5 things for May 8: Eric Schneiderman, Iran nuke deal, US elections, Hawaii, Nigeria
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School's first black student president was the target of a racist attack. Now she's suing over the 'troll storm' that followed
After Taylor Dumpson became the first female African-American president of American University's student government, she was targeted by a racist backlash.
University fined for lost plutonium
Idaho State University has been fined after it lost track of a small amount of plutonium 239, a substance used to make nuclear weapons.
11 fraternity members will go to trial in connection to Piazza hazing death
Eleven Penn State fraternity members will head to trial over the death of Timothy Piazza, according to a Monday ruling from Centre County, Pennsylvania, Judge Steven Lachman. The ruling comes after 12 defendants had preliminary hearings over three days that …
Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 35 structures -- and the lava keeps flowing
The destructive tear of this volcanic eruption isn't over yet. Lava and hazardous fumes are still spewing on Hawaii's Big Island on Monday, four days after the Kilauea volcano erupted. By Monday morning, 35 structures -- including at least 26 …
Apple's game-changing iMac turns 20 years old
Apple's meteoric rise to the most valuable company in America can practically be traced back to one day. For much of the 1990s, Apple was slogging through an identity crisis.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary 'RBG' earns favorable verdict
Stirring in all the right ways, "RBG" is much more than just a profile of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the unexpectedly iconic Supreme Court Justice. The documentary, rather, turns out to be a wonderful love story, with a buddy comedy -- …
Governor Abbott Honors Fallen Texas Peace Officers At 2018 Memorial Ceremony
Governor Greg Abbott today joined law enforcement officers from across the state for the 2018 Texas Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony to honor fallen Texas peace officers and their families. During the ceremony, the Governor met with, and presented medals to, …
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Urges All Community Stakeholders To Work Together To Produce a Solution that Benefits all Houston Schoolchildren
Jackson Lee—“I encourage all stakeholders to heed the needs of our schoolchildren and devise a solution which empowers students and parents alike; one that inspires our Houston area schoolchildren to follow in the footsteps of astronauts and presidents, like their …
Beyond the Rhetoric: Let’s Update the Farm Bill to Help Lift Americans Out of Poverty
I have long thought that we can rid ourselves of the Poverty Industrial Complex. The so-called Great Society has crippled the Black community with a never - ending dependence on government subsidies. The process lasts from generation to generation with …
H-E-B Names Winners in 2018 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards
On Sunday, May 6, H-E-B announced statewide winners of the 17th annual H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards during an awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston. During the ceremony, H-E-B Chairman and CEO Charles Butt personally handed out …
Checking the Narrative on Black Women's Leadership It's Not Only Time to Court Black Women's Votes, But Also Support Them As Candidates
In a recently published Rolling Stone article, recording artist Janelle Monae exposes a disconcerting, yet largely universal awareness shared by Black women seeking to exercise power: when we reveal ourselves to be human and inevitably imperfect, we are too often …
Mother of Waffle House shooting victim, DeEbony Groves, receives her daughter's college diploma
DeEbony Groves, 21, had dreams of walking across the stage and receiving her diploma in social work, which she had been working hard towards for several years. But on April 22, her life was cut short when a gunman entered …
Rice U. study: Reflecting on possessions can curb people’s impulse buying
Consumers who reflected on their recently used personal belongings experienced less desire for an unexpectedly encountered product, were less likely to buy impulsively and expressed a lower willingness to pay for new products, according to a new paper by marketing …
Social context matters in spread of disease
"Patient zero" isn't entirely to blame when an infection takes root in a population. According to Rice University scientists, social context in the community has a lot to do with how a disease spreads.
