4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas Leads to Release of Prisoners and Hostages Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire starting on October 13, 2025. Israel will release its Palestinian prisoners and Hamas will release Israeli hostages. This has been called a "first phase" of the ceasefire (according to BBC's CBBC newsround).
4 December 2025 Jameson Dai Northern White Rhinoceros on The Brink of Extinction Fatu and Najin are the last two living Northern White Rhinos after Sudan, the last living male, died by being euthanized at the age of 45 on March, 19, 2018 in Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The species was driven to being functionally extinct by poaching, habitat loss, and war.
25 August 2025 Austin Tsao Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just “One of The Guys” Legendary Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Is Just "One of The Guys" As a relatively new member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, quarterback...
4 December 2025 Eileen Chen Otter Surfboard Hijackers Make Waves again in Santa Cruz, California On October 15, 2025, amidst the rolling waves of Steamer Lane, a renowned surf break in Santa Cruz, California, 21-year-old college student Isabella Orduna was wrapping up a surf session when she felt something pinch her foot. She ditched her board and jumped into the chilly Pacific, only to find “a big, fuzzy, chunky bear of an otter” lounging on her surfboard. Orduna recounted, “I was like, wow, what do I do now?”, as her board had been seized by an uninvited otter.
4 December 2025 Nina He Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? Government Shutdown: Are We Serious? I must admit something: despite calling myself a journalist, I've never bothered to concern myself...
27 November 2025 Nina He Too Little, Too Late Too Little, Too Late ~inspired by “Too Little, Too Late” by Laufey~ The moon caught the rays of her auburn...
Scooter, a Chinese Crested, is Crowned World’s Ugliest Dog 10 July 2023 Sophia Chen Sports Scooter, a Chinese Crested, is Crowned World’s Ugliest Dog The World’s Ugliest Dog competition has been going on for almost fifty years. In the 2023 competition, a Chinese Crested...
Barbie Movie Uses Up World’s Supply of Fluorescent Pink Paint 25 June 2023 Sophia Chen Current Events, U.S. Barbie Movie Uses Up World’s Supply of Fluorescent Pink Paint The creators of the Barbie movie used up the entire global supply of one shade of pink paint. How did...
Can a Plant Eat a Person? 23 June 2023 Sophia Chen Science & Technology Can a Plant Eat a Person? There are many depictions of man-eating plants in movies, games, and theater, such as Piranha Plants from the Mario Bros....
Australia’s Government Bans Nazi Hate Symbols 21 June 2023 Sophia Chen Current Events Australia’s Government Bans Nazi Hate Symbols Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus declared on Wednesday that a bill criminalizing public displays of the Nazi swastika has been...
3-D Scan of the Titanic Reveals Its Story 20 June 2023 Sophia Chen 3-D Scan of the Titanic Reveals Its Story There has been lots of speculation about how the Titanic sunk for almost a century now, but none of the...
Kids Are Suffering Concussions That Affect Their Health And Education 17 June 2023 Sophia Chen Kids Are Suffering Concussions That Affect Their Health And Education One in eight kids gets a concussion before they are 18 years old, with the main causes being sports and...
