LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: Was the star of NASA's first female astronaut program linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy? Franklin & Marshall alum Mary Haverstick '82 set out to create a film spotlighting female aviator Jerrie Cobb. But when Haverstick stumbled upon Cobb's ties to the JFK assassination, she flipped the script. The biopic morphed into a book, and Haverstick celebrated the release of "A Woman I   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Today, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals substantially weakened the core affirmative enforcement provision of the Voting Rights Act, disempowering everyday citizens and non-governmental organizations like the Arkansas State Conference NAACP-a plaintiff in the underlying lawsuit-by removing their ability to legally challenge voting laws that harm Black voters and o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- George Washington University issued the following news: Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy being assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade. Political historian Matt Dallek would tell you the Kennedy assassination continues to fascinate Americans as it's considered a touchstone of popular culture and public debate despite many doubting the government's official explanation, instead looking to conspiracy theories as Kennedy'  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023, on the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy: * * * Sixty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a defining moment of deep trauma and loss that shocked the soul of our nation. Millions of Americans still remember exactly where we were when it happened. I was in college and had just left class, joining other students glued to the news in silence along with the entir  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., introduced a resolution on Oct. 13, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Nov. 17. H. Res. 785. A resolution recognizing the diaspora of Hispanic culture, and the representation of Hispanics in the legal profession and the judiciary. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, Nanette D. Barragan, D-Calif., Jesus Garcia, D-Ill., Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, Ann Kuster, D-N.H., Juan C. Vargas, D-Calif., Jim Costa, D  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2023, with Marc Selverstone, director of presidential studies in the Miller Center of Public Affairs: * * * By Matt Kelly Sixty years ago on Wednesday, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas shook a confident and prosperous nation - an act that is still etched into the popular imagination. Shrouded in conspiracy theories over the years, classified material about the shootin  more