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...
SCIENTISTS STUDY EMBRYO MODELS MADE FROM STEM CELLS 11 July 2023 Sophie Tian Science & Technology SCIENTISTS STUDY EMBRYO MODELS MADE FROM STEM CELLS Scientists from countries including the US, England, Israel, and China have developed embryo models made from stem cells. These models...
TIKTOK’S PARENT COMPANY WANTS TO SELL BOOKS 10 July 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events TIKTOK’S PARENT COMPANY WANTS TO SELL BOOKS TikTok has created many recent bestsellers through viral “BookToks.” Earlier this year, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance started reaching out to...
ELON MUSK AND MARK ZUCKERBERG PREPARE FOR A “CAGE MATCH” 9 July 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events ELON MUSK AND MARK ZUCKERBERG PREPARE FOR A “CAGE MATCH” Musk and Zuckerberg are competitors and often criticize each other, but Musk took their rivalry to another level by challenging...
CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM LIKELY TO BECOME MEXICO’S PRESIDENT 7 July 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM LIKELY TO BECOME MEXICO’S PRESIDENT 60-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum recently stepped down from her position as the mayor of Mexico City to enter the primary race...
THREE KILLED IN THE MAKING OF “TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE” 6 July 2023 Sophie Tian Sports THREE KILLED IN THE MAKING OF “TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE” Released on June 24, 1983, the film “Twilight Zone: The Movie” centers around a bigot who later faces discrimination himself....
SCIENTISTS SAY FUNGAL NETWORKS CAN OFFER A CLIMATE SOLUTION 30 June 2023 Sophie Tian Science & Technology SCIENTISTS SAY FUNGAL NETWORKS CAN OFFER A CLIMATE SOLUTION As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, mycologists have rediscovered a possible climate solution in the form of fungi. Mycelium networks,...
