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...
Biden Steps Down from 2024 Presidential Race 31 July 2024 Coco Xu Current Events, U.S. Biden Steps Down from 2024 Presidential Race U.S. President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 Presidential Election in a surprise move on July 21st 2024 due to...
NASA Cancels Hundred-Million Dollar Moon Mission 31 July 2024 Coco Xu Astronomy, Science & Technology NASA Cancels Hundred-Million Dollar Moon Mission NASA spent $450 million on a moon mission, only to cancel it. The rover, called Volatiles Investigating Polar Investigating Rover...
U.N. General Assembly Votes to Form New Institution to Search for Missing Syrians 15 July 2023 Coco Xu Current Events U.N. General Assembly Votes to Form New Institution to Search for Missing Syrians The United Nations General Assembly voted June 29 to form a new independent institution to search for missing people in...
Some Investors Bought a Small Town for Development. They Left It to Rot. 13 July 2023 Coco Xu Current Events Some Investors Bought a Small Town for Development. They Left It to Rot. What was once a beautiful neighborhood turned into an abandoned ghost town in a matter of years.Photographer Bonnie Berger lived...
Ramses the Great Was Not as Great as We All Thought He Was 12 July 2023 Coco Xu Sports Ramses the Great Was Not as Great as We All Thought He Was Ramses II, otherwise known as Ramses the Great, was one of the most renowned pharaohs in Egyptian history.A talented and...
An Ethical Dilemma: Should Chatbots be Censored? 12 July 2023 Coco Xu Science & Technology An Ethical Dilemma: Should Chatbots be Censored? Open-source AIs, like ChatGPT, have stolen jobs and are set to steal more.Independent chatbots, however, present a unique challenge: they...
