UN releases report saying 741 citizens executed in Mosul The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report on Thursday describing the civilian casualties during the nine-month battle over the Iraqi city of Mosul between the Islamic State and Iraqi forces. The report revealed […]
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News Anchor, Oct. 31, 2017
Opioid crisis declared a public health emergency On Oct. 27, President Trump declared the opioid use in the U.S. a public health emergency. According to NPR, Trump had originally promised to declare the problem a national emergency but the administration fell short of this declaration. This will free up some resources to help educate and […]
News Anchor, Oct. 24, 2017
Next year’s elections could mean impeachment for Trump According to CNN, White House advisors, lawmakers and donors have expressed concern that President Trump may not realize that he could face impeachment if he loses members of his own party in next year’s elections for house representatives. Republicans have said in multiple interviews how important next […]
News Anchor, Oct. 17, 2017
More than 600 missing, death toll rises due to California wildfire Wildfires across Northern California continued to grow as of Oct. 12, marking day four since the chaos started. According to USA Today, more than 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed, causing thousands of people to evacuate. The cause of the fires has yet […]
News Anchor, Oct. 10, 2017
Gunman opened fire on Las Vegas crowd After a gunman opened fire on Oct. 1 at a Las Vegas country music festival, killing 58 people, Las Vegas police have found evidence indicating that he meticulously planned the shooting. NBC News reported that Stephen Paddock prepared extensively; setting up cameras around his hotel room, punching a […]
News Anchor, Oct. 3, 2017
Saudi Arabia officials to reverse ban restricting female drivers Saudi Arabia announced on Sept. 26 in a royal decree broadcasted on state television that women will be allowed to drive starting June 2018, though there will be some restrictions in place. According to the New York Times, Saudi leaders hope the reversal of the country’s […]
News Anchor, Sept. 26, 2017
Hurricane Maria ravages the Caribbean Making landfall on Aug. 18, Hurricane Maria desolated the Caribbean with reported sustained winds of 155 mph. According to ABC News, as of Sept. 22, the hurricane had claimed the lives of 26 people, with the island of Dominica reporting 15 of those deaths. In Puerto Rico, extreme flooding took […]
News Anchor, Sept. 8, 2017
Trump administration moves to end DACA According to the New York Times, on Aug. 5, president Trump announced that he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program established under the Obama administration. DACA protects individuals who were illegally brought to the United States as children from facing immediate deportation and allows them […]
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Trump administration plans to cut funds to teen pregnancy programs According to NBC News, the Trump administration has proposed cutting $200 million worth of funding to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program established in 2010 under the Obama administration. The prevention program was renewed in 2015 for five additional years and focused on the sexual education […]
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Fourteen dead in Spain after van attack On Aug. 17, 13 people were killed and many more injured when a van drove into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, a famous boulevard and tourist destination in Barcelona, according to the BBC. Police later killed five individuals in connection to a second van attack in Cambrils that killed […]