May 1—AUSTIN — Spring is the peak time for bird migration through Texas, and the bright lights of cities and towns can confuse birds as they fly to their northern breeding grounds. Texans are encouraged to help our winged friends on their journey by turning “Lights Out” at night across the state from March 1- […]
Boris Johnson is to co-chair a new initiative to help countries reach net zero, backed by a former MP who quit the Tories in protest at the issuing of new oil and gas licences. The former UK prime minister was unveiled on Wednesday as the co-chairman of Better Earth, a company founded by the former […]
Germany has agreed to back a new employment initiative for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Jerusalem, the country’s development ministry said on Wednesday. The deal was announced following a meeting between German Development Minister Svenja Schulze and the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Mustafa. “Unemployment in the West Bank […]
Apr. 23—Midland College has announced Lori Haltom as the Executive Director of the new College and Career Connections (C3) initiative. C3 is a joint venture between Midland College and Midland Independent School District that aims to foster a culture of college and career awareness beginning at the sixth-grade level, emphasizing a growth mindset and creating […]
Apr. 21—WATERTOWN — The Northern New York Community Foundation announced the winners of its second “Canstruction for Northern New York” — which helps reduce food insecurity in the north country. More than 5,200 canned goods and nonperishable food items or hygiene products were collected by eight teams and will help restock school-based backpack programs and […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of professors demand that the University of Texas reverse course on job cuts this week related to the shutdown of a diversity, equity and inclusion program impacted by one of the nation’s most sweeping bans on such initiatives. Officials at the 52,000-student university, one of the largest college campuses […]
Apr. 6—BEMIDJI — Welcoming America recently named the Northwest Minnesota Foundation as a Rural Welcoming Initiative participant for 2024. Participants in the Rural Welcoming Initiative access technical assistance and coaching, a free Welcoming America membership and ongoing learning opportunities to strengthen welcoming efforts in rural communities, a release said. According to the release, participating communities […]
Abortion rights advocates are hoping to build on their winning streak this November, when ballot initiatives could restore, protect or block access in more than a dozen states. But nearly two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the path to victory has become more complicated for organizers as they navigate a wider range of […]
Apr. 1—New Mexico is home to multiple national laboratories and is the second-largest oil-producing state in the country. There are thriving space and technology ecosystems here. A perhaps lesser known industry, which also generates billions of dollars of economic output annually and creates thousands of jobs across the state, is dairy production. New Mexico is […]
Bernie Moreno, the GOP nominee for Senate in Ohio, is an opponent of affirmative action. But he’s said he got his first dealership at a lower price in part because of his racial background. It puts Moreno in an uncomfortable spot as the GOP crusades against corporate DEI initiatives. Bernie Moreno, the GOP nominee for […]
UPS stock jumped early Tuesday ahead of United Parcel Service‘s (UPS) investor day conference after announcing new strategic initiatives and providing 2026 financial targets. X UPS during its conference plans to discuss its new “Network of the Future” initiative, which it says will optimize and further automate its core integrated network and lower costs. The […]
Oklahoma politicians have developed a nasty habit of questioning the will of the voters. Whenever there’s an election outcome for a citizen-led petition that they don’t like, lawmakers like to spout off that voters didn’t know what they were doing as they come up with creative — and often offensive — ways to circumvent the […]