By Daniel Arkin “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is set to return to the flagship NBC morning show Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Guthrie, who has co-anchored “TODAY” since 2012, stepped away from her role in early February after Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona. Authorities have described the
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By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — Tax cuts are becoming the hottest new idea in Democratic politics from coast to coast, as candidates across the party spectrum seek to capitalize on cost-of-living struggles and win back working-class voters. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., recently rolled out sweeping tax cut plans. Booker seeks to create a
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Southern University is entering into a historic media partnership that could very well define the Marshall Faulk era at the institution. Local ABC affiliate WBRZ has now become the official television station of Jaguar Athletics, per a Friday announcement by the CEO of the company Ralph Bender. Bender broke the news during the Jag-A-Thon annual fundraising event. “There are two
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Florida Memorial Athletics just made history with their new AD hire. The Florida-based HBCU has named Chandra Dorsey-Felton as Director of Athletics. With the move, Dorsey-Felton becomes the first female athletic director in university history. The new role for Dorsey-Felton comes after twenty-five years in college athletics, including key positions at Florida Memorial. She served as Deputy Director for
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The legislation that would turn Kentucky State University into a polytechnic institution has cleared the Kentucky State Assembly and is headed to Governor Andy Beshear’s desk, per a report by WRDB. Initially introduced as Senate Bill 185, sponsored by Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel, the bill underwent several changes after protests by Kentucky State students and alumni. The legislation,
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Courtesy of Tuskegee University Tuskegee continues to affirms its leadership in preserving and interpreting Black history through its participation in At the Vanguard: Making and Saving History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a national state-of-the-art touring series organized by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The exhibition will
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By Courtney Kube, Mosheh Gains, Gordon Lubold and Raquel Coronell Uribe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, four U.S. military officials said. Chief Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed George’s departure in a statement Thursday on X, saying George, the Army’s top officer, would be “retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the
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Forty-three students from LaFayette, Lanett and Valley High schools recently took a weeklong trip with local nonprofit UNITE to tour historically Black colleges and universities around the South. Students toured Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas; Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas; Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas; Southern University and A&M College in
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UNC Charlotte women’s basketball head coach Tomekia Reed will take a leave of absence due to medical reasons, the university announced, with associate head coach LaShonda Cousin stepping in as interim head coach. Charlotte Director of Athletics Kevin White made the announcement on the 49ers website, expressing full support for Reed as she manages her health and
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By Garrett Haake, Monica Alba and Gabe Gutierrez WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving her position, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, amid reports that he was frustrated with her handling of some of his key priorities. “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a
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