Happening in the World: An Algerian military plane crashed near the capital, leaving 257 people dead in the country’s deadliest plane crash on record. Among these casualties are military personnel and their families, crew members, and passengers from Western Sahara. The cause of the crash is still being investigated. (BBC) Happening in the US: Paul Ryan has […]

What’s Happening In The World: Twenty were killed yesterday after an attempted mass escape led by gunmen at a prison in northern Brazil led to a gun battle with the police. Nineteen of the deceased have been identified as prisoners or their supporters. (New York Times) What’s Happening In The Country: Yesterday, sweet baby Mark Zuckerberg […]

Happening Around the World: The Syrian government has received international criticism after being accused of killing dozens of civilians in Douma in a recent chemical attack. (NPR) Happening in the US: A Florida woman recently claimed during her arrest for cocaine possession that it was the “wind” that “blew it in her purse” that was […]

Happening in the world: A suspected chemical attack in a rebel-held Syrian suburb has suffocated dozens. The Syrian government has denied responsibility for the attack, while President Trump in a tweet condemned “President Putin, Russia, and Iran” for “backing Animal Assad.” WARNING: this article contains disturbing images of the victims. (New York Times) Happening in the US: […]

Happening in the World: Li Wenzu is making a 12-day, 62-mile trek from Beijing to Tianjin in search of information about her husband, a lawyer who was detained in the “709” crackdown that jailed 200 activists. In the 1000 days since his arrest, she has received no information about his arrest, aside from the fact he […]

What’s Happening In The World: In Kenya, LGBT rights groups have petitioned a court in Nairobi to abolish legal provisions that outlaw gay sex. Their case, if successful, would mark a legal landmark in Africa and might spark change across nations with similar laws. (Washington Post) What’s Happening In The Country: Yesterday afternoon, three people were injured, […]

Happening Around the World: The Chinese space station that everyone was worried about hitting the Earth (while also praying it hit their city lmao) finally took its mediocre plunge to Earth and landed… in the South Pacific Ocean. (NBC) Happening in the US: After Trump decided to increase tariffs on Chinese aluminum and steel, the Chinese […]

Happening in the world: The Vatican issued a statement denying that Pope Francis made a comment in an interview that “there is no hell.” The Pope has gotten Vatican PR into similar situations before, apparently. Happy Easter! (BBC; Vox.com) Happening in the US: Laura Ingraham, a Fox News host who has come under fire for saying […]

Happening in the World: Kim Jong-un made an unannounced visit to Beijing earlier this week in anticipation of an upcoming summit with the US and South Korea, marking his first international trip since taking power. Kim told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that he is open to dialogue and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, adding confusion […]

What’s Happening In The World: A fire in a Russian mall killed at least 64 people, including 41 children. Several thousands of protesters have gathered to protest in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, many of them calling for Putin and other Russian officials to resign over the disaster. (BBC) What’s Happening In The Country: Twelve states have […]

Happening Around The World: Dust and sand from the Sahara Desert have been blown to Eastern European regions, where it created an orange-tinted snow in a phenomenon that occurs once every few years. (Yahoo) Happening In The US: In an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes, porn star Stormy Daniels relayed her side of the Trump-Daniels scandal […]

Happening in the world: The European Union has adopted new guidelines for future negotiations with Britain post-Brexit. In case anyone’s forgotten, the UK now has just one year until March 2019, the date when it is expected to fully leave the EU. (BBC) Happening in the US: Yesterday saw the huge March for Our Lives movement take over streets across […]

Happening in the World: A mother in France has been sentenced to eight years in jail after drowning five newborn babies and hiding their bodies in the freezer. These births were said to occur over the past 10 years, going unnoticed by the woman’s husband. (BBC) Happening in the US: The United States is projected […]

Happening in the World: Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned yesterday due to a vote-buying scandal that would have led to an impeachment vote today. He denies any involvement in the scandal but says that he does not want to impede the country’s progress. (BBC) Happening in the US: As the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal […]

What’s Happening In The World: Cambridge Analytica, the company currently under fire for its use of personal Facebook data in the 2016 U.S. election, is now facing criticism for their role in last year’s Kenyan presidential election. According to an undercover video broadcast by Channel 4 News in Britain, the company helped elect President Uhuru Kenyatta […]