by Meghna Kumar Recently, allegations against presidential candidate Ben Carson’s past have been brought forth. In his book, Carson stated, “I was offered a full scholarship to West Point. I didn’t refuse the scholarship outright, but I let them know that a military career wasn’t where I saw myself going. As overjoyed as I felt to be offered such a scholarship, I wasn’t really tempted.” … Continue reading Ben Carson Faces Allegations of Fraud
by Kennedy Szekely Yahoo Sports has recently learned that The University of Louisville is investigating allegations in a new book that claims a basketball staff member paid several women to dance for and have sex with players and recruits. The book, Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen, published by IBJ Book Publishing, is written by Katina Powell – the woman who may have provided escorts … Continue reading U of Louisville investigating new book’s damaging allegations
by Sarah Rovinsky Joaquín Guzmán Loera, a notorious drug kingpin in Mexico, known as El Chapo, outran security forces once again. This time, officials located him at a hide-out in Mexico’s remote northwestern mountains, but he fled as they approached, injuring his leg and his face, Mexican officials said late Friday, October 16. The government says there was no direct confrontation between security and Mr. Guzmán. The … Continue reading ‘El Chapo’ Excapes Again
by Kennedy Szekely You couldn’t miss the protest Wednesday, October 7 on Madison Avenue in front of the United Center in Chicago, where the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks were about to open their season and raise their championship banner. Patrick Kane is a star hockey player for the Stanley Cup Champions, the Chicago Blackhawks. Kane and some friends went to a night club in Buffalo, N.Y. where … Continue reading Patrick Kane Scandal
by Bridget Richard President Obama has finally addressed the famous “Kanye 2020” campaign declaration. It has been about two months since West stated at the 2015 VMAs on August 15 that he would run for president. The POTUS himself told some jokes on the subject during a recent fundraising event in San Francisco, making several conspicuous references, about both his “Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and … Continue reading President Obama Acknowledges “Kanye 2020”
By Kate Barton On Wednesday, October 14, the Iranian Guardian Council passed the Iranian nuclear program deal, the final step before its implementation. The deal was passed by an absolute majority. The votes were 161 for, 59 against, and 13 abstaining. The council held debates over whether the deal went against their constitution and Sharia Law, which they decided it did not. The Iranian Deal calls … Continue reading The Final “Ok” on the Iranian Deal
by Meghna Kumar Since the first Nobel Prize was given out in 1901, it has garnered attention from the media and people around the world. The prize was created in 1896, when Alfred Nobel (the Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite) bequeathed approximately $260 million of his fortune to create prizes to appreciate a diverse set of scientific and cultural advances by people or organizations … Continue reading Nobel Prize Winners 2015
by Meghna Kumar The popular “double-helix” model of DNA can be found in nearly every biology textbook at both the high school and college level. But new research may show that this model no longer holds true and that DNA actually coils into a “menagerie” of strands. In 1953, biologists James Watson and Francis Crick discovered what is now known as the double-helix model of … Continue reading The Discovery of ‘Supercoiled’ DNA
by Sarah Rovinsky Two bombs exploded in the capital of Turkey October 10, killing at least 95 and wounding 246 people. The event took place at a peace rally made up of Kurdish and leftist groups demanding an end to the clashes between Turkey and Kurdish rebel fighters. Hundreds had traveled from around the country to participate in what was supposed to be a peaceful … Continue reading Twin Bombings: Deadliest in Turkish History
by Sarah Rovinsky On September 3, for 30 minutes, American forces conducted a deadly airstrike on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The attack killed 22 civilians, 12 of them staff members. Officials with Doctors Without Borders had explicitly informed in advance all parties to the conflict, including in Washington and Kabul, of the hospital’s GPS coordinates. Once the bombing started, the … Continue reading American Airstrike Targets Afghani Hospital
