by Ben Pursel In a video posted by the City of Miami Beach, Florida on March 2, the popular destination for spring break vacationers across the country declared it was “breaking up with spring break” amid heightened crime coinciding with the surge of travelers. According to the Monthly Crimes Data Report provided by the City of Miami Beach, all criminal activity, but most of all … Continue reading Spring break causing controversy in Southern Florida

By: Cate Eberly On Friday, February 3, 2023, 53 cars of a Northfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment occurred just under five miles from the Pennsylvania border. The tanker cars held a variety of chemicals, and most caught on fire.  Directly following the disaster, many residents were immediately forced to evacuate due to the risk of toxic exposure. Though East Palestine … Continue reading Update on the East Palestine derailment impact one year later

By Brendan Clementz North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says that he wishes to tear down a monument dedicated to the two clashing countries of Korea and their eventual reunion. In a recent public assembly in Pyongyang, Kim stated that the North was discontinuing a policy made to try to reunify with South Korea, and also said that the North would be sending out more … Continue reading Kim Jong Un disavows peaceful reunification 

By: Bostyn Hillibush  According to statistics of the missing person cases in the United States, between the years 1990-2022 there are about 546,568 people who have gone missing. Today there are even more people who have gone missing, and some cases have just gone cold.  “Missing persons are people whose current whereabouts and health status are unknown, at least to the general public and their … Continue reading World Population Review tracks missing persons

By: Bostyn Hillibush  According to the Silver Alert put out by the Indiana State Police on June 7, the parents of Valerie Tindall reported her missing. She was last seen at midnight allegedly driving her car, a green 2000 Honda Accord.  The Indiana Silver Alert system described Valerie Tindall as a 17 year old girl, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 162 pounds, brown hair with … Continue reading Even your neighbor can be dangerous

by Ben Pursel Following the November 7 election enshrining the statewide right to abortion with a 13.24% majority according to the Ohio Secretary of State, Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives released a statement detailing their efforts to, despite the constitutional amendment, limit access to abortion. In the statement titled “DECEPTIVE OHIO ISSUE 1 MISLED THE PUBLIC BUT DOESN’T REPEAL OUR LAW” and subtitled … Continue reading State abortion amendments facing pushback nationwide

by Ben Pursel On October 7, Hamas, a terrorist military and political organization in the Palestinian Authority, launched over 5,000 rockets into Israel over a 20 minute span, while simultaneously sending 3,000 Palestinian militants to infiltrate southern Israel from Gaza. At 6:30 a.m. on the same day, Hamas militants entered an outdoor music festival near the town of Re’im, killing 270 with many more reportedly … Continue reading Here is historical context to the Israel-Palestine question