By Margo Rawlings Local Editor Last October, after current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election, Bolsonaro contested his defeat, claiming that votes cast […]
New Batteries Use Gravitational Energy
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 […]
Peru Shaken by Protests
By Linda Wang Humor Editor On Dec. 7, 2022, former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo made the radical announcement to officially dissolve Peru’s Congress following the congressional vote to determine his impeachment. Akin […]
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 […]
Plane Crashes in Nepal, 72 Dead
By Nadia Liu Public Relations A plane crash near Pokhara, Nepal, killed 68 people on Jan. 15 in the worst Nepalese air crash in three decades. The plane was a Yeti Airlines […]
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 […]
British Government Vetoes Scottish Gender Bill
On Jan. 16, the British government vetoed a gender recognition bill that the Scottish Parliament approved that would have made it easier for people to change their legal gender. This is the […]
Kenyan LGBTQ+ Activist Murdered
By Megan Hastings Media Production Editor The recent murder of LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Chiloba sparked outrage across nations after police found him on Jan. 6 in a metal box in Eldoret, Kenya. […]
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 […]