Businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith has been a fierce advocate for equity in higher education and through his latest project, he’s putting the focus on empowering scholars at his alma mater. The Vista Equity Partners founder has gifted Cornell University’s College of Engineering with a multi-million dollar endowment. Robert F. Smith invested $15 million…
Republicans dish out talking points on the baby formula shortage, as Democrats try to explain the contributing factors to the public Republicans aiming to retake control of Congress have already sharpened a message centering around blaming Democrats for high inflation, expensive gas, migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and violent crime in some cities. But GOP leaders landed on an issue…
Sulking over the dissolution of her marriage is the furthest from Meagan Good’s reality, instead the actress is anticipating the ways her life will continue to unfold. “I’m excited about what’s next and I feel very hopeful,” Good says of this season of life. “Life is not just short, it’s precious and so I am…
Justice Clarence Thomas tells an Old Parkland Conference audience that the leak was an unthinkable breach of trust Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly…
“We are seeing a slight, a small increase in hospitalizations and really very few deaths,” says Marta Nunes, a health researcher in South Africa South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new…
Golden State grabbed 70 rebounds — 22 by Kevon Looney after Curry and Green pushed for him to be a starter again. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are cherishing this playoff run a little more given they spent the past two years watching the postseason instead of their familiar…
The governor of Tennessee ordered the delay of Oscar Smith’s execution one hour before he was scheduled to die. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At least two people connected to a Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold last month knew the night before that the lethal injection drugs the state planned to use hadn’t undergone some…
The organizations collect milk from mothers and process it, including through pasteurization. The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. It’s a pathway that won’t…
Eleven Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they board rickety wooden boats painted sky blue to blend with the ocean to try to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which…
A complete lunar eclipse will be visible to people in North and South America Sunday night into Monday morning CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into early…
