scoops up Hostess Brands for $5.6 billion

For Hostess, the deal with the peanut-butter-and-jelly conglomerate is a sweet win after not one, but two bankruptcies.

A resident navigates through the rubble on Saturday following a 6.8-magnitude quake in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Up First briefing: Morocco earthquake; new COVID boosters; a primer on prenups

More than 2,000 are dead after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck near Marrakech on Friday. The FDA could approve new COVID boosters any day now. What to know if you're considering signing a prenup.

Education group reports quake damage to 6 boarding houses it runs in Morocco

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sonia Omar, CEO of Education for All, which runs an all-girls school in Morocco's Atlas Mountains that was hit by Friday's powerful earthquake.

A cross adorns the top of Akron's St. Vincent de Paul Parish, which is part of the the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

Catholic Diocese of Cleveland issues official policy barring LGBTQ+ expression

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland said its new policy regarding LGBTQ+ expression formalizes “existing guidance and practice” and is in response to “societal trends” at the request of church and school leaders.

President Biden is wrapping up his Asia trip with a stop in Vietnam

President Biden has spent the last several days in Asia. He was at the G20 Summit in India, and is now wrapping up his trip to Vietnam.

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