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

by Alexia Vlahos On Wednesday February 12, New Orleans’s former mayor C. Ray Nagin was found guilty and convicted of corruption. He was indicted for corruption in January 2013, since he accepted bribes from business owners looking for city work. Nagin received more than $500,000 in payments, vacations and free granite for his countertop business. The money he received was used to illegally steer city … Continue reading New Orleans Mayor Found Guilty of Corruption

by Megan Haymond Wednesday morning, February 4 at the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama praised the freedom of religion and spoke out against countries such as China and North Korea. Obama stated that religious freedom is a pillar of security and success. This global push for peace was largely motivated by American missionaries held captive in foreign nations. Iran has held a Christian missionary captive … Continue reading National Prayer Breakfast