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...
Warm and Fuzzy U.S.A. Gymnastics Trials 3 July 2024 Felix Xie Olympics, Sports Warm and Fuzzy U.S.A. Gymnastics Trials Beacon, a golden retriever, started working with U.S.A. Gymnastics to help alleviate the athletes’ stress at the gymnastics Trials and...
A Broken World Has Invented Language That Captures It Perfectly 30 June 2024 Felix Xie Articles, Arts & Culture A Broken World Has Invented Language That Captures It Perfectly Teenagers today have changed how we perceive language. Often living in a world full of disappointments, they have changed slang...
What We Learned from Olympic Trials: Caeleb Dressel is Still Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky is Still Katie Ledecky 30 June 2024 Felix Xie Olympics, Sports What We Learned from Olympic Trials: Caeleb Dressel is Still Caeleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky is Still Katie Ledecky INDIANAPOLIS—46 roster slots filled. Two world records fell when the slots were filled. Now, the US Olympic team will head...
Rock in Box Linked to Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago 29 June 2024 Felix Xie Astronomy, Science & Technology Rock in Box Linked to Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago An Austrian forest ranger discovered an odd rock in 1976. Several decades later, scientists are now able to link the...
East Coast Cities Bake While Setting New Temperature Records 27 June 2024 Felix Xie Arts & Culture East Coast Cities Bake While Setting New Temperature Records The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for states on the East Coast. Now, it is day 7 of this...
The Caution of Übermensch 25 June 2024 Felix Xie Creative Writing The Caution of Übermensch The term Übermensch has gained popularity recently through Amazon’s satire “The Boys.” In the show, one of the main characters,...
