By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona and Julie Tsirkin WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to revive expired Obamacare funds for three years, after a group of Republicans rebelled against their party leaders and teamed up with Democrats to force the vote. The vote was 230-196, with 17 Republicans joining a unanimous Democratic caucus to pass the legislation. Most of the breakaway
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By Doha Madani The deadline for the WNBA to agree on a new contract with the players union is Friday, and it appears the two sides remain at a distance even after almost a year of negotiations. This week marks the end of a second extension to the current contract, which should have expired on Oct. 31
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As the nation heads into the holiday season, Langston University School of Business (LUSB) is celebrating a historic academic achievement that places the institution firmly among the most innovative and impactful business schools in the country. For the second consecutive assessment cycle, Langston business seniors scored in the top 1% nationally on the rigorous Peregrine
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By Marlene Lenthang and Julia Ainsley Two people were wounded Thursday in a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon, police said, in what federal officials have called an act of self-defense during a targeted vehicle stop. The shooting comes one day after Renee Nicole Good, 37, a U.S. citizen and mother, was fatally shot by an Immigration
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Getting busy college students to engage in discussion of healthy dining, let alone in participate in healthy culinary creations, can be a challenge. Elior Collegiate Dining found a way to get foodservice teams and students on college campuses to buy in and get excited, by combining wellness with culture and competition. Throughout October, Elior embarked
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HBCU basketball has produced few better stories this season than the rise of WSSU women’s basketball, and Wednesday night felt like the moment it all crystallized. Inside the C.E. Gaines Center, WSSU handled business on the floor with an 81–64 win over Bluefield State. But it was what happened after the game — away from the cameras, away from
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By Lexx Thornton A new statewide flash poll conducted by the John Mercer Langston Institute for African American Political Leadership (JMLI) at Virginia State University reveals that Black Virginians continue to strongly support Democratic candidates ahead of the 2025 statewide elections, scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The JMLI surveyed 817 respondents statewide for its Black Virginia
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By David E. SangerTyler PagerKatie Rogers and Zolan Kanno-Youngs President Trump said on Wednesday evening that he expected the United States would be running Venezuela and extracting oil from its huge reserves for years, and insisted that the interim government of the country — all former loyalists to the now-imprisoned Nicolás Maduro — is “giving us everything that
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LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey says that playing HBCUs isn’t just a scheduling choice — it’s a way to give back to programs with fewer resources while fostering growth across women’s basketball. Asked about the significance of facing HBCU opponents after the Tigers played Alabama State on Sunday, Mulkey explained that scheduling goes beyond filling
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One phenomenon that we often talk about when it comes to HBCU athletics is the former professional athlete turned coach. It’s not a new trend as we’ve seen it often before the new millennium. But, Deion Sanders’s arrival at Jackson State in 2020 caused a contemporary wave of professional athletes expressing interest or becoming coaches at HBCUs.
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