Jackson Confirmed to the Supreme Court
By: Jason Walsh II On Thursday 4/7/22 the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a seat in the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jackson is the first black woman to have a seat on the…
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Florida Governor Signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
By: Hannah Stoughton March 28th, 2022: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the “Don’t Say Gay Bill,” a bill that forbids teachings of sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, at Classical Preparatory…
Russia Invades Ukraine
By: Hannah Stoughton Feb. 24th, 2022— Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine through eastern territory Donbas during the night of Feb. 24th, 2022. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next…
What to Know About the Russia-NATO Tensions
By: Hannah Stoughton Feb. 18th, 2022: After weeks of a deadlock between Russia and Western nations, tensions have been rising with threats of a Russian invasion into Ukraine. In recent weeks, Russia has been a…
Search Called Off for 34 Missing People Off Coast of Florida
By: Hannah Stoughton Jan. 27th, 2020: The U.S. coastguard continues its search for the 34-missing people off the coast of Florida after a boat was capsized in a storm. On January 22nd, a boat that…
EPA Answers to Lawsuits About Incinerator Pollutants
By: Virginia Riddle Community groups in New Jersey and California are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the overwhelming number of pollutants being emitted from trash incinerators. The suits were filed on January 13…
Synagogue Members Held Hostage, Suspect Shot
By: Hannah Stoughton Jan 15th, 2022: A British man named Malik Akram sieged a Texas synagogue on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, holding 4 members hostage before being shot by the FBI. In a 10-hour siege…
Supreme Court Ruling Saves Sea Creatures
By Virginia Riddle Friday, December 3rd, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the request of Maine lobster fishers to lift fishing restrictions that were set in place to protect North Atlantic right whales. Lobstering groups claimed…
Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted of All Charges
Image Credit: The Intercept By: Dylan Evans Kenosha, WI., Nov. 19: After a tumultuous trial, the Kyle Rittenhouse case has concluded, with the verdict being Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges. The eighteen-year-old faced 5…
First Indigenous Tribal Leader to Receive U.S. State Department Diplomatic Credentials
Photo Credit: National Congress of the American Indians By: Samantha Walker Washington, DC, NOV. 3: Last Wednesday National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Fawn Sharp was announced as a delegate for the 26th United…
Longietti: Nearly $25,000 in tax credits will fight blight, food insecurity in Mercer County
HERMITAGE, Nov. 9 – An award of $24,750 in state tax credits will leverage investments in projects to continue fighting blight and combat food insecurity, state Rep. Mark Longietti announced today. Longietti, D-Mercer, said the funding…
Kyle Rittenhouse Trials
By: Dylan Evans Kenosha, Wis., Nov. 5: Earlier this week, Kyle Rittenhouse began facing charges in court for first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering…
COVID-19 Vaccines Now Eligible for Children
By: Anna Boyd Nov 2, 2021: The CDC released a statement that children 5-11 are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID vaccine. They are offering a lower-dose of Pfizer’s-BioNTech’s vaccine, because of this decision over 28 million…
Longietti: Nearly $3 million awarded to fund electric freight locomotive
Grant to Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad will cut harmful diesel emissions HERMITAGE, Nov. 1 – Grant funding of $2.9 million will allow Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Co. to reduce its fleet’s diesel emissions by…
Consequences of Crypto Currency: Bitcoin, Ethereum, NFTs and More
Image Credit: Finance MonthlyBy Adam Button The recent uproar in cryptocurrency has brought more awareness to the problems that arise from such currencies like Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum. The main problem is the large carbon…