By Macy Dennon Local Editor Once workers clear a mine of all things valuable or desired, the next step often involves shutting down the site. In a new IIASA-led study, published on […]
Santos Accused of Lying About Record
By Lucy Panicacci Culture Editor Throughout December 2022, college representatives, employers, and records revealed that Rep. George Santos of New York’s Third Congressional District lied about most of his campaign biography — […]
Government Plans to Ban Gas Stoves
By Ainsley Northrop People Editor In December 2022, a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which strives to protect the public from the dangers of US products, announced their possible […]
US Raises Debt Limit
By Esha Bagora Public Relations The United States of America reached its debt limit on Jan. 19. Congress created the debt ceiling in 1917, so that they wouldn’t have to approve each […]
Teacher Shot by Elementary School Student
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor On Jan. 6, Abigail Zwerner, 25, was in the middle of teaching a lesson when one of her first grade students pulled out a handgun and, according […]
Southwest Flight Cancellations Plague Travelers
By Brendan Moore Sports Editor The holiday season didn’t go as planned for many travelers, as countless vacations to see family and friends for Christmas and the New Year were cut short […]
McCarthy Elected Speaker
By Lucy Panicacci Culture Editor On Jan. 6, after 15 ballots, Republicans elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. While every Democrat voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, McCarthy faced resistance from a […]
NYC Nurses Go On Strike
By Ella Marrufo Sports Editor On Jan. 9, over 7,000 nurses at two New York City hospitals, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, went on strike after their union […]
NASA Discovers New Planet
By Rory Zeman National/World Editor On Jan. 10, NASA revealed that they discovered a new planet that shares similar characteristics to earth and is possibly habitable. The TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite […]
House of Representatives Votes to Cut IRS Funding
By Victor Josifovski National/World Editor On Jan. 9, the House of Representatives voted 221-210 to cut funding to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by nearly 71 billion dollars. As the first move […]
Asian Student Stabbed at Indiana University
By Aliya Koshalieva Graphics On Jan 11, Billie Davis, 56, stabbed an Asian student from Indiana University in a Bloomington city bus in what officials describe as an “unprovoked racially motivated attack.” […]
GOP Creates Weaponization of Federal Government Subcommittee
By Dell Dumont Graphics Included in the congressional rules package passed by the GOP majority House is a resolution to create a “Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.” The […]
Alec Baldwin Charged Involuntary Manslaughter
By Linda Wang Humor Editor On the set of the movie Rust near Santa Fe, NM, on Oct. 21, 2021, actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halya Hutchins while practicing for a […]
Massachusetts Woman Goes Missing
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor Ana Walshe, 39, a Massachusetts mother of three, went missing on Jan. 1. Sixteen days later, police issued an arrest warrant charging her husband, Brian Walshe, 47, […]
Lisa Marie Presley Dies At 54
By Nadia Liu Public Relations On Jan. 12, singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock legend Elvis Presley, died at age 54 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Her mother, Priscilla […]