By Gary Grumbach and Carol E. Lee President Donald Trump’s decision to order strikes in Iran — among the most consequential he has made as commander in chief — is the latest example of a U.S. president’s taking military action without first seeking congressional approval. And experts say that, while his power over American armed forces isn’t absolute, there’s most likely
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Written By Lexx Thornton Social media and video platforms have eclipsed traditional media as news sources in the United States for the first time, a report has found. Fifth-four percent of surveyed Americans used platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok for news during the previous week, up from 27 percent in 2013, the report
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Written By Lexx Thornton Jackson State University’s (JSU)Office of Community Engagement partnered with the PecanTree Park Neighborhood Association to provide 150 Jackson residents with free Ring doorbells.The project was made possible through a $50,000 Home Depot Retool Your School Community Project Grant, which provided residents with increased surveillance, accessibility, and more. “We’re extremely grateful to
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Written By Lexx Thornton Estimating the cost of a hypothetical World War III (WW3) to the United States is a complex and multifaceted process that depends heavily on the scale, duration, weapons used (e.g.,conventional vs. nuclear), geographic spread, and economic consequences.If World War III were to involve the U.S. and Iran as the primary adversaries,
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By Lisa Lerer Former President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday night that the country was “dangerously close” to allowing its government officials to act in a way “consistent with autocracies,” offering a veiled rebuke of the Trump administration that was delivered with trademark caution. Appearing before a civic group in Hartford, Conn., during a tumultuous
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The Making Our Society Stronger (MOSS) Foundation hosted its first HBCU Send-Off Celebration recently at the E-Center, 809 N. Gray St., in downtown Killeen. This inaugural event held June 8 honored local high school graduates who will be attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the fall. The celebration will featured networking opportunities, fun
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A $9.1 million higher education grant awarded to the state of Mississippi will help three HBCUs to increase entrepreneurship, job training, and artificial intelligence (AI) education. Jackson State University, Tougaloo College, and Alcorn State University will benefit from the multi-million-dollar grant. Governor Tate Reeves announced the funds through the Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP) on June
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By Mike Levine Senior FBI and Homeland Security officials hosted conference calls with some of the nation’s governors and top law enforcement officials on Sunday to discuss how the U.S. missile strikes in Iran impact an already dangerous threat environment, sources told ABC News. The calls included one with hundreds of state and local law
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By Lorne Cook U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies. Just a week ago, things had seemed rosy. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was optimistic the European members
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By Elizabeth Hudson Shai Gilgeous-Alexander capped a dominant season as he led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Championship after beating the Indiana Pacers in game seven of the play-off finals. The Canadian, 26, scored 29 points and had 12 assists in their 103-91 success over the Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma to clinch the
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