by Meghna Kumar A Malaysia Airlines flight, a Boeing 777-200, went missing somewhere above the South China Sea on Saturday. The plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, to the Beijing Capital Airport, in China. It departed at 12:41 a.m. Saturday and was expected to land in Beijing by 6:30 a.m., but air traffic controllers lost all signs of the plane two … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines Flight Boeing 777-200 Goes Missing

By Alexia Vlahos On February 22, the Russian Army invaded Crimea.  Russian President Vladimir Putin denied the invasion and claimed that the “local self-defense forces” were mistaken as Russian soldiers.  Allegations from Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States, Olexander Motsyk, disagrees with Vladimir Putin, saying, “The fact is, these are Russian forces. And they participate in toppling local government in Crimea.”  The Crimean Parliament’s sentiments … Continue reading Ukraine Crisis

by Dru Hunsaker Though Syria is no longer the controversial political minefield that it once was, unrest still rages throughout the city and several groups are profiting from the lack of order. Literally. In the Syrian city of Raqqa, an extremist Islamic group, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), is now demanding that Christian citizens pay up to 17 grams of gold (annually) to … Continue reading Syrian Islamic Extremists Demand Money to Protect Christian Citizens

by Meghna Kumar On February 24, Hazem Beblawi resigned from his position as prime minister of Egypt. Beblawi was in office for seven months, since the July of 2013, and his resignation was unforeseen. No statement has been made as to why he stepped down. Adly Monsour, interim president of Egypt, has appointed Ibrahim Mehlib, the leader of Egypt’s largest construction company, as the country’s next prime minister. Many … Continue reading Beblawi Resigns from Office

by Megan Haymond On Wednesday, February 26, a State Department investigation decided that the appointment of a contractor to carry out an environmental impact study on the Keystone Pipeline who had previously worked for TransCanada was not a conflict of interest. TransCanada is the company interested in building the pipeline that the environmentalists and conservatives have been fighting over for years. The results of the … Continue reading Keystone XL Pipeline Waits for Kerry

by Dru Hunsaker While Ukraine’s former president, Viktor Yanukovych, remains in hiding following the coup that ousted him from power and led to an arrest warrant for his person, protests in the Ukraine are mounting and the Russian government is reaching out to suppress the unrest. Viktor Yanukovych, now wanted for mass murder of civilians, is rumored to be hiding somewhere inside the Ukrainian border. … Continue reading Ukrainian President Ousted, Protests Rise Amid Chaos

By Alexia Vlahos Last week on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 3 people were shot and killed at an anti-government protest in Caracas, Venezuela.  The protests began early February in the state Táchira, where college students demanded an increase in school security and help with the country’s economy.  One major economic problem is the inflation rate at 56.2%, according to official figures.  This makes Venezuela a … Continue reading Protests Erupt in Venezuela

by Meghna Kumar In the information age, scientists are constantly discovering new devices and techniques to make our lives easier. One of the latest discoveries from the University of Texas at Dallas is an artificial muscle made out of nylon and polyethylene, materials so ubiquitous they can be found in a fishing hook. Producing the muscle is also a very uncomplicated process. The “muscle,” which … Continue reading New Artificial Muscle Created

by Meghna Kumar Stephen Hawking, world-renowned astrophysicist, recently shocked the science world with the release of his new paper on black holes. Newspaper headlines accentuated only part of the paper in which Hawking stated, “There are no black holes.” But there is more to it. Hawking’s new theory was titled “Information Preservation and Weather Forecasting for Black Holes” and was published on January 22. What … Continue reading Dr. Hawking Revises Black Hole Theory