Hispanic Community October 2018

Eligible Hispanics Voting In Midterms Reach Record High

Eligible Hispanics voting in November’s midterm elections have reached a record high of more than 29 million. Making them 12.8 percent of all eligible voters. Hispanics have set new records in both the number of people and the percentage. This is a critical time as the Democrats are vying to gain control of one or more chambers of Congress.

Global October 2018

Suspect In University Of Utah Killing Found Dead In Church

Melvin Rowland, who’s suspected of mortally shooting a female student outside a dormitory on the University of Utah campus, was found dead in a church roughly three hours after the shooting. The shooting resulted in the campus being closed down.

Health Care October 2018

Thousands Strike University Of California Hospitals

Thousands of medical workers of the University of California have begun a strike slated to last for three days. The strike is against clinics, hospitals and campuses and has lead to the rescheduling of thousands of outpatient appointments and surgeries.

Financing October 2018

Ellucian Pathways Scholarship Opens For Applications

The Ellucian Pathways Scholarship is currently open for applications. The scholarship program will be awarding a total of $50,000, which will be dispersed to more than 20 students. To apply, students need to submit a two-minute video by November 28, 2018.

Global October 2018

More Packages Similar To Pipe Bombs Seized

Packages addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and to actor Robert De Niro have been intercepted. Investigators have said these packages were similar to the pipe bombs that were sent to CNN, Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama.

Financing October 2018

Northern Maine University Receives Largest Gift In History

The University of Maine at Presque Isle has received the largest one-time gift in the history of the school. The $1 million gift will be used to establish the university’s first endowed chair: the Dr. Robert Vinton Akeley Chair of Agricultural Science and Agribusiness.

Hispanic Community October 2018

“Orange Is The New Black” Star Speaks At WPU

Selenis Leyva, best known for role on "Orange is the New Black," visited William Paterson University in New Jersey for the opening of William Paterson University’s 2018 LatinX Heritage Celebration. Her talk was entitled, “Untold Stories: A New Beginning in Promoting Intercultural Competence, Social Change, and Inclusion.”

Financing October 2018

SDCCD Receives $1.6M To Support Foster Youth

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) has received $1.6 million to support foster youth. Current and former foster youth attending San Diego City, Mesa and Miramar colleges now have access to additional resources that will help them achieve their educational goals.

Global October 2018

More Suspicious Packages Found, These To Booker, Clapper

More suspicious packages have been discovered. These latest ones are addressed to former National Intelligence Director James Clapper and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. These latest devices are similar in appearance to the devices that were sent to critics of President Trump.

Global October 2018 Premium

Trump Plans To Send Troops To Border As Response To Caravan

President Donald Trump is planning to dispatch 800 or more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as a caravan consisting of thousands of migrants continues to travel through Mexico towards the United States. The caravan is currently more than 1,000 miles from U.S. soil.

Financing October 2018

Wayne State Gets $5M For Scholarships, Testing Laboratory

Wayne State University has received a $5 million gift for its College of Engineering. Specifically, the money, which was donated by Wayne State graduate Avinash Rachmale and his wife, Hema, will go towards scholarships, as well as a new testing laboratory.

Global October 2018

Person Detained In The Mail-Bomb Case

A man in his 50s has been arrested in connection with the mail-bomb scare. Federal authorities made the arrest in Florida. Currently, the scare involves 12 suspicious packages that were mail to critics of President Donald Trump, including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Trump’s opponent in the presidential election Hillary Clinton.

Global October 2018

T-Mobile Doubles Hurricane Recovery Donations During MLB World Series

T-Mobile is doubling its Home Runs for Hurricane Recovery donations. The company will now be donating $10,000 per home run to Team Rubicon, a non-profit that unites military veterans with first responders to deploy emergency response teams in communities impacted by disaster.

Global October 2018

Synagogue Survivor Speaks; 10 Things To Know For Today

A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre gives a harrowing account of the gunman. With politics continuing divisively in the wake of election season violence, has America grown numb to tragedies? Human remains have been recovered from the passenger jet crash in Indonesia. Jair Bolsonaro has been elected the next president of Brazil.

Global October 2018

1 Migrant Dies As 2nd Group Tries To Force Entry Into Mexico

A 26-year-old Honduran migrant was killed at a border crossing from a rubber bullet hitting him in the head, according to Guatemalan firefighters. Mexican Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete Prida has denied that Mexico’s forces were responsible and said that his country’s federal police and immigration agents were attacked.