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...
Christopher Ratté finds 2,400-year-old coins 24 August 2024 Boya Hu Archaeology, Science & Technology Christopher Ratté finds 2,400-year-old coins On August 2, 2024, Christopher Ratté found 2,400-year-old coins buried in Turkey, believed to have belonged to a soldier. The...
Honorable Mention: Katie Ledecky Wins an 800-Meter Freestyle Track and Beats Michael Phelps’ Record 19 September 2023 Boya Hu Sports Honorable Mention: Katie Ledecky Wins an 800-Meter Freestyle Track and Beats Michael Phelps’ Record On July 29th, 2023, Katie Ledecky, a 26-year-old American swimmer, won another gold medal. Now, she has more individual gold...
The Monsters’ School Cafeteria Lunch 24 August 2023 Boya Hu Creative Writing The Monsters’ School Cafeteria Lunch Monsters in Blood Claw Monster School eat unique and disgusting lunches every day. The cafeteria lady is a prisoner, who...
Message Sticks Show Us the Past of Australia with their Marks 24 August 2023 Boya Hu Science & Technology Message Sticks Show Us the Past of Australia with their Marks On August 13th, 2023, scientists discovered new realizations about message sticks in Australia, which were used for communicating thousands of...
Simone Biles Returns to the U.S. Classic Gymnastics After a 2 Year Break from the Public 23 August 2023 Boya Hu Sports Simone Biles Returns to the U.S. Classic Gymnastics After a 2 Year Break from the Public People have been hoping Simone Biles would come back to the podium, since 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she stumbled while she...
Dogs can Improve your Mood a Lot, Even with 5-20 Minutes of Interaction 22 August 2023 Boya Hu Science & Technology Dogs can Improve your Mood a Lot, Even with 5-20 Minutes of Interaction Researchers have recently proved that hanging out with a dog can improve your mental health. It will give you a...
