The Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum led to a significant vote in favor of independence to split from Baghdad. At the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) capital, the results from Sept. 25 were announced two days later by officials in Irbil. Precisely 92.73 percent answered “yes” in response to, “Do you want the Kurdistan Region and the…
The most powerful earthquake in 30 years hit Mexico mid-day on Sept. 19. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake was 2.8 miles northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles southwest of the city of Puebla, in Puebla state. The heart of Mexico City was hit when the devastating…
On Monday, Sept. 25, the Iraqi Kurdish group voted on their independence from Iraq. While the Kurds were expected to vote in favor of separation, several allies, especially the U.S., warned them not to go ahead with this plan. In the Middle East, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria share Kurdish territory. The Kurds are the…
On Friday, Sept. 15, a judge’s decision to acquit a former St. Louis officer in a fatal shooting of a black man resulted in pro- tests throughout St. Louis. Anthony Lamar Smith was shot five times by Jason Stockley on Dec. 20, 2011 after he fled the scene of a suspected drug deal. Prosecutors claimed…
On the night of Oct. 15, 1997, a six-ton spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida where it began its quest to Saturn. This spacecraft, called the Cassini-Huygens, or Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), to send the probe to…
Nearly 45 years ago, in 1972, man stepped upon the lunar surface during the Apollo 17 mission. In the decades since, the space industry and NASA have chosen to focus on low Earth orbiting projects, such as the International Space Station. While these programs provided humans with vital information about operating in space, manned deep…
On early Saturday, Sept. 9, Governor of Florida Rick Scott ordered for 6.3 million people to evacuate the state. “The biggest thing you can do now is pray,” Gov. Scott said on Sunday afternoon. With the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey hitting the south-east coast of Texas, Hurricane Irma will result in similar consequences, initially starting…
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RESCUE MISSION — Both President Donald Trump and Melania Trump traveled to the southeast coast of Texas to serve the victims of the flood by aiding with resources and providing encouragement for recovery. (ABC News) “Our whole city is underwater,” Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur, Texas, said to news reporters from…
Arkansas hurries to implement a line of executions before its supply of sedatives expires On April 20, late Thursday night, Arkansas carried out its first execution following a series of 7 more in the next week. The state will continue its efforts to execute capital punishment be fore its supply of sedatives expires. Arkansas Governor…
A roundup of what did, did not get done; and what are the implications of the actions, inactions? The election of Donald Trump will be go down in history as one of the more decisive moments of the last decade, barring any drastic changes that he may enact while serving in our nations top office….