According to a report from an FDA official on Oct. 5, individuals 18 years and older could soon be eligible for COVID-19 booster shots.
While booster shots aren’t available for the general population,...
The preliminary results are in; the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has narrowly won the national election held on Sept. 26, and ended Angela Merkel’s 16-year conservative chancellorship of...
Perspective
On Sept. 21, during the United Nations’ (U.N.) 76th Session in New York, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said that despite the world's progress with vaccines, wealthier countries...
On Sept. 13, a wildfire tore through Spain’s Andalusía region, forcing an estimated 2,600 people to evacuate. The blaze has consumed at least 18,285 acres of land so far, releasing huge plumes of smoke...
Lillian Newton, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2021
On Sept. 15, North Korea and South Korea test-fired missiles; this is the latest development in the arms race between the two nations. Continued development of these weapons signals increased tensions...
Perspective
President Joseph R. Biden has only been in office for 251 days, yet in that short timeframe, he has experienced more foreign policy crises than previous presidents have in a full four-year...
Lillian Newton, Contributing Writer
• September 21, 2021
On Feb. 29, 2020, the U.S. finalized a milestone peace agreement with the Taliban to withdraw U.S. and allied troops over the course of 14 months. Under the same agreement, titled “Agreement for bringing...
On Sept. 5, Guinean President Alpha Condé was ousted in a military coup, dissolving the country’s government. The military captured the president, allegedly leaving him unharmed.
This occurred primarily...
Jada Mirabelle, Contributing Writer
• September 21, 2021
Perspective
President Joseph R. Biden, one of the most popular presidents elected with a record-breaking eighty-one million votes, is now facing a major decline in the polls. Biden’s overall disapproval...
On Aug. 5, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order allowing municipalities the ability to implement mask requirements. On Aug. 17, Lamont ordered that all Kindergarten through 12th-grade...
Lillian Newton, Contributing Writer
• September 14, 2021
Over the past decade, climate change has been a critical issue in political and international discussion. The issue had long been seen as a problem for the next generation–an issue of the future–as...
Natalie Jones, Contributing Writer
• September 14, 2021
The right to choose is a right not explicitly written in the U.S. Constitution, but one that is important to a majority of women in the nation. A recent poll by NBC News shows that 59% of women believe...
Aria Werme, Contributing Writer
• September 14, 2021
On Sept. 7, Mexico decriminalized abortion through their supreme court, meaning the court can no longer prosecute abortion procedures.
The decision protects biological females, especially those who...
The Mexican Supreme Court declared on Tuesday that criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, establishing a precedent that might lead to the procedure’s legalization across the conservative Catholic...
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo resigned from office on Aug. 24 following a flurry of sexual harassment allegations. At midnight, he officially submitted his resignation and turned his post over to former...
