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MacKenzie Scott’s $50 Million Gift to Fund Scholarships and Endowment for Native Students
Overview: Native Forward Scholars Fund announced it will invest the full $50 million unrestricted gift it received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott into Native higher education, allocating $10 million over the next five years for expanded scholarships and placing the remaining $40 million into a permanent endowment to support future generations of Native students. Native Forward […]
New York City Experiences Record-Low Gun Violence and Murders During Safest Summer Ever
NYPD ANNOUNCES SAFEST SUMMER FOR SHOOTING INCIDENTS, SHOOTING VICTIMS, AND MURDERS IN RECORDED HISTORY
Massachusetts Mandates 100% Clean Energy for Large Data Centers Under New Executive Order
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
North Carolina EMT Runs 1.5 Miles Uphill With Blood Transfusion Pack, Helping Save Critically Injured Climber’s Life
A rock climber’s sinking vital signs on Shortoff Mountain in North Carolina triggered an emergency call. Burke County EMT Will Soper answered with a run carrying life-saving blood up 1,000 vertical feet. Here’s his story.
Experts Say Weekend Lie-Ins May Benefit Health, No Need for Guilt
Previous advice stressed risks of sleeping in but about 90 minutes extra could prevent high blood pressure
New York City Public Schools to Prohibit AI Use in Grades K-8 Starting This Year
Students in the nation’s largest school district return to classrooms next week.
Businessman Paul Lister Rewilds 23,000-Acre Scottish Estate, Planting One Million Trees and Reintroducing Red Squirrels
UK News: An English businessman who bought a traditional 23,000-acre Scottish hunting estate in 2003 has spent more than two decades changing its heavily graze.
Stranger Donates $3,000 to Bronx Mother Displaced by Fire, Helping Her Secure a New Home and Changing Her Life
A Bronx mother of three lost nearly everything after a devastating fire. A complete stranger saw her story and decided he had to help.
Detroit Makes Free Bus Rides Permanent for All K-12 Students, Removing Transportation Barriers for 49,000 with $1 Million in State Funding
Detroit’s school district has struggled with chronic absenteeism, which Mayor Mary Sheffield is working to reduce with “Rise to Ride” program.