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

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.

Global July 2019

UNM Says Goodbye To 4 Sports Programs

The University of New Mexico is ending its men’s soccer program, as well as its beach volleyball program and men’s and women’s ski teams.

Financing July 2019

Steve Harvey Helps 8 College Freshmen

Steve Harvey is covering the college costs for eight freshmen at Kent State University. Harvey is known for his work as a comedian, talk show host and as host of “Celebrity Family Feud.”

Hispanic Community July 2019

Drowned Migrants Return To El Salvador

Oscar Alberto Martínez and his daughter, Valeria, have been returned to El Salvador for an expected burial. The father and daughter drowned attempting to swim across the Rio Grande.

Financing June 2019

Scholarships For Hispanics And Women In Us

The following are two scholarships: one specifically for encouraging Latinos to pursue a career in STEM and the other from La Unidad Latina Foundation and MPower Financing.

Global June 2019

Ice Bucket Challenge Inspiration Honored

Boston College unveiled plans for its Pete Frates Center. Alumnus Frates was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and became the inspiration for the ice bucket challenge.

Health Care June 2019

Vaccine Foes Contest Plan To Require Shots

A new plan from the state health department of Kansas that would require more immunizations for children in day care and school is being contested by vaccination opponents.

Legal June 2019

Supreme Court To Decide DACA’s Fate

The future of the DACA program is in the hands of the Supreme Court. The DACA program protects about 700,000 people currently in the United States.

Global June 2019

House Sends Trump $4.6B Border Bill

The House has voted to send the $4.6 billion, Senate-drafted bill to President Donald Trump for aid for migrant refugees detained at the border.

Global June 2019

Democratic Debate: Night 2

The second Democratic Party presidential debate revealed deep rifts within the party with the candidates shifting away from beating President Donald Trump.

Global June 2019

Students Help Puerto Rico; Top 5 Headlines

NY students reach out to Puerto Rico by helping to build homes.  Emilio and Gloria Estefan give an inside look at their newly renovated Miami Hotel.  Four more colleges go test optional.