Saint Louis University Seeks to Raise $500M to Become World-Class Research University

St. Louis, MO (KTRS) On the very first day of Saint Louis University’s third century, SLU has announced that it is embarking on the largest and most ambitious fundraising campaign in its 200-year history. The Campaign for Saint Louis University called “Accelerating Excellence” is seeking to propel SLU to national prominence as a world-class research…

As Florida Recount Ends, Sen. Nelson Concedes Race To Scott

By GARY FINEOUT , Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida political icon who first arrived on Capitol Hill in the decades when Democrats dominated this presidential battleground state, conceded his bitterly close re-election bid to Republican Rick Scott on Sunday after a bruising recount left Nelson thousands of votes short…

Death Toll Rises to 76 in California Fire as Trump Visits

CHICO, CA (AP) — Nearly 1,300 people remain unaccounted for and the death toll from the country’s deadliest wildfire in a century climbed to 76, authorities said Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump surveyed what remained of a decimated Northern California community. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea pleaded with fire evacuees to check the roster…