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...
New Technology Could Help Save Earth from Dangerous Asteroids 14 August 2023 Ray Zhao Science & Technology New Technology Could Help Save Earth from Dangerous Asteroids There have been many science fiction novels about killer asteroids destroying Earth. And it has already happened – most notably...
South American Teams Surprise Women’s World Cup Leaders 7 August 2023 Ray Zhao Soccer, Sports South American Teams Surprise Women’s World Cup Leaders In the past few days, not one but two South American teams delivered performances that stunned Women’s World Cup favorites....
The Widely Unknown Rise of the NRA 7 August 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events The Widely Unknown Rise of the NRA Long before the powerful NRA as we know it was created, an unimportant lawmaker named John D. Dingell Jr. jotted...
Pickpockets are Beginning to be Noticed – and Locals are Helping Increase Awareness 7 August 2023 Ray Zhao Current Events Pickpockets are Beginning to be Noticed – and Locals are Helping Increase Awareness With crime on the rise in many cities, according to Europol, pickpockets in popular tourist towns like Milan and Venice...
A Miracle? No, Just Anticipated Your Moves Correctly 7 August 2023 Ray Zhao Creative Writing A Miracle? No, Just Anticipated Your Moves Correctly Jonathan had been studying General Akimo’s war tactics for days now. He had gone through almost every battle the general...
47,000-Year-Old Organisms Brought Back to Life 7 August 2023 Ray Zhao Science & Technology 47,000-Year-Old Organisms Brought Back to Life It seemed like something out of a science fiction novel. Scientists in Russia managed to bring a pair of worm-like...
