News anchor – 3/30

Washington murder suspect arrested  Gerald Brevard was arrested on March 15 on murder and assault suspicion. Brevard is suspected of killing homeless people in Washington and New York City. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, told The Associated Press, “This man targeted those experiencing homelessness with no regard for life, but this criminal […]

News anchor – 3/16

Biden delivers State of the Union address amidst war, inflation  President Biden delivered the annual State of the Union address on March 1, which had been recently revised to reflect the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. In his speech, Biden started by addressing the ongoing pandemic briefly and expressed gratitude for being able to […]

News anchor – 2/23

January 6 rioter arrested by the FBI  Jan. 6 rioter, Mathew Jason Beddingfield, was arrested by the FBI after rioting at the Capitol while on bail for attempted first-degree murder. NBC News wrote, “When he stormed the Capitol, Beddingfield was on bail on a first-degree attempted murder charge in connection with the December 2019 shooting […]

News anchor – January recapped

Puerto Rico mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for public school students   The governor of Puerto Rico announced that the country will require students age 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The U.S. territory is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases and has made various efforts in attempt to contain the virus. According to NBC […]

News anchor – 1/19

Supernova discovered 130 days before its end  For the first time astronomers have detected a red supergiant star before it turns into an explosive super nova. Typically, supernova’s are only detected following their explosion. However, scientists were able to find this one about 130 days before its end.   Astrophysicist Wynn Jacobson-Galán stated, “Although the star […]

News anchor – 1/12

13 dead in Philadelphia house fire  Thirteen people, including two sisters and their eight children, were killed in a fire in a Philadelphia rowhome, making this Philadelphia’s deadliest in over a century. According to fire officials in the area, the residence had no working smoke detectors, and no cause has been reported. According to The […]

News anchor – 2021 recapped

Jan. 6 insurrection  At the start of 2021 on Jan 6., former president Trump supporters from all around the country traveled and broke into the United States Capital building in Washington, DC over the results of the 2021 presidential election. Many stole items from the capital, with some even threatening the lives of lawmakers including […]

News anchor – 11/16

NBC News anchor Brian Williams says his goodbyes after 28 years  Former NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams is leaving NBC at the end of the year. Williams has worked with NBC for 28 years and his long journey is coming to an end.  MSNBC President Rashida Jones stated to the press that this decision was made so that he could “spend […]

News anchor – 10/26

SkyWest airlines cancels 700 flights because of computer issues  According to NBS News, Air carrier SkyWest had to cancel 700 flights because of an internal computer issue that caused their operations to fail for about five hours. SkyWest works for large commercial airlines such as American Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines.  SkyWest had to make major […]

News anchor – 10/12

NBA players accused of fraud  Eighteen former NBA players have been accused of attempting to defraud the NBA Health and Welfare Benefit Plan. Terrence Williams, Alan Anderson, Anthony Allen, Shannon Brown, William Bynum, Ronald Glen Davis, Christopher Douglas-Roberts, Melvin Ely, Jamario Moon, Darius Miles, Milton Palacio, Ruben Patterson, Eddie Robinson, Gregory Smith, Sebastian Telfair, Charles Watson Jr., Antoine Wright and Anthony Wroten are being charged with defrauding NBA health plan out […]