Philanthropist says she was deeply moved when Robin Roberts likened her to Oprah during an emotional interview on the second season of her talk show ...

While money often plays a large role in primaries, it wasn’t always the case in the Seattle School Board contests.

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 ...

From $7.50 to billions, from a small interior design and decoration firm to a global luxury brand, from an arranged marriage to a 47-year partnership – the Sobha story is ultimately about the compound ...

In recent years, the wealth of billionaires like Jeff Bezos has sparked widespread debate and curiosity. One intriguing ...

Meanwhile, over the past 10 years, the number of billionaires worldwide has increased by more than half, to 2,891, according ...

The Gates Foundation said Monday it will commit $2.5 billion to women’s health research and development through 2030, ...

Men’s mental health advocate Halima Layeni has asked the Gates Foundation to consider funding men’s health efforts and not limit its interventions to women. Layeni made the call after the foundation, ...

Those are just two potential breakthroughs out of more than 40 the Gates Foundation intends to support through a five-year, ...