Written By Lexx Thornton After witnessing a steep decline and falling to a four-year low against the Euro on Tuesday, the US Dollar rose marginally on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve Meeting. The dollar index, which tracks the US currency against six major peers, rose 0.20 per cent to 96.84 after touching 96.554
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Written by Lexx Thornton In its ongoing commitment to facilitate international travel for its students and the surrounding community, Tennessee State University announces a two-day Passport Fair on its two campus locations. The event will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Training Room-2 on the Avon Williams Campus, and on Thursday, Sept. 18, in
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Written By Lexx Thornton Soldiers in the U.S. Army will soon have to adhere to an updated policy on appearance and grooming, according to a new Army directive. The “intent of this directive is to reinforce uniformity and discipline while fostering consistency and professionalism across the Army,” according to a recent memorandum published by the
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Courtesy of Huston- Tillotson University Huston-Tillotson received what it called a “transformative” $150 million grant from the Moody Foundation — the largest single donation ever made to a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the United States. The university announced the grant funding at its annual President’s Fall Opening Convocation on Thursday, marking “a
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The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is partnering with Google to bring its popular Google Career Launchpad program to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) to help them develop in-demand cloud computing and generative AI skills. “This is a phenomenal opportunity for our students to
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By Stephen Fowler NPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers who have announced they do not plan to run for reelection to their current seats in 2026. That number currently stands at 10 senators and 27 House members. Fifteen are retiring from public office with the rest running for a different office — 11 looking
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By Zoë Richards President Donald Trump on Thursday floated the possibility that TV broadcasters could lose their federal licenses over what he perceives as negative coverage of him, a day after Disney’s ABC yanked “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. Speaking to reporters, Trump suggested that the Federal Communications Commission should revoke broadcasters’ licenses, arguing that many late-night hosts
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