On Thursday, September 8th, at the age of 96, Queen Elizabeth II of England passed away at Balmoral, her estate in Scotland, where she had spent the majority of her summer. After ruling Great Britain for 70 years, her reign was the longest in the country’s history. She will be succeeded by her son, now…
On Monday afternoon, Twitter announced that they would be going through with Elon Musk’s plan to buy the company in what is possibly the largest tech takeover by a private citizen in history. His plan is to buy up all shares of the company and then take the platform back to private ownership, where he…
On March 28, the Floridian governor approved bill number 1557, entitled “Parental Rights in Education,” officially establishing the bill as law. Since its introduction on January 11, the bill has been a source of extreme controversy. Despite only affecting education in Florida, the bill has drawn nationwide criticism, with opponents calling it the “Don’t Say…
On March 8, six teenagers were arrested in Des Moines, Iowa for shooting outside of a high school, killing one and injuring two others. One of the suspects was a 14-year-old boy. All are being tried for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. The police later gave more information about the killing, saying…
As anyone who follows Kanye West’s Instagram account knows, he has been going through a lot lately. While Yeezy’s recent divorce and end of his record deal would be hard on anyone, he seems to have taken it in an unexpected way. What began as harassment and badgering of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian soon grew…
As the war in Eastern Europe rages on, morale has been unfortunately low. The people of Ukraine and Russia alike seem to see the war as a pointless exercise to fulfill the aesthetic preferences of a madman. In dire times like these, stories of heroic acts often spread rapidly among the populace. This war has…
Since leaving in January of last year, Donald Trump has remained relatively out of the spotlight. While he dominated every section of the news for four years, now his activities are primarily underground. Part of this is because he no longer has access to the two most prominent platforms that he used to spread his…
Last Sunday, Queen Elizabeth the Second tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing “cold-like” symptoms for a few days, Buckingham Palace said in a statement to the public. The Queen, now 95 years old, is well within the demographic most susceptible to the coronavirus, as over 50 percent of deaths from COVID occur in the 80+…
For the past few months, tensions have been rising in Eastern Europe. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have always existed, but recently they’ve reached the highest point they have in decades. Putin’s bemoaning of the Soviet fall is nothing new, but this is the first direct, clear-cut step he has taken towards the goal of…
On Saturday, January 15, the University of Michigan (UMich) announced that they have removed President Mark Schlissel from his position. The university stated that a complaint against him had been filed accusing him of having “been involved in an inappropriate relationship with a university employee.” The university received the complaint in December, and after a…