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Historically Black Colleges and Universities are an American Asset
Vice President Mike Pence's recent visit to Hampton University's Proton Therapy Institute drew virtually no national media attention, but it should have.
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Correcting this faulty belief about COVID-19 will save lives
In times of emergency, misperceptions can prove deadly. That's certainly the case today, amid widespread belief that COVID-19 mainly threatens older Americans.
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Avoiding Common Mask Mistakes
UH College of Medicine Professor on Proper Fit, Storage and Cleaning
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing cloth face coverings to slow the spread of COVID-19, but not everyone is wearing or caring for them correctly according to Dr. Ruth Bush, vascular surgeon and associate dean for medical education at the University of Houston College of Medicine. From proper fit to storage and cleaning, there are several variables that can impact the effectiveness of your mask.
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Tax Cuts Might Create Jobs. But Where Are the Workers?
The GOP tax reform was billed as a job creator. But there's one thing missing: Workers.
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Basic Democratic Value Under Attack
The talk shows are filled with the latest rumor about WikiLeaks and Russian interference in our elections. What was done still remains a mystery. But Republican tricky leaks -- the systematic efforts to suppress the vote -- are an established fact, and a far greater threat to free elections.
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How companies change packaging without alienating customers
People cheered Starbucks' recent decision to ditch straws. But that's not always the reaction companies get when they introduce eco-friendly packaging.
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Tesla wouldn't be as private as Elon Musk wants
Even if Elon Musk takes Tesla private, its finances might stay public. The SEC can still require a company to report its results, even if it doesn't have publicly traded stock.
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International army games opportunity to sell weapons: Chinese state media
China is using a massive international military competition as "a marketing and advertising show" to sell its weapons and military goods, as the country seeks to solidify its place as one of the world's largest arms exporters.
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This teen defied his mom and got vaccinated. This week, he'll testify to Congress about need for vaccines
Ethan Lindenberger will testify Tuesday in front of a Senate committee on preventable disease outbreaks and the misinformation that causes them.
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What Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can do now to stop terrorism and hate online
The attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand bring into sharp relief a troubling pattern of global white nationalist terrorism against Muslims. The New Zealand assailant's 87-page manifesto is replete with white supremacist propaganda that was shared across the internet. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are now left scrambling to stop the spread of this hateful rhetoric as it continues to get shared across their platforms.
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The Autobiography of Charles 67X * Poetry and photographs by Askia Muhammad
Who in the world is Charles 67X? Born Charles K. Moreland, Jr., in Indianola, Mississippi, he exchanged the "slave name" Moreland for the Nation of Islam's "X," as in "unknown quantity," as in "ex-Negro," as in "Charles 67X."
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So far, 5,800 fully vaccinated people have caught Covid anyway in US, CDC says
About 5,800 people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells CNN.
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John Oates revives music festival to help fight pandemic-related hunger crisis
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates and his wife Aimee are reviving Oates' Song Fest 7908 to fundraise for Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.
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'My life will never, ever be the same.' Court hears of lives shattered in Parkland shooter death penalty trial
It's been 1,630 days since Linda Beigel Schulman spoke to her son Scott Beigel, a geography teacher killed in the 2018 high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as he ushered students to safety in his classroom.
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How to update your medical record so it includes your Covid-19 vaccination
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and receiving a vaccination card has become a rite of passage for many Americans who have endured the pandemic for the last year.
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Summer Programs Return to the Jackson State University College of Business
The Jackson State University College of Business welcomed high school and middle school students to campus for Uncovering the Possibilities of Accounting Careers (UPAC) and Financial Wellness Center summer programs in the month of June.
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SCOTUS Guarantees That Poor Women Will Suffer
In their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the six right-wing judicial zealots on the Supreme Court scorned legal precedent and mocked history to deprive women of equal citizenship under the law.
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Archaeologists say they've found a lost 4,500-year-old sun temple in Egypt
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be one of Egypt's lost "sun temples," dating from the mid-25th century BCE.
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Surgery in space: Tiny remotely-operated robot completes first simulated procedure at space station
A tiny surgical robot in residence at the International Space Station completed its first surgery demo in zero gravity on Saturday, developers of the technology exclusively told CNN.
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Not even Taylor Swift can escape pressure to get married
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce only began dating in the summer but already speculation among fans over whether they’ll get engaged is reaching fever pitch.
