Chinese hackers indicted
Three Chinese nationals have been indicted by U.S. courts in Pittsburgh, Pa. for hacking into a number of global corporations including Moody’s Analytics, Siemens and Trimble....
Roy Moore backlash after alleged sexual abuse
Last week, Leigh Corfman came forward alleging that Roy Moore, a Republican candidate for Senate, sexually assaulted her in 1979 when she was 14-years-old...
MLK document found
Last week, some of the remaining classified files regarding JFK’s assassination were made public. Amongst the thousands of documents regarding the former president and his death...
Bomb attack in Somalia
It is suspected that the jihadist group, al-Shabab, is behind a deadly explosion in the Somali capital,Mogadishu, the Somali capital. On Saturday, a truck filled with explosives...
Veil ban passes in Austria
In January, the Austrian government introduced the issue of whether the nation should continue to allow or eventually ban headscarves that cover faces, often worn as part of...
Tensions rise between Trump and athletes
On Friday evening, President Trump spoke at a rally in Alabama and criticized NFL athletes who engaged in protest by kneeling or remaining seated during the national...
Arkansas execution goes awry
For the past month, national attention has been on Arkansas as it moved forward in its enforcement of the death penalty for some prisoners on death row. The push to execute...
Trump claims Obama tapped Trump Tower
Over the weekend, President Trump claimed via Twitter that former President Barack Obama ordered wire-tapping of Trump Tower in New York City to monitor the then-candidate....
German anti-migrant violence persists
The German interior ministry released a report that discusses a chronic problem of anti-migrant sentiment and violence within the nation. In 2016, there were approximately...
Pakistan shrine attacked in suicide bombing
On Thursday, Feb. 16, a suicide bomber attacked a shine in the Pakistani town of Sehwan. The Sufi shrine was full at the time, and the attack killed approximately...
Shootings in Kashmir
Pakistan and India have disagreed about which nation should and does have the right to claim the region of Kashmir in its entirety, and though these disputes have resulted in fighting...
Le Pen on Globalization
On April 23, France will have its next presidential election. The National Front Party, led by presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, has been making waves recently. In a speech...
Travel Ban Update
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that brought the United States refugee program to a standstill. The ban lasts 120 days and refuses refugees from any one of...
Recount of Wisconsin votes
Jill Stein, former U.S. presidential candidate representing the Green Party, has raised the necessary funds to cover a recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin. She has said...
Earthquake strikes New Zealand
Just a short time after midnight on Saturday Nov.12, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake was registered in New Zealand. The epicenter was close to Christchurch, NZ and resulted in...
Trump rushed off stage at rally in Nevada
Republican candidate Donald Trump announced last week that he would be traveling to historically Democratic states in an effort to bolster his campaign...
More Clinton emails reviewed
The investigation into U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s emails came to a close in July when FBI director, James Comey, said that while Clinton’s actions had...
Trump and Clinton campaigns experience tension over weekend
Over the weekend, Donald Trump criticized First Lady Michelle Obama for campaigning for Hillary Clinton ’69 by recalling a comment Obama made...
Donald Trump asks for drug tests for final presidential debate
For Donald Trump, the past weeks have seen a scandalous audio release, increasing vocalization from women regarding their encounters with...
Speculation grows over Donald Trump’s taxes
This past week, three pages of documents that appeared to be copies of a portion of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 1995 tax returns were mailed...
Belgium first in minors’ physician-assisted suicide
Very few nations have laws permitting physician-assisted suicide, and of those countries, only the Netherlands and Belgium will permit the option...
Tensions underlie Hajj 2016
Last year, a rush of people in Mina caused the greatest tragedy in the history of the Hajj. Tragically, 2,426 people were crushed to death beneath the stampede. Among those...
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for activist murders
Early on Monday morning, Tanay Mojumdar and Xulhaz Mannan were hacked to death as they left home for work. Mannan was an editor of an LGBTQ magazine, and...
Earthquakes plague Japan
Following last Thursday’s earthquake, which hit the Kyushu region, another tremor struck the island nation over the weekend. In the middle of the night a 7.3 magnitude quake...
Springsteen cancels concert to protest North Carolina bill
Last month, the general assembly of North Carolina passed the House Bill number 2, also known as the HB2 or the ‘Bathroom Bill.’ This document...
U.S. forces capture key Islamic State chemical expert
Sulayman al-Bakkar, known also as Abu Daoud, was a biological and chemical weapons expert for Saddam Hussein. Until his capture last month, he served...
Turkish newspaper protests government control
In the past week, Turkey’s courts ruled that the country’s largest newspaper, called Zaman, would be run by government-selected administrators. This occurred...
Japan’s population continues to shrink to the alarm of government officials
Japan’s last census, conducted in 2010, confirmed the end of what had until then been a century of enduring population...
Uber driver kills six in Michigan shooting
Late on Saturday night, sporadic shootings led to the death of six people in Kalamaoo, Michigan. The separate incidences were committed by one man: a 45 year...
Center for Disease Control issues warning on Zika virus
The first confirmed cases of Zika virus have been reported in both the United States and Europe. The Spanish Health Ministry has come forward, announcing...
Top-secret information found in Hillary Clinton’s emails
Following a release of several of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s controversial emails, the U.S. State Department has issued a notice...
Shooting occurs at Planned Parenthood clinic
This past weekend in Colorado Springs, an attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic resulted in the deaths of two civilians and one police officer. About nine...
Paris experiences multiple deadly attacks
A myriad of deadly organized attacks hit Paris this past Friday evening. They were executed by three coordinated groups who worked in teams to hit several parts...
Contents of burst dam sweep through Brazilian town
On the afternoon of Nov. 5, two dams adjunct to an iron ore mine burst. The structure contained water filled with waste material left as a byproduct of...
China revokes its one-child policy
For the first time in close to 40 years, couples in China will be permitted to have more than one child. The country has been facing an impending crisis with its rapidly...
Summit meets to discuss Syrian refugee routes
Leaders from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia gathered this week to discuss the refugee crisis....
Palestinian knife-wielders shot by police
Four separate incidences of knife attacks have occurred amid the recent spike in violence between Palestinians and Israelis. A Palestinian teenager was fatally shot...
Ten students killed in Umpqua College shooting
This past Thursday saw another campus shooting in the United States. Ten students were killed, including the shooter, and another seven were injured on the...
John Boehner announces decision to leave Congress
Speaker for the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner assumed his duties in 2011 and since that time has faced multiple fiscal debates and failed...
Identity of “baby Jane Doe” discovered
On June 25, the body of a young girl was discovered in Boston Harbor’s Deer Island. She had been stuffed into a trash bag after being murdered and left there....
California considers doctor-assisted suicide
The California State Legislature is considering the ethics of allowing its terminally ill and aged residents to end their own lives. The State Assembly has...
Kentucky County clerk released from jail, asked by many to resign
After Kimberly Davis was held in contempt of court and remains jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, she...
