Laura strikes Louisiana as a powerful hurricane Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana last Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. According to The New York Times, the storm left at least 880,00 residents without power and tens of thousands without potable water as the storm moved northwards throughout the day. […]

Tennessee hit by tornado A storm hit Putnam, Wilson, Davidson and Benton counties in Tennessee in the early hours of March 3, claiming at least 24 lives, some of whom were in bed when the tornado struck, according to Associated Press. Of the 18 deaths recorded in Putnam county, which was hit the hardest, five […]

Wilmington University pulls piece featuring decapitation of the President Last Friday, Wilmington University, a private institution located in New Castle, Delaware, had a piece of student artwork removed from an online showcase because the artwork depicted President Donald Trump decapitated. University officials later removed the piece, after approving it a month earlier in a contest […]

Harvard chair charged for producing false statements Last Tuesday, the chair of Harvard’s department of chemistry and chemical biology, Charles Lieber, was charged on the account of making false money statements regarding finances received from a Chinese government-run program. Researchers are legally obligated to disclose all payments to their academic institutions, but according to charging […]

The Impeachment trial continues to the Senate The United States’ House of Representatives’ prosecutors began the next portion of President Trump’s impeachment trial on Jan. 16 by reading the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The articles, abuse of power and obstruction of congress, were read by Representative Adam Schiff. Chief Justice John Roberts, as […]

Last month, Meline Kevorkian was officially named the new dean for the College of Computing and Engineering. Kevorkian has been interim dean for the college since July 2018 and has since hit major milestones for the college and its students.    Kevorkian’s proudest moment and the largest accomplishment under her leadership was receiving the Accreditation […]

Coast Guard ends search after 20 hours Following 20 hours of searching a 1,400 square mile area, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for five people that went missing after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Alaska on New Year’s Eve. Rear Adm. Matthew Bell told the New York Times, “The decision […]

Brigham-Young University reverses decision to deny Medicaid Brigham-Young University, a private institution in Rexburg, Idaho, decided that it will once again be accepting Medicaid as a form of valid insurance. The university decided earlier this month that students would be forced to buy private health insurance coverage in order to attend the university entirely. The […]