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Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the U.S. Midwest

By The Associated Press Heavy, pungent smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility for commuters and prompting warnings that air quality could make being outside dangerous. Detroit’s air quality was among the worst in the world for major cities, as a lingering high pressure system trapped smoke from dozens of fires in Canada and northern Minnesota, said Steven Freitag, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Pontiac, Michigan. “Sure enough, it arrived in force here and it’s really pretty extreme levels,” said Freitag, who noted that visibility in some areas was

CDC nominee says she won’t betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy’s actions

By Mike Stobbe The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling. Dr. Erica Schwartz told the Senate health committee she “will never betray the science” and pledged to use “radical transparency” in a bid to rebuild public trust in the agency. But several senators questioned how she might handle pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly moved to alter U.S. vaccine and CDC

Race- and Gender-Based Scholarships Shrink After Supreme Court Ruling

By Jamaal Abdul-Alim The proportion of scholarships meant to help students of a certain race, ethnicity or gender has shrunk significantly since the 2023 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the use of race in college admissions, The Washington Post reports. Citing data from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the newspaper found that the percentage of scholarships with racial, ethnic, gender, or other demographic requirements has decreased four percentage points – from 15 percent in 2023 to 11 percent in 2026. Factors contributing to the trend include the threat of “lawsuits, legal complaints and pressure from the Trump administration,” the article states. The scholarships previously

TSU former president writes book on state’s alleged $2.1 billion funding shortfall

 Former Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover has written a book documenting how Tennessee allegedly underfunded the HBCU by as much as $2.1 billion under federal law, and the efforts state leaders made to avoid paying it. Glover has released “How Dare You,” a book that draws on legislative records, state and federal documentation and TSU research to document the state of Tennessee’s alleged underfunding of TSU. The book traces back to a 2022 legislative hearing, where a state senator publicly questioned why Black students attend TSU, and to the long history of TSU becoming the “segregation-era” alternative to

House passes Trump-backed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Kyle Stewart Efforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent sprang forward Tuesday after the House passed legislation that would remove the need for Americans to adjust their clocks twice a year. The measure, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed 308-117. It would put the country on the time currently observed from March to November unless a state exempted itself before the act took effect. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., who presided over the vote on the House floor, started playing the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” on his phone as he read the final tally. President Donald Trump has

Nation’s Largest Gathering of HBCU Leaders to Convene in Atlanta for UNITE 2026, Featuring Cast of Netflix’s A Different World Sequel

UNCF brings together more than 1,000 HBCU leaders, faculty, students, and advocates to explore the future of HBCU impact and innovation; cast of “A Different World” Netflix sequel to appear; UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax and UNCF Board Chair Milton Jones to make special announcement UNCF is proud to announce the return of UNITE 2026, the nation’s most influential annual gathering of HBCU leaders, advocates, funders and thought leaders committed to advancing excellence, sustainability and transformation in higher education. Convening July 19–23 at the Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the event will bring together more than 1,000 attendees

George E. Johnson, founder of pioneering Black hair products company, dies at 99

By Reuters George E. Johnson, the pioneering Chicago entrepreneur whose eponymous company transformed Black hair care in the United States with brands ​including Afro Sheen, Ultra Wave and Classy Curl, died on Monday at age 99, according to a family statement. The family said Johnson “passed away peacefully at home at the age of 99, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of entrepreneurship, faith, perseverance, philanthropy, and family.” The New York Times, citing his second wife, Madeline Murphy Rabb, reported that ​Johnson died of a respiratory illness. Johnson Products Co. was founded in 1954, catering to African Americans’ evolving tastes in hairstyles,

Feds’ New $65K Lifetime Parent PLUS Loan Cap Could Create a New Junior Year Retention Crisis

By Autumn A. Arnett Among the numerous changes to federal financial aid policy that went into effect July 1, was a new cap on Parent PLUS loans. For decades, parents of undergraduate students could rely on the Parent PLUS loan program as the ultimate financial safety net, borrowing up to their child’s full Cost of Attendance (COA) to close any remaining tuition gaps left by scholarships and other grant aid, like Pell grants. Now under new federal frameworks, Parent PLUS loans are now strictly capped at $20,000 per academic year per dependent student, with a hard aggregate lifetime limit of

Oil prices jump 5% after U.S. revokes Iran oil sanctions waiver following ship attacks

By Steve Kopack and Katherine Doyle Oil prices jumped to their highest level since June 25 on Tuesday after the U.S. revoked a temporary sanctions waiver that had allowed the sale of Iranian oil on the global market. The Trump administration took the action after unknown projectiles hit multiple tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. In late afternoon trading, U.S. crude oil rose more than 5%, to more than $72 per barrel. International Brent crude oil also rose 5.3%, to more than $75 per barrel. “As President Trump and the administration have repeatedly affirmed, the [memorandum of understanding] in effect with Iran is

Deadly Fourth of July: At least 6 killed in shootings, explosions that wound dozens across the country

By Marlene Lenthang Fourth of July celebrations across the country were marred by violence that left at least six people dead and scores injured in multiple cities. In Brooklyn, New York’s Coney Island neighborhood, a man in a black ski mask opened fire on a family barbecue late Saturday night, wounding at least eight people, including four children. Seven victims are expected to survive, but a 21-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being shot in the chest, New York City police said. The gunman fled on foot, and authorities were working to identify and apprehend him. The scene following a shooting on

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