WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Douglas Bernard Fournet * Army 1st Lt. Douglas Bernard Fournet was a trooper assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, when he served in South Vietnam in 1968. He was born on May 7, 1943, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His father, former Army Staff Sgt. Henry Bernard Fournet, was a shrimp boat operator, and his mother, Maria Lena Fournet  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * The Fed explained: What it does and why it matters * As the nation's central bank, the Federal Reserve plays a crucial but oftentimes mysterious role in the lives of Americans: from controlling the money supply to regulating financial institutions and adjusting interest rates. In moments of crisis-whether a market crash, a pandemic, or a global energy shock-the Fed is often the first respond  more