by Emily Engle In early April, a video began appearing on jihadist websites depicting what may be the largest and most dangerous gathering of al-Qaeda members in open air that has been seen for years.  The video showed multiple members at the gathering that had recently escaped from a Yemen prison, but the focus of the film was al-Qaeda’s second-in-command, Nasir al-Wuhayshi.  U.S. officials believe the video … Continue reading Al-Qaeda Video Emerges Showing the Group’s Second-in-Command

by Maria Gerbic 16-year-old sophomore Alex Hribal was taken into custody on Wednesday, April 9 after stabbing 21 students and a security guard. No victims were killed, but several were seriously injured. Law enforcement officials are working with evidence from the boy’s home to find a motive for the horrific attack. They are looking into two threatening phone calls from the night before the incident, reportedly between … Continue reading High School Stabbing Injures 22

by Emily Engle Thursday night, April 10, a FedEx tractor-trailer skidded over the Interstate 5 median, sideswiped a sedan, and collided with a school bus carrying high school seniors.  After the catastrophic collision, the two vehicles burst into flames and both eventually exploded.  The accident occurred in northern California about 100 miles north of Sacramento.  Ten people were killed in the accident: 5 students, 3 … Continue reading School Bus and FedEx Truck Fatally Collide in Northern California

by Alexia Vlahos According to the New York Times, on March 18, Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, annexed Ukraine’s peninsula, Crimea, as Russian territory. “Crimea has always been a part of Russia in the hearts and minds of many people,” said Putin. Putin gave a 40 minute speech to the people about how the annexation of Crimea is reversing a mistake made by the USSR 60 years … Continue reading Update on Ukraine Crisis with Crimea

by Alexia Vlahos Eleven days have passed since Flight 370 disappeared and to this day the disappearance still remains a mystery. The flight had a count of 239 people on board and went missing less than an hour after taking off.  According to NPR and CNN, now information has come out that flight 370 took a sharp turn westward right after the communication was cut … Continue reading Malaysia Flight 370 Missing

by Meghna Kumar On March 9, elections were held for The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly, North Korea’s Parliament. Votes were cast in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. According to North Korean media agencies, there was a 100% turn out at the polls and 100% of votes were cast for no change in the North Korean parliament. North Korean state media claimed that … Continue reading North Korea Holds Elections

by Megan Haymond Russia declared Crimea a “sovereign and independent” state to support a referendum from Sunday, March 16, that demonstrated 97% of Crimeans supported leaving the guidance of the Ukraine and being annexed by Russia. However, the Ukraine declared the annexation of Crimea unacceptable. President Obama declared the referendum a violation of the Ukrainian constitution and said that the international community would not recognize … Continue reading Crimea Illegally Declared “Soveriegn and Independent” by Russia

by Dru Hunsaker After 30 years on death row for a crime that he didn’t commit, Glenn Ford was finally exonerated and released from prison on March 11, 2o14. Ford was Louisiana’s longest-serving inmate on death row after being convicted of the murder of Isadore Rozeman in 1984. Ford, now 64 with grown children, was freed after new information came to light regarding the case. Ford’s … Continue reading Death Row Prisoner Walks After 30 Years

by Megan Haymond As day ten of the search for the Malaysian 777 quickly approaches, authorities have come to no new conclusions on the whereabouts of the missing plane. On March 7, the plane went missing on its journey from Malaysia to Bejing. The flight reportedly had no extra fuel on board than the usual 6-hour flight range. The search now includes 25 nations and is … Continue reading Malyasian Officials Are Just as Lost as the Plane