Hurricane Dorian
Payton D., Writer
September 13, 2019
Hurricane Dorian causes absolute destruction in the Bahamas. It wreaked havoc for 48 hours. It left at least 30 dead in the Bahamas. But that number is expected to rise. Massive rescue teams are moving to the northern Bahamas to help with the devastating events. Now, Hurricane Dorian is a category 1, with wi...
T.V show “Friends” leaving Netflix
Payton D., Writer
September 3, 2019
Netflix announced on Tuesday that the show “Friends” is going to be no longer available to watch, beginning of 2020. Many fans, including myself, did not take the news so well. Friends is one of the most popular shows on that platform. "We're sorry to see Friends go," the company said,” B...
Amazon Rainforest on Fire!
Payton D., Writer
August 29, 2019
For the last three weeks, the Amazon has been on fire. This year, the number of fires in Brazil is the highest record since 2013. “The country’s space research center has already detected more than 80,000 fires this year.” stated, Fox News. Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, declared that the rainforest's fires were caus...
Southwest Pilot Flies Home Father’s Remains after he died in the Vietnam War
Payton D., Writer
August 21, 2019
In 1967, Col. Roy Knight Jr., an Air Force pilot who fought in the Vietnam War, said his last goodbye to his family at Dallas Love Field Airport. Bryan Knight, his son, who was five at the time, was the last time he would see his father alive. Later that year, “He was shot down in Laos.” stated USA Toda...
Colorado School Shooting
Kryster L., Writer
May 13, 2019
On Tuesday, two students opened fire in a suburb Colorado school in Denver, killing 1 and wounding at least 8. The school shooting occurred not too far from Columbine High School at about 2 pm. “Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said the pair walked into the STEM School Highlands Ranch and bega...
Aftermath of Notre Dame Fire
Kryster L., Writer
April 18, 2019
Paris, France - After a fire, that raged for at least 12 hours, occurred at the Notre Dame cathedral on April 15, the spires and ceilings collapsed and would cost at least $1 billion to reconstruct the monument. According to CBS News, “it could take 40 years to rebuild the cathedral using medieval methods and materials.” It is still not known as to how the fire s...
Severe Storms and Tornadoes Kills 8 in Southeastern U.S.
Kryster L., Writer
April 16, 2019
The lives and properties of people in the southern U.S have been threatened over the weekend with severe thunderstorms and warnings of tornadoes. All throughout “Louisiana and southern Mississippi, storms have occurred since Friday night”, reports AccuWeather. The death toll has reached to 8 people so far and tornado warnings have notified residents within the Florida panhandle to southern Ohio. “Gusty thunderstorms wi...
White House Counsel Indicted with False Statements
Kryster L., Writer
April 15, 2019
On Thursday, April 11, White House counsel, George Craig, who worked under President Barack Obama was “charged with lying and concealing information from federal authorities in the first case against a prominent Democrat stemming from Russia special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation”, according to ...
First Photograph Of Black Hole To Be Unveiled In The Next Few Days
Kryster L., Writer
April 6, 2019
On Wednesday, April 10, “scientists will unveil humanity's first-ever photo of a black hole” at several briefings that will be held in; the U.S, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo, according to USA Today. ‘A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out’ and can’t be seen directly, as explained by NASA. "They hav...
First African-American Woman To Be Elected As Mayor Of Chicago
Kryster L., Writer
April 5, 2019
On Tuesday, Lori Lightfoot became the first black female candidate to be elected as mayor of Chicago. It is “the largest American city” to ever elect an African-American woman, reports Vox. Lightfoot won the race against “Cook County Board President, Toni Preckwinkle, who was also a black woman”. “I’m...
Trump Promises Vote on Healthcare After 2020 Election
Kryster L., Writer
April 2, 2019
On Monday, April 1, President Donald Trump said in a series of tweets that Congress would be able to vote on a new healthcare plan after the 2020 elections. According to ABC News, Trump declared at least a week ago that the Republicans were “on the winning side of healthcare” and would be able to develop a replacement of Obama...
Trump To Cut Off Aid To Central American Countries To Halt Migration
Kryster L., Writer
April 2, 2019
In order to reduce the flow of migrants to the U.S border, President Trump plans to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. According to AP News, “Trump also has returned to a previous threat he never carried out — closing the border with Mexi...
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