TOP STORY--Hurricane Maria Smashes Dominica, Now Menaces Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing what he called "mind-boggling" devastation Tuesday as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma.

ON A POSITIVE NOTE--Yamaha Partners with DonorsChoose.org to Supply Essential Music Materials for Students

The Yamaha Band & Orchestral division has announced it will be partnering with DonorsChoose.org, an online nonprofit platform where teachers seek the resources their music students need most, to fund music education projects for the new school year.

Not Real News: A Look at What Didn't Happen This Past Week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the past week.

Tuition-free College Adds 22 Tennessee Preferred Counties

Students in 22 middle Tennessee counties are now part of preferred territory for tuition-free Berea College.

How Trump's Advisers Schooled Him on Globalism

Trump's aides used charts and maps in a presentation about maintaining far-flung diplomatic, military and intelligence outposts. St. Louis readies itself for more protests following the acquittal of a white former police officer charged with killing a black man. The Interior Department is recommending the reduction of 6 of the 27 national monuments.

TOP STORY--Maria Grows to a Cat 2, Nears Already Battered Caribbean

Hurricane Maria strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Monday and pushed toward the Leeward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, as forecasters warned it was expected to become a major hurricane by early Tuesday.

TOP STORY--Student Involvement Is a Focus of Constitution Day 2017

Thousands of students across the United States will take the "Preamble Challenge" to celebrate Constitution Day this year and participate in naturalization ceremonies to swear in new U.S. citizens.

On a Positive Note--DonorsChoose.org Launches Recovery Fund to Help Teachers Rebuild Classrooms Damaged by Hurricane Irma

DonorsChoose.org has established a special recovery fund to help teachers and students in Florida and other southeast classrooms damaged by Hurricane Irma.

JOB NEWS-- Largest and longest-running Dedicated Career Reentry Event in the US at Columbia University on October 3

The iRelaunch Return-to-Work Conference, founded in 2008, is preparing to host over 600 people at Columbia University on October 3rd, bringing together individual "relaunchers" – professionals on a career break and looking to return to work – with over 40 employers, speakers and career reentry experts for a day of learning and networking.

Today in History

UCLA Extension Hosts Open House on September 16 at Woodland Hills Center

This fall, UCLA Extension kicks-off its 100-year anniversary with a free community Open House at its new Woodland Hills Center.

WPUNJ Latinx Heritage Celebration to Feature Latino Edutainer and Motivational Speaking “Ernie G”

William Paterson University of New Jersey’s 10-day long Latinx Heritage Celebration will begin with motivational speaker and Latino edutainer “Ernie G.”