Billionaire commencement speaker hands out $1K to every graduate — but there's a catch
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates walked away from commencement with more than just their diplomas.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduates walked away from commencement with more than just their diplomas.
Services and policies designed to support families routinely overlook or discount the role of fathers.
The Biden administration is goading Senate Republicans to support a revival of the failed bipartisan border deal that they abandoned after former President Trump came out against it. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning a second vote on the bill Thursday, though Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday told President Biden that Republicans plan to vote...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) mocked former President Trump over bad weather ahead of his Thursday rally in the Bronx. “God is Good ????????,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a Thursday post on the social media platform X. The New York Democrat replied to a post on X showcasing that the Crotona Park section of the Bronx, where...
Shares of chipmaker Nvidia reached an all-time high Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings and announced a stock split. Nvidia was trading at roughly $1,051 per share just after 12:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, well above a previous record high of roughly $950. The company reported expected revenue of roughly $26 billion Wednesday,...
The White House is pressuring the technology industry over sexually explicit artificial intelligence (AI) images. President Biden’s White House is putting forth a call Thursday to try and have technology companies willingly cooperate on the problem of sexually explicit AI deepfakes, according to The Associated Press. Officials want the private sector to check the making,...
A farmworker in Michigan is the second person to become infected with the current H5N1 bird flu virus. The farmworker had mild symptoms and has since recovered, local health officials said. According to Michigan’s chief medical executive, Natasha Bagdasarian, the current health risk to the public remains low, but the virus has circulated in dairy...
Travel officials are warning of one of the busiest Memorial Day weekends in nearly two decades, as highways and airports are expected to be jammed with passengers beginning on Friday. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects Friday, May 24, to be the busiest travel day of the long weekend, with nearly three million passengers expected...
With their help, and only then, we can build a future where mental health is prioritized, stigma is eliminated and all individuals have the support and resources they need to live fulfilling lives.
{beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday! Here’s what’s happening today: The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina Republicans to redraw their congressional districts. Former President Trump is holding a rare NYC campaign rally, in the Bronx of all places. Yes, the electric blue, liberal area where Biden won 84 percent of the vote in 2020...
Most of the millions and millions of cicadas have those bright red eyes. But one found recently by a 4-year-old has a rare mutation that gives the insect blue eyes.
TikTok is restricting state-affiliated media accounts, broadening the platform's efforts to foster “authenticity” and limit their influence heading into elections later this year. The social media platform announced Thursday that accounts “that attempt to reach communities outside their home country on current global events and affairs” will not pop up in the personalized feeds of...
The accusations against Israel will almost certainly continue, but that does not mean we need to take the word of compromised actors at face value.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to have a presidential debate on social platform X, arguing the platform has a far wider audience reach than news networks that are set to host debates in the upcoming months. “X is where the debate should be,” Kennedy said in a Wednesday post on...
Cassandra "Cassie" Ventura has broken her silence days after a disturbing surveillance video from 2016 was released, showing her being a victim of physical assault at the hands of ex-boyfriend Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2016.
Nathan Wade, former special prosecutor for Fulton County, Ga., said he has faced threats every day since the news of his personal relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis became entangled in their prosecution of former President Trump. Wade joined MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Wednesday, saying he receives death threats, has to “empty my voicemail three...
The Biden campaign rolled out a pair of new TV and radio ads Thursday targeting former President Trump over his claims about his record with Black Americans and hitting him over his rhetoric. The first ad, a television spot called "Contempt," highlights Trump's past comments about Black people, including his calls for the death penalty...
A higher-than-normal number of hurricanes are expected to hit the Gulf Coast this summer and fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted Thursday. The leading federal weather organization said there is an 85 percent chance of an above-normal hurricane season — which runs from June 1 through the end of November — caused...
In a year where at least 64 countries are heading to the polls, we must be clear-eyed and vigilant of CCP attempts to rock the very core of our democracy: our elections.
Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is weighing in on the recent controversial remarks his teammate, kicker Harrison Butker, made during a commencement speech, calling him a “good person” who has the right to express himself. Mahomes stated that although he does not agree with everything Butker said, he judges people based on their...
The New Democrat Coalition endorsed 10 bipartisan artificial intelligence (AI) bills on issues surrounding the workforce, elections and privacy, the group of House members announced Thursday. Some of the bills backed by the House coalition would direct agencies to study AI systems or boost research, but others include more direct requirements about how AI can...
The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation on Thursday, accusing the ticketing companies of blocking competition in the live entertainment industry. The DOJ, which filed the antitrust lawsuit alongside 30 state and district attorneys general, alleges that Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s anti-competitive behavior deprives U.S. music fans of ticketing innovation and...
Former FBI Director James Comey weighed in on former President Trump's criminal hush money case Wednesday, saying it was "much stronger" than he thought. “I wasn't sure that I would have when I read the indictment, but now having seen the case, I'm not sure after investigating it, how they wouldn't bring it,” Comey told...
The Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn congressional district in South Carolina on Thursday, reversing a lower court that had declared its boundaries an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices signed off on a design that bolsters the GOP tilt of Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) district, aiding Republicans in holding onto the seat...
Today Woodrow Wilson's maxim has been stood on its head as there seems to be a lot more public exhibitionism occurring in committees by members vying for prime-time television exposure. They know the more sensational their outbursts the more likely it is they will get airtime.