By Amanda Jackson Joshua Nelson landed a full-ride scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University. Now the Missouri native wants to pay it forward by donating his college savings to another high school senior. Nelson, a senior at St. Charles West High School,
By David Schuman What was said in Tina Demary’s son’s Elk River High School classroom made him uncomfortable enough to bring it up to her when he got home. “He felt like they were inappropriate or made him feel like bad
By Phil Mattingly President Joe Biden’s steadfast belief in taxing corporations and the rich has become a central plank in his legislative agenda, even as he’s warned of political peril and red lines from Republicans. GOP senators, some of whom Biden will
By Lianne Kolirin Golden Globe-winner Andra Day has revealed that she lost 40 pounds to play jazz legend Billie Holiday — but it didn’t make her feel any prettier. The star, who scooped this year’s award for her leading role in “The
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his intent to nominate three new US Court of Appeals nominees and three new District Court nominees, marking his third slate of judicial nominations. Altogether, the President has now put forward 20
By Lisa Respers France Howard University announced Wednesday that alunma Phylicia Rashad has been appointed dean of the recently reestablished College of Fine Arts. The “This Is Us” star will begin her role on July 1 and report to Provost Anthony K.
By Ben Church Toyota, one of the leading sponsors of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it’s “concerned” with the amount of public frustration being directed at athletes ahead of the spectacle. With Covid-19 cases rising in Japan, citizens are questioning
By Elizabeth Cohen The day after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with its much-awaited updated mask guidance in late April, email inboxes at the federal agency were buzzing with a link to a Trevor Noah monologue. In
By Kevin Liptak President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday meant to better protect the nation from cyberattacks, but even as he signed it, the White House acknowledged more will need to be done to prevent the type of hack that
Analysis by Anneken Tappe America’s job market is in a weird spot: it’s still millions of jobs short of where it was before the pandemic, but businesses complain they can’t find staff. Opponents of enhanced unemployment benefits during Covid say the government
