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...
Supreme Court Repeals New York Law, further US Gun Rights 7 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Current Events, U.S. Supreme Court Repeals New York Law, further US Gun Rights On June 23, the Supreme Court decided that a New York law requiring a “proper cause”to carry concealed firearms in...
Wheat’s Selfless Sacrifice 4 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Creative Writing Wheat’s Selfless Sacrifice Among the sun-kissed tasselsThat were waving in the wind,Not one of them could ever holdA grudge against our grins.Ground into...
The Nation Tracking Its Citizens’ Faces 4 July 2022 Andrew Xiao Science & Technology The Nation Tracking Its Citizens’ Faces Australia is facing an unprecedented rise in its use of modern facial recognitiontechnology, yet the lack of federal regulation to...
Odesa Opera House Reopens During Unprovoked Russian Invasion 29 June 2022 Andrew Xiao Current Events Odesa Opera House Reopens During Unprovoked Russian Invasion On June 17th, 115 days after this Ukrainian establishment closed, the Odesa OperaHouse - within a city of immense culture...
Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue. 24 June 2022 Andrew Xiao Science & Technology Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue. On June 15th, 2022, a group of researchers published their findings on the origin of the Black Death - a...
