by Emily Engle Charity Johnson was arrested on Monday, May 12, in Longview, Texas, for posing as a student at a local high school.  Johnson, despite her claims, is actually 34 years old (mistaken police records show her to be 31); she’s being charged with giving officials fake identifying information, including name and date of birth. Johnson enrolled at New Life Christian School last October … Continue reading 34-Year-Old Texas Woman Arrested for Posing as High School Student

By Maria Gerbic An explosion at a coal mine in Soma, Turkey on Tuesday, May 13, killed 299 workers and injured 80. The death toll rose to 299 on Saturday after a second fire broke out. Three workers are still believed trapped in the Soma mine. The Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogen has expressed indifference to the situation, characterizing mining accidents as “ordinary things” and saying … Continue reading Massive Turkish Mining Disaster Kills 299

by Allison Petkoff On Monday, near Albuquerque, New Mexico, a wildfire became extremely dangerous when it came in close proximity with a college town. This fire has been called the Signal Peak fire. It burned 4,700 acres of the Gila National Forest and began on Sunday. The US Forest Service and local authorities have warned residents of some communities to evacuate. The wildfire is the result … Continue reading New Mexico Wildfire Causes Evacuation

by Shelby Powers The latest presidential scandal occurred right here in Ohio late on the night of May 6, when burglars broke into the suburban Cleveland tomb of President James Garfield and stole spoons. Not just any spoons: these utensils were commemorative of the election of our nation’s 20th president, emblazoned with his face on the handle and an image of his Ohio home on … Continue reading The Great Presidential Spoon Theft of 2014

by Emily Engle Texas State District Judge Jeanine Howard has generated public backlash with a recent decision: she sentenced a self-confessed rapist to only a 45 day prison term with a five-year probation.  Twenty-year-old Sir Young, 18 at the time of his crime, pled guilty to charges that he raped a then-14-year-old girl at Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, Texas. Though Young faced … Continue reading Texas Judge Gives Admitted Rapist a Light Sentence; Calls Victim “Promiscuous”

By Maria Gerbic Extremist Islamic group Boko Haram has increased its aggression towards the Nigerian government with its recent acts of terror. On April 14, the group executed a mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls while they were sleeping. Nigeria is teaming up with other countries as they race against the clock to find the girls. Countries across the world are receiving intelligence about what has … Continue reading Boko Haram: Islamic Militant Group Kidnaps 276 Nigerian Girls

by Allison Petkoff While looking for her receipt in her Sak’s Fifth Avenue shopping bag, 28-year-old New York woman Stephanie Wilson found something else instead: a cry for help from a Chinese prisoner. The Chinese prisoner left a note in the bag that described the terrible work conditions he worked in every day. He explained that this was a cry for help because people including … Continue reading Woman finds a Chinese Prisoner’s Cry for Help

by Emily Engle Knox County, Tennessee, police officer Frank Phillips was fired on Sunday, April 27, for use of excessive force in an arrest the night before.  The arrest was documented by a photographer, John Messner, from the online British newspaper Daily Mail, which later published Messner’s photos of the occurrence.  The 61 sequential photos captured Phillips choking a handcuffed college student until the student … Continue reading Tennessee Police Officer Fired For His Brutality in an Arrest