Hispanic Community July 2019

Mexico Returns 81 Migrants To Haiti

Amid pressure from the United States, Mexico has returned 81 migrants to Haiti by plane. Several Haitians attempted to flee the plane in an uprising that took several hours to control.

Financing July 2019

WU Staff To Get $15-An-Hour Minimum Wage

Washington University in St. Louis will start paying its staff a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2021; this raise will not include working graduate students.

Hispanic Community July 2019

Father Allowed To Return To US

Jose Escobar has returned to the U.S. after being deported to El Salvador during the first months of the Trump administration. Escobar is the father of two American-born children.

Global July 2019

Latino Students But Not Latino Teachers

Idaho’ schools are experiencing a growing Latino student population at the same time that their number of Latino and nonwhite teachers is stagnating.

Legal July 2019

Disfigured Ex-student Awarded $59.17M

Alonzo Yanes who was disfigured during a high school chemistry experiment has been awarded $59.17 million. Yanes suffered burns on over 31% of his body, including his face.

Financing July 2019

Cal Poly School of Education Awarded $4.1M

Cal Poly School of Education has been awarded $4.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Partnership grant to promote collaborative teacher preparation.

Global July 2019

California Rocked By Earthquake

Southern California suffered the strongest earthquake it’s had in 20 years. The 6.4 quake happened at 10:33 a.m. on July 4 in the Mojave Desert and was followed by ongoing aftershocks.

Global July 2019

California After Quakes; 10 Things To Know

In the aftermath of the two largest quakes to hit California in decades, scientists are sounding a warning that the “Big One” is yet to strike. Jeffrey Epstein is due back in court.

Technology July 2019

MSU Computer On Moon

NASA has chosen the RadPC computer, which was designed by researchers from Montana State University, for a trial on the surface of the moon. RadPC will be sent to the moon in 2020 or 2021.

Global July 2019

Free Summer Meals For Kids

Thanks to a federal program, schools in Crane School District, Yuma Elementary School District One and Yuma Union High School District are offering free summer meals to children.

Global July 2019

UN Criticizes US Detention Facilities

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said she was “appalled” by the conditions in U.S. detention facilities. She spoke against family separations.

Legal July 2019

Early Voting On College Campuses Lawsuit

New election rules requiring early voting sites have “sufficient non-permitted parking” have sparked a lawsuit with critics saying that colleges have restrictive parking rules.

Health Care July 2019

Medicaid For Immigrants In US Illegally

A new law makes low-income adults eligible for California’s Medicaid program regardless of immigration status. California currently covers kids regardless of immigration status.

Global July 2019

Nationwide Immigration Enforcement

Immigrant activists and administration officials said a nationwide immigration enforcement operation is poised to begin this weekend. It will target people in the U.S. illegally.

Global July 2019

Government: Brace For 'Floodier’ Future

Government scientists are predicting that 40 places in the United States will be experiencing higher than normal rates of what is called sunny day flooding or tidal flooding.