Legal August 2019

Bribe Or Donation?

A parent accused in the widespread college admissions bribery scheme is offering the following defense: what he did is not that much different than parents who make formal donations.

Global August 2019

3 Countries Warn Against Traveling To US

Venezuela, Japan and Uruguay have all issued warnings about traveling to the United States, following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Immigrants Rally Around Kids Of Detained

After the largest United States immigration raid in decades, children were left with no parents, terrified and finding help with Mississippi residents.

Global August 2019

Guillermo Del Toro Makes This Week’s Top 5

Guillermo del Toro gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Lin-Manuel Miranda honors Rita Moreno with documentary. Largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade leads to 680 arrests.

Financing August 2019

SUNY Buffalo State College Receives $1.7M

SUNY Buffalo State College is the recipient of a four-year $1.7 million grant to help teachers provide STEM learning experiences to more New York State students.

Global August 2019

Mass Shootings So Far This Year

According to data compiled by Northeastern University, USA Today and The Associated Press, there have been almost as many mass killings to date in 2019 as there was in 2018.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Maduro Halts Talks Over US Asset Freeze

Nicolás Maduro halts talks with the opposition in protest of the U.S. freezing Venezuela’s U.S. assets; a peaceful resolution to Venezuela’s political standoff is in crisis.

Hispanic Community August 2019

Puerto Rico Gets 3rd Governor In 6 Days

Hours after the island’s Supreme Court declared the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi unconstitutional, Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez became Puerto Rico’s 3rd governor in six days.

Global August 2019

Largest US Immigration Raids In A Decade

In the largest U.S. immigration raids in a decade, immigration officials arrested 680 (mostly Latino workers) while raiding seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi.

Financing August 2019

CSU Commits Additional $10M To MSTI

The California State University (CSU) is committing an additional $10 million over the next four years to its Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI).

Health Care August 2019

Boom In Naloxone Tied To Fewer Drug Deaths

Naloxone, an overdose-reversing drug, is being tied to fewer drug-related deaths in the U.S. Overdose deaths have stopped rising for the first time in the United States in decades.

Hispanic Community August 2019

US Ups Pressure On Maduro

Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are accusing the U.S. of trying to blow up Maduro and Juan Guaidó’s efforts to find a way to end Venezuela’s political standoff.