-Gus Hunninghake- Jackie Robinson is arguably one of the most influential baseball players in the history of the sport. He was the first African-American to break the color barrier and play Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers. His many accomplishments…

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- By Laura Andersen- Most people have seen impressive pictures of meteor showers but have never actually seen one. However, if seeing a meteor shower is on your bucket list, you may soon be able to cross it off. Overnight…

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-By Clark Valentine- The Carnival cruise ship, The Triumph, was at sea with little to no power for five days. On February 10, 2013, the Triumph had an engine fire that led to a power outage and engine failure. After further…

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-By Angie Hoss- The Savannah house cat is a cross between a house cat and a median size, long ear African cat.  They are the largest breed of house cats.  Since they are part African cat they do not fear water, are…

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-By Ross Johnson- Revenge of the Old Baby Boomers are defined as the generation of people born in between 1946 and 1964. Many people know them more affectionately as our grandparents. At the moment they are also changing the national job landscape.…

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-By Cole Johnson- North Korea is not a model country, and that much is evident. It is very public about its hate for America for no other reason than it is America, which incites a number of questions in the ways…

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-By Jeff King- As most people are already aware, Twinkies have recently been pulled from shelves as a result of Hostess’ fall into bankruptcy last November. The future looked bleak for the Twinkie, and the potential loss of the snack cakes…

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-By Liam Manning- After winning the Tour De France several times and beating testicular cancer, Lance Armstrong became an icon, a leader for all athletes, and a household name worldwide. Now after years of denying it, Armstrong has finally admitted to…

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-By Gus Hunninghake- On Tuesday, December 11, 2012, HSBC, a prestigious bank in the United Kingdom, paid 1.9 billion dollars to end accusations that the bank did not do enough to prevent money laundering in certain branches. For those who…

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-By Blake Brown- McDonald’s is changing its name in various franchises around Australia. “Macca’s” is the popular nickname out back that 50% of Australians use.  In honor of Australia Day on January 26, 13 McDonald’s fast food restaurants are changing…

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-By Gus Hunninghake- Earlier this morning, at least twenty-seven people, including eighteen to twenty children, were murdered by a man clad in military gear at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. There are two reported shooters, one dead, a twenty year-old man,…

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-By Clark Valentine- Besse Cooper, age 116, passed away on Tuesday in Monroe, Georgia. She had a stomach virus last week, but was recovering from it when she had trouble breathing and passed away around 2 pm on Tuesday. She moved to…

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-By Ross Johnson- The current depression is a constant topic of discussion in America, with everyone from rural land owners to politicians in Washington D.C. coming up with ideas on how best to fix the economy. As bad as it has…

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-By Clark Valentine- While most Americans were out doing their Black Friday shopping on November 23, former president George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital. The President, in office from 1989 to 1993, has been in and out of the…

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-By Ashley Wierengo- Scandals are a common occurrence in this day and age. We are constantly hearing about the new outrageous things our favorite celebrities have done. At the top of the news lists today is the new information about Lance…

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-By Gus Hunninghake- On October 5th, 2012, ten-year-old Jessica Ridgeway disappeared after she did not arrive at her school in Westminster, Colorado. Five days later, her body was found in Arvada, Colorado, in a field with many abandoned mines. On October…

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-By David Brown- On October 3, 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney and incumbent Barack Obama met to debate the issues that will be important to American voters this November. Although debates do not determine who will be the better leader,…

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-By Erica Nobles- August 27 -30, 2012 the 40th Republican National Convention was held in Tampa, Florida. The convention convened on Monday, but then was postponed until Tuesday afternoon, due to Tropical Storm Isaac. All together, there were 4,411 delegates and alternate…

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-By Tyler Smith- Monday September 4th-Thursday September 5th the 2012 Democratic Convention was held in the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. On Thursday, September 6th, Obama and Biden accepted the nominations for president and vice president at the…

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-By Erica Nobles- On September 11, 2012 at about 10:00 pm, the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked. There were two separate attacks that lasted almost five hours. During those five hours, Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed, along with…

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-By Rae Hunt- James Eagan Holmes was accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado on July 21, 2012. After the shooting there were people on Twitter and Facebook stating that…

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-By Liam Manning- The plague is in America! Actually, this disease may come from rodents, but it is not the plague. Recently in the news, the Hantavirus has been contracted by people that have camped in Curry Village at Yosemite…

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-By Alex Rivas- The well known motto about our nation’s 28th state has recently been proven true. The state of Texas is the first state to approve an eighty-five mile per hour highway speed limit. But is bigger always better?…

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