In 2018, Jharkhand tribal farmer Phool Kumari began poultry farming with 100 chicks after her family survived on ₹50,000-60,000 a year; her enterprise now nets ₹2.23 lakh and has inspired 30 women

In 2018, Phool Kumari started poultry farming with just 100 chicks. For the tribal farmer from Borang village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, it was a way to supplement her family’s modest income from rain-dependent farming. The family earned around ₹50,000-60,000 a year from agriculture, making it difficult to manage household expenses and pay for their…

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Why AOC was in a deep-red part of Michigan: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen digs into Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Plus, Allan Smith rounds up the battleground Republican candidates…

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KFC to switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola in 2027

A view of a KFC restaurant in Vallejo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images KFC’s U.S. restaurants will ditch PepsiCo and switch to Coca-Cola beverages next year, marking the first time in decades that the Yum Brands chain has changed its drink supplier, the restaurant company said Thursday. Some of KFC’s international markets serve Coke…

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Cornell president faces contentious faculty senate meeting over Jane Doe allegations

Cornell University’s president was met with scrutiny and sharp questions from its faculty senate on Wednesday, when the group convened to discuss a no-confidence vote over the university’s handling of an alleged 2024 sexual assault at a fraternity house, according to an audio recording obtained by NBC News. Discussion of a no-confidence vote comes after…

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