By Alexandra Marquez, Megan Lebowitz and Allan Smith President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior,” calling for them to “be arrested and put on trial” for behavior that, he said, could be “punishable by death.” The lawmakers, many of whom are veterans, had posted a video Tuesday telling military and intelligence officers to “refuse illegal orders.” “It’s called
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By The Associated Press BANGKOK — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the center of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying from one of the hosts. The first runner-up was 29-year old Praveenar Singh
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By Ben Kamisar The Democratic National Committee took out a $15 million loan in October, an unusually large amount of debt for this point in the political calendar, as the party looks to rebuild its brand and infrastructure under new leadership. New fundraising reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show the national party committee took out
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By Madison Savedra A federal appeals court is temporarily pausing the release of more than 400 people who have been arrested by federal immigration agents in recent months. A federal judge had ordered the release of hundreds of people who have been detained in Chicago since June, following a ruling last month that federal agents violated a 2022
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Written By Lexx Thornton Savannah State University’s (SSU) Department of Journalism and Mass Communications received a $22,000 grant from the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University via its Newsroom Innovation Challenge. SSU is one of only ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to receive funding from the center. The grant will support
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History was made Monday, Oct. 13, when Bethune-Cookman University hosted the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ Compass Club Chapter in the United States, the club announced in a recent press release. The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area will serve as its sponsor, providing guidance as the new Compass Club members begin their journey
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By Emmanuel Freeman Tennessee State University has received a major donation from Cummins, a global power technology leader, as part of a long-standing partnership between TSU and the company. On Tuesday, during a ceremony on the main campus, the industrial giant presented the College of Engineering with a Cummins QSB 6.7 engine, a vital resource that
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It represents a major step forward for the administration’s dismantling of the department, which has mainly involved cutting jobs since President Donald Trump called for its
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By Adriana Fraser This week, tech company NVIDIA hosted its GTC Student Experience event at Howard University, and representatives provided the campus community with insight into how the tech entity is revolutionizing and advancing AI with its HBCUs partnerships. During the Oct. 27-29 NVIDIA GTC Washington, D.C., the company organized a two-day event on Howard’s campus.
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with the newly renamed National Education Opportunity Network (NEON), formerly the National Education Equity Lab. Since Spelman joined the network in Spring 2023, the program has rapidly grown from one class and 50 students to two classes and nearly 300 students in
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