Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not
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Local officials declined to release specific information about the identity of the shooter at the HBCU FRANKFORT, Ky. — A shooting Tuesday afternoon at Kentucky State University left one person dead and another critically injured, disrupting final exams and placing the HBCU campus on lockdown, according to police. The gunfire broke out around 3:35 p.m. inside
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By The Associated Press MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity couldn’t quite command his full attention. The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in Mount Pocono that
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By Steve Kopack The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates Wednesday for the third time this year. Traders overwhelmingly expect a relatively small 0.25% cut, the same size as the last two cuts. But the Fed’s rate-setting meeting in Washington is taking place in the fog of a data blackout, the result of the
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Kristen Wells-Collins is inspiring young girls to become chemists. Wells-Collins was raised in an under-resourced community in Beaumont, TX, and said she had limited exposure to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), according to her commentary on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” However, Wells-Collins went on to pursue a degree in chemistry at Prairie View A&M University, according to her LinkedIn. After her
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By Jane C. Timm A committee of Indiana state lawmakers advanced a Republican-drawn congressional map Monday, sending it to the floor of the state Senate, where its outcome remains uncertain. After more than six hours of testimony, the map passed out of the committee on a 6-3 vote, with one Republican, Sen. Greg Walker, joining with
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By Scott MacFarlane In a federal civil lawsuit filed in Washington Monday, a dozen former FBI agents are seeking to get their jobs back, claiming they were fired during the second Trump administration for their efforts in 2020 to head off a riot in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. The former agents say they were
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Southern University has concluded its investigation into the Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha and found no probable cause of hazing. Per WAFB, the Southern Office of Student Leadership and Engagement sent a letter to the Beta Sigma chapter president on Tuesday stating that the chapter was not in violation of the Student Code of Conduct or established
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By Edrea Davis “Today is the global launch of our Power of 10 Campaign, and we are thrilled to begin this effort with the energy of young leaders from across the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora,” said Felicia Davis, founder of the HBCU Green Fund. “With more than two million Black college students in the U.S.,
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South Carolina State University head coach Chennis Berry has been named the MEAC Coach of the Year, marking his second straight time receiving the prestigious honor. Berry’s recognition follows a season in which he successfully led the Bulldogs to another MEAC Championship and a berth in the Celebration Bowl, mirroring his debut success in 2024. He clinched the conference
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