Ryane Li Firefighters are still working to contain the fire in Paradise, California that has become the deadliest in state history with 71 fatalities, and more than 1,000 missing. The list is growing as officials sort through the emergencies called in …
Read More »Apple’s Questionable Future
Roger Kim Ten years ago, the Macbook Air was released, shocking the world. It was thinner than anything seen before and no PC maker could compete. It was reliable, the keyboard was just right, the battery life was long, and the slimness …
Read More »Journalist Killed in Saudi Arabia Consulate
Ryane Li Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent critics, was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. He had been living in voluntary exile in Virginia after leaving Saudi Arabia last …
Read More »Daylight Savings
Veronica Huang Daylight savings time is ending this week on Sunday November 4, 2:00 am. Remember to set the clock back an hour! Of course, the best way is to adjust before you go to sleep, which means that you can …
Read More »Soyuz Rocket Launch Failure
Derek Dong The Soyuz Rocket launch, containing an International Space Station crew, failed on October 11th. Russia launched an investigation into the cause of launch failure and emergency landing of NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin. It was …
Read More »Nikki Haley Resigns As United Nations Ambassador
Jiaxin Zuo President Donald Trump announced U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has resigned. She joins the list of officials who have left President Trump’s foreign policy and national security team. Trump took to social media beforehand, tweeting he …
Read More »Princess Eugenie of England Ties the Knot
Jennifer Hao Princess Eugenie, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, married Jack Brooksbank on Friday, October 12th. Her wedding dress featured a low back intended to show the foot-long scars along her spine, the result of correcting the curvature of her spine when she was …
Read More »Gun Control Bills Passed in California
Alice Zhong California has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. State Senator Anthony Portantino, who wrote the bill, said the shooting in Florida, along with other school shootings, motivated him. The new legislation came seven months after …
Read More »Celebrations Around the World
Ajay Krishnan Have you ever heard of Isese Lagba, or the week for solar power? Annual holidays such as these, whether they are religious or secular, celebratory or commemorative, are an integral part of the cultures and communities they represent. The world …
Read More »Woman Arrested After Giving Medicine to Pets During Hurricane Florence
Michelle Hua Tammie Hedges of North Carolina rescued 27 cats and dogs during Hurricane Florence. Hedges, the founder of a nonprofit rescue organization, had gathered volunteers to search for neglected pets. She and several volunteers had found the 17 cats and 10 …
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