First Lady Melania Trump ended a month-long absence from public life with a Rose Garden event announcing a major expansion of her foster care education initiative, and a pointed quip aimed at the press corps that had spent weeks speculating about her whereabouts. Trump walked hand-in-hand with President Donald Trump from the Oval Office to […] The post Melania Trump returns to Rose Garden after month away, announces $2 million foster care scholarship appeared first on American Almanac .
First Lady Melania Trump ended a month-long absence from public life with a Rose Garden event announcing a major expansion of her foster care education initiative, and a pointed quip aimed at the press corps that had spent weeks speculating about her whereabouts. Trump walked hand-in-hand with President Donald Trump from the Oval Office to the podium on the afternoon of August 20, where she opened her remarks with a chuckle and three sentences that left little doubt she had been tracking the coverage. IndyCar and Fox Corporation jointly pledged $2 million to fund scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University through her Fostering the Future program, Fox News reported , expanding the initiative's network to 26 colleges and…Open
During a White House Rose Garden event on Thursday, First Lady Melania Trump announced a new initiative for young adults transitioning out of foster care in the United States. As part of its "Fostering the Future" initiative, the White House is partnering with IndyCar, Fox Corporation, Indiana University and Purdue University to provide scholarships, and expand academic and career opportunities for those in foster care. This announcement comes as the inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix race is set to take place in Washington, D.C. this weekend.
A rising professional boxer with an 8-0-1 record was struck and killed while cycling on a rural Texas road, and the driver, who authorities say deliberately reversed into her, now faces a manslaughter charge. Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old featherweight from Yorktown, Indiana, died Saturday morning after a car driven by Charles Medina, 31, allegedly passed […] The post Champion boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
A rising professional boxer with an 8-0-1 record was struck and killed while cycling on a rural Texas road, and the driver, who authorities say deliberately reversed into her, now faces a manslaughter charge. Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old featherweight from Yorktown, Indiana, died Saturday morning after a car driven by Charles Medina, 31, allegedly passed her on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, came to a stop, then reversed and struck her. Rapp was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Medina was arrested and charged with manslaughter . The sequence authorities described, a driver passing a cyclist, stopping, and then backing into her, points to something far worse than a momentary lapse behind the wheel. No…Open
Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported. Charles Medina, 31, was arrested […] The post Rising boxing star Hannah Rapp killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported . Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He is being held at the Brazos County Detention Center. Rapp died Saturday morning. She was a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University, a former Purdue University track athlete, and a professional fighter whose 8-0-1 record had made her one of the sport's most promising young talents. None of that mattered to the man behind the wheel. What happened on that Texas…Open
