25,000 teachers went on strike in Chicago today leaving 300,000 students without teachers. Some of the biggest issues that the teachers have are that the schools are understaffed, the teachers themselves are underpaid, there aren't always nurses on staff, there are not enough school librarians and the class sizes are too big. A list of the teacher's main concerns can...

The Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 yesterday in game 4 of The National League Championship Series(NLCS) taking them to the World Series for the first time in the league's history. After a slow start with a record of 19 wins and 31 losses, no one would have believed that the Nationals would have turned themselves around to...

The U.S. put sanctions on Turkey yesterday after discovering that Turkey was committing human rights violations in its invasion of Northern Syria. Last week the U.S. had started withdrawing troops from Syria and Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham had stated that “Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed forces will not...

Pacific Gas & Electric(PG&E) shut off power today to over 800K customers(2.5 million people) in California in a scheduled power shutoff. PG&E said that,"To protect public safety, PG&E has turned off power due to gusty winds and dry conditions combined with a heightened fire risk. Once the weather subsides and it is safe to do so, PG&E crews will begin...

The U.S. added 28 Chinese security companies to a U.S. blacklist yesterday. The U.S. did this after determining that the 28 companies were directly responsible for human rights violations against Muslim minorities and other ethnic groups in China. In a statement by the U.S. Commerce Department, the U.S. determined that technology from the blacklisted companies is being used in the "Implementation...

The U.S. announced they would begin removing troops from Syria that have been fighting terrorist ISIS forces. The main U.S. allies in the fight are the SDF (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces). Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham stated the reason for the withdrawal is that "Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria....

On Monday, October 7th Charles Schwab and E-Trade are ending their retail commission fees on Stocks, ETF's and Options. TD ended their commission fees yesterday. Popular companies like Charles Schwab, E-Trade and TD Ameritrade are trying to compete with startups like Robinhood, dough, and Webull which already have commission-free trading. The changes in fees is expected to incur relatively large losses...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has killed 9 people in the United States so far this year. EEE is a virus that is transmitted by a bite from an infected mosquito. According to the CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), there are normally about 7 cases reported each year. This year there have been 31 reported cases so far. One...

China celebrated its 70th anniversary today as the People’s Republic of China(PRC). Over 100K people performed in the event including 15K military personnel. The celebration started with a parade and a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping who said, “There is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation”. A large portion of the parade showed off 160...

Forever 21, a popular fashion retailer, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy yesterday. In documents that were filed with the Bankruptcy Court, Forever 21 Inc said that its liabilities were between $1 billion and $10 billion of which were owed to over 100K creditors. The bankruptcy will not only affect jobs but also real estate locations at malls where the stores...