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...
Migrant-Filled Smuggler Boat Capsizes Near Greece 30 June 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events Migrant-Filled Smuggler Boat Capsizes Near Greece On June 8, a blue smuggler trawler filled with approximately 750 migrants left Tobruk, Libya, and headed toward mainland Greece....
VIETNAM WAR FILMS AND BOMBSHELL SCULPTURES COMING TO NEW MUSEUM 26 June 2023 Sophie Tian Sports VIETNAM WAR FILMS AND BOMBSHELL SCULPTURES COMING TO NEW MUSEUM Set to open June 29th at the New Museum in Manhattan, “The Unburied Sounds of a Troubled Horizon,” the centerpiece...
NBA SUSPENDS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES STAR JA MORANT FOR GUN VIDEO 26 June 2023 Sophie Tian Sports NBA SUSPENDS MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES STAR JA MORANT FOR GUN VIDEO Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was filmed waving a gun in a video released on social media in May. The...
SKELETON OF DAWN BEAR PROVIDES CLUES ABOUT EARLY CARNIVORES 25 June 2023 Sophie Tian Science & Technology SKELETON OF DAWN BEAR PROVIDES CLUES ABOUT EARLY CARNIVORES In 1982, a group of paleontologists discovered the skeleton of a primitive bear that once lived near a river in...
TALIBAN TURNS BUDDHAS DESTROYED INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION 22 June 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events TALIBAN TURNS BUDDHAS DESTROYED INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION 22 years ago, the Taliban blew up two Buddha figures in Bamian, Afghanistan. Taliban founder Mohammad Omar declared the Buddhas...
ARCHITECT FACES POLITICAL CHALLENGES WHILE FIXING PALACE OF JUSTICE 21 June 2023 Sophie Tian Current Events ARCHITECT FACES POLITICAL CHALLENGES WHILE FIXING PALACE OF JUSTICE The Palace of Justice was once the most important court building in Brussels, but now it’s decrepit. Water has seeped...
