A federal prison in Brooklyn, New York recently lost all power. The prisoners and staff were subjected to days without lights or heat. The prisoners were all put into lockdown in order to maintain order. The poor quality of buildings is common in many prisons in the United States. There are about...

Last week, Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya announced her bid for Thai Prime Minister, but was quickly disqualified by the Electoral Commission. The Commission explained their reasoning with a statement that the “monarchy must remain above politics.” Her disqualification came after her younger...

Sunday morning in Queens, New York, a 35 year old woman, Jennifer Irigoyen, was stabbed in her apartment building. The woman was 5 months pregnant and both she and the baby were pronounced dead in the hospital. Emergency responders received a call early Sunday morning, around 1 am, stating that a...

In 1947, Elizabeth Short, nicknamed the Black Dahlia, was brutally found murdered in Los Angeles, but her killer was never found. 71 years later, people believe that the killer has been found, and TNT has made a television show to prove it. “I am the Night,” is a miniseries that began on January...

On January 27th, 2019, another American announced that they’re running in the 2020 presidential election. This new candidate is Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks. Though he has no formal experience in the political world, Schultz proclaimed in an interview with 60 Minutes, that “I will...

On July 12, 1961 at Hillside Hospital in New York, three boys were born to a teenage mother, who were then separated at 6 months to three different families. The catch, none of the boys knew anything about their other siblings. Robert Shafran, ⅓ of the triplets, first heard of one of his brothers when...

For the past couple months, many French citizens have been protesting in Paris. What began as a non-violent protest against rising fuel prices has turned into a tumultuous streak of violence as a way of voicing complaints against the government. The protesters are called “les gilets jaunes,” which...

On January 5th, a rumor went around that Queen Elizabeth was dead. The news originated on Reddit when a user created a theory that the Queen would die on January 5th. #RIPQueenElizabeth was trending on twitter. It is believed that the rumor was rooted from a meme that invoked a stream of memes to...

Recently, several videos relating to the effects of using plastic straws have surfaced, with media sources acknowledging the negative impacts of plastic. Videos such as plastic straws being stuck in turtles noses or in birds stomachs have grabbed the attention of individuals world wide. Due to disturbing...

Sandy Hook Elementary School mourned the twenty-six students and teachers that were lost on December 14th, 2012. Six years ago from Friday, the mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut. However on the sixth anniversary this year, the students at the school were evacuated due to a...