WTO(World Trade Organization) Enters Limbo

Two of the WTO's last 3 judges' terms ended today ending the court's ability to rule on future trade disputes. Although the WTO is supposed to have 7 judges, the US had stopped making new...

Shootings in Pensacola Florida Kill 3

Last Friday(12/06/19) Lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani of the Royal Saudi Air Force shot and killed three sailors at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Alsamrani was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff shortly...

Measles Cases Surge Worldwide

The number of people getting measles worldwide has spiked over the past two years according to the World Health Organization. According to estimates the number of people who died from measles was over 140K in...

Strike Shuts Down France

Businesses all over France went on strike today in response to the government's plan to overhaul the current pension retirement system. Subway stations shut down, airports shut down, tourist attractions shut down and museums shut...

Farmers Use Food Waste To Generate Electricity

Farmers in Massachusetts have found an efficient way to turn wasted food into electricity. The process starts with gathering up wasted food from all over the state. After the food has been gathered up...

U.N. Climate Change Conference(COP25) Begins

The annual Climate Change Conference started today in Madrid. Almost 30K people are expected to attend the meeting along with representatives from almost 200 countries. The purpose of the gathering is to continue to make...

House Votes To Pass The Hong Kong Human Rights And Democracy Act

Yesterday the House of Representatives voted 417-1 to pass a pro-Hong Kong rights bill with the goal of protecting human rights in Hong Kong. The bill states,"The Department of State shall certify annually to Congress...

Standoff At The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Violence in Hong Kong continues to escalate as police crackdown on protestors at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Last week, when police seized the Chinese University of Hong Kong, students at other universities in Hong...

Betsy DeVos responds to the U.S. House Education Committee

In response to the threat of a subpoena that was going to be sent to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Department of Education will be providing Representative Bobby Scott, the Chairman of the...

Project Nightingale

In a partnership with health care provider Ascension, Google has collected detailed health information on millions of Americans. The project is called "Project Nightingale". There are privacy concerns regarding the project as well as concerns...