U.S. & World

Trump declares plans for ‘Liberation Day’

President Donald Trump declared his plans for “economic independence” in the U.S. on Wednesday, April 2, in what he referred to as “Liberation Day.” These historic plans may mark the beginning of a period of economic uncertainty across the country. The main objective of Trump’s proposals was a massive hike […]

Trump signs executive order to dismantle the DOE

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) on Thursday, March 20 claiming that education should be a state’s responsibility to sustain, not the federal government’s. In other words, if this order is implemented, there will be no nationwide standards regarding education, no regulation […]

China imposes retaliatory tariffs on Canada

China imposed tariffs on many of Canada’s food and agricultural goods in response to tariffs Canada enacted in October 2024 on China’s aluminum, steel and electric vehicles, according to the Associated Press.  In addition to these tariffs, there will be an extra 100% charge on products such as peas, oil […]

News rundown: What you missed week of Feb. 26

Chile electrical difficulties A state of emergency was declared after an electrical blackout sparked most of Chile on Tuesday night. According to The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service, 14 of the country’s 16 regions were affected by the blackout. By Wednesday, about 90% of homes, businesses and all public […]

Murder suspect arrested after four decades

Alfred Earl Green, a 70-year-old man, was arrested by the Phoenix Police force on Thursday, Feb. 21 as a suspect for a first-degree murder committed four decades ago. Lachelle “Shelly” Jeannine Waite was killed in her home in 1986  by strangulation, at only 18 years old.  While Green was a […]