A lot has happened in the world over the past week. Let’s catch up on the major news headlines: Pope Francis dies at 88 The Catholic Church is mourning Pope Francis after his death was announced early on Easter Monday. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he became […]
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Russian-American ballerina released in prisoner swap
Ksenia Karelina is a Russian-American former ballerina born in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 1991 before moving to the U.S. in 2012. She resided in Los Angeles for nine years before becoming a citizen in 2021. After arriving in the U.S. she took up an aesthetician position at a Los Angeles spa […]
College students face getting their visas revoked by their own schools
After President Donald Trump’s announcement of deportations taking place in the U.S., college students are facing their visas being revoked by their own schools. With little notice to the schools, the government has been terminating students’ legal residency status. Last month, almost 300 international students in 29 states had their […]
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 […]
News rundown: What you missed week of March 26
Protest at Route 17 Tesla dealership Hundreds of people were at the Tesla dealership on Route 17 in Paramus N.J., on Saturday to display both support and disapproval of Elon Musk and the Trump administration. The day was originally scheduled to be a protest against Musk and Tesla beginning at […]
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 […]
President Donald Trump delivers first Congressional Address of second term
President Donald Trump delivered his first Congressional Address of his second term on Tuesday, March 4. The two-hour speech covered a wide variety of accomplishments and goals of the Trump Administration over the 43 days since his inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump’s opening remarks to the joint session of Congress […]
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 […]