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 […]
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 […]
Ardern Steps Down as NZ PM
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor On Jan. 18, New Zealand’s 40th Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that she will step down on Feb. 7. Arden made history in 2017 when she became […]
14 Ukrainians Dead in Helicopter Crash
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor After a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 18, authorities pronounced the death of at least 14 Ukrainians, including Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky, 42, as well as […]
Trump Organized Ordered to Pay Penalty
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor On Jan. 13, New York Judge Juan Merchan ordered former President Donald Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, to pay 1.6 million dollars, the maximum penalty possible, for […]