Health Care August 2019

Health Care And 2020 Election

A major issue in the 2020 Election is health care, and Democratic voters seem to be reassessing their approach to this hot button topic.

Global August 2019

Bullet Fired Through Preschool Classroom

What appears to be a stray bullet was fired through the window of a Florida preschool classroom. None of the 2-year-old children inside at the time were injured.

Financing August 2019

Student Debt Forgiveness For Disabled Vets

President Donald Trump signed a directive that erases hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt for disabled military veterans.

Global August 2019

US And China; 10 Things To Know

President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China are going to “start talking very seriously.” Brazil’s president is responding to ire regarding the recent Amazon rainforest fires.

Global August 2019

$100K Reward In Virginia Tech Cold Case

A $100,000 reward is being offered for information regarding the killing of two Virginia Tech sophomores back in 2009. The students were found dead with gunshot wounds in a parking lot.

Arts and Media August 2019

Latino Representation In Films Lagging

A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative has found that over the last decade the number of Latino characters in the most popular films is virtually unchanged.

Legal August 2019

Ginsburg To Receive Honorary Degree

After recently completing radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor, 86-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Buffalo.

Global August 2019

Group Hit By Abuse Claims To Open Shelter

VisionQuest is planning to build a shelter for up to 60 minors who enter the U.S. illegally without their parents. The company has been hit by abuse and mistreatment allegations.

Health Care August 2019

University In Maryland To Get $387K

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded $387,000 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore for research in areas like biological chemistry.

Health Care August 2019

2 California Schools Receive $14.8M

San Francisco State University and the University of California, San Francisco have received a $14.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Health Care August 2019

$12B Settlement For OxyContin Maker?

Purdue Pharma is negotiating with thousands of state and local governments to reach a settlement of up to $12 billion and where the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company.

Global August 2019

No More SAT 'Adversity Score'

By replacing the Environmental Context Dashboard with a tool that doesn’t reduce an applicant's background to a single number, the SAT will no longer have the “adversity score.”

Health Care August 2019

Marshall U Partners To Fight Opioid Crisis

Marshall University and Homeland Security Investigations are partnering to fight the nationwide opioid crisis. The school will receive more than $4 million.

Health Care August 2019

UT Austin Receives Nearly $5M

Ahead of childhood cancer awareness month in September, the State of Texas has awarded The University of Texas at Austin with nearly $5 million in new cancer prevention funding.

Global August 2019

What College Did These 8 Famous Go To?

The following are some well know individuals and the various education paths they followed on their way to success and notoriety.