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 […]
Griner Released
By Maya Gomez Editor in Chief Basketball player Brittney Griner is officially back on US soil after a 10-month-long imprisonment in Russia. On Feb. 17, 2022, Russian authorities arrested Griner on drug […]
El Chapo’s Son Arrested
By Victor Josifovski National/World Editor On Jan. 5, Mexican authorities apprehended and arrested Olvidio Guzmán, the son of the notorious cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The arrest came […]
World’s Oldest Person is Dead
By Dana Hathaway Editorial Editor Sister André, known to be the world’s oldest person at 118 years old, died on Jan 17. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at her nursing […]
Perpetrator Stabs Six at Paris Train Station
By: Bridie Beamish Culture Editor In an unprovoked attack on Jan. 11 at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, an unidentified perpetrator wounded six, including a border police officer, in […]
Indonesia Criminalizes Premarital Sex, Dissent for Visitors in New Law
By Dana Hathaway Editorial Editor On Dec. 6, Indonesia announced a sweeping new criminal code. The law revises the colonial-era code set in place by Dutch leaders before Indonesian independence in 1945. […]
Protests Erupt in China Over Covid Restriction
By Rory Zeman National/World Editor On Nov. 24, protesters in China’s Haizhu district started rioting for ten days in response to the strict zero-Covid lockdown restrictions the Chinese government has enforced on […]
Iran Abolishes Morality Police
By Lucy Panicacci Culture Editor On Dec. 3, Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Javad Montazeri stated that the Iranian government had abolished the morality police — formally known as the Guidance Patrol — […]
Coup Averted in Germany
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor On Dec. 7, 3,000 police officers and special forces officers spanned across 11 out of Germany’s 16 states, raided 125 homes, and arrested 25 conspirators of a […]
Letter Bomb Sent to Ukrainian Embassy in Spain
By Megan Hastings Media Production Editor On Nov. 23, a letter bomb exploded at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid, Spain, injuring one staff member. The embassy received the letter which exploded in the […]
Boluarte Becomes First Female President of Peru
By Saya Alvares and Ella Marrufo Sports Editors On Dec. 7, Dina Boluarte replaced Peru’s former leader Pedro Castillo, becoming the country’s first female President. Prior to his impeachment, Castillo attempted to […]
Putin Bans LGBTQ+ Expression in Russia
By Bridie Beamish Culture Editor On Dec. 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed new legislation that bans LGBTQ+ expression in public. The law now states that “propaganda” about “nontraditional” sexual relationships in […]
Annual UN Conference Meets in Sharm El Sheikh
By: Isla Patrick Center Editor Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, hosted the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) from Nov. 6 to Nov. 18. The conference is an annual […]
Warplanes Fly Above Korea
By: Rory Zeman National/World Editor On Nov. 4, South Korea deployed 80 jets, including some F-35 fighter jets, after reports of about 180 North Korean warplanes flying over North Korean territory. South […]