By Vincent Huang Reince Priebus has been pushed out of his position of White House Chief of Staff to be replaced by former marine general, John Kelly. And only a week ago, Sean Spicer, the White House’s press secretary, resigned when …
Read More »O.J. Simpson Granted Parole
By Roger Kim On July 20, 2017, O.J. Simpson was granted parole by a Nevada parole board after serving more than eight years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping in a Las Vegas hotel. He is scheduled to be released on …
Read More »American Tourist Beaten to Death in Greece
By Patrick Xu Baraki Henderson, a 22-year-old University of Arizona graduate, was beaten to death on a trip to Greece. While on the trip to stage a photo shoot launching his new clothing line, Henderson was involved in a fatal confrontation on …
Read More »NASA Selects 2017 Class
By Roger Kim On June 9, 2017, NASA selected its astronaut class of 2017, the largest since 2000. The five women and seven men selected as the agency’s new astronaut candidates rose to the top of more than 18,300 applicants. With the …
Read More »Harvard Rescinds Student Acceptance Offers
By Roger Kim In mid-April, Harvard University rescinded the acceptance offers of 10 students after administrators learned that the students had shared obscene memes in a private Facebook group. The Facebook group was an offshoot of the official Harvard Class of …
Read More »June 2017 London Attack
By Vincent Huang On June 3, 2017, right before 10 p.m., a rented white van plowed across the London Bridge heading towards the Borough Market, filled with stores and restaurants. The van was driving at speeds of more than twice the speed …
Read More »Manchester Arena Concert Attacked by a Suicide Bombing
By Shannon Yan On May 22, 2017, Manchester wrenched hearts from all over the world after a suicide bomb exploded near the end of the Ariana Grande concert at around 10:33 PM in the Manchester Arena. It has been reported that there …
Read More »Ringling Bros. Shuts Down After 146 Years
By Roger Kim On Sunday night, May 21, 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation as it performed its last show held at the Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, about 30 miles (48 …
Read More »Freed Chibok Girls United with Families
By Roger Kim On Saturday, May 20, 2017, after more than three years in captivity, 82 of the Chibok schoolgirls currently between the ages of 18 and 21 were reunited with their families amid tears, laughter, music, and dancing on this emotional …
Read More »Apple’s Billion Dollar Plan to Support US Manufacturing
By Roger Kim On Wednesday, May 3, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple plans to create a one billion dollars advanced manufacturing fund to promote U.S. manufacturing. Though President Trump has been pushing for American companies to hire in the …
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