Photo from Unsplash | The California governors' race is getting complicated as the election date nears. On April 21, six candidates running for California governorship faced off in a heated debate hosted in San Francisco by Nexstar Media Group and broadcasted nationwide. With the official election coming up on Nov. 3, the candidates seized the debate as an opportunity to sway voters and demonstrate their vision for California under their leadership. Of the six aforementione

Drawing by Navya Sree Penumaka | The drawing depicts the flight path of Artemis II around Earth and the moon. On April 1, the Artemis II mission commenced, with the Orion spacecraft launching from the Kennedy Space Center at Florida. The mission lasted for ten days and four brave and accomplished astronauts manned the mission. This is NASA’s most ambitious mission yet, as it transported humans to the furthest mankind has ever been from the Earth and initiated the next set of

Photo from Unsplash | Scientist are continuing to make discoveries about the female reproductive system. Australian urologist Helen O’Connell has completed mapping the structure of the clitoris. The clitoris is an organ responsible for women’s sexual pleasure. O’Connell started her research in the late 1990s and early 2000s, publishing the “Anatomical Relationship between Urethra and Clitoris” in 1998 and co-authored the “Journal of Urology” in 2005. The mapping of the clito

Photo from Unsplash ` Americans with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) continue to endure a shortage of Adderall. Adderall is a stimulant used to help people with ADHD focus and increase dopamine. The shortage has been occurring since October 2022 in the United States. ADHD is a neurological disorder that contains inattentive, hyperactive or combined symptoms that affect the ability to focus and function in everyday life. Adderall is not only used for ADHD, bu

Photo from Unsplash | Tensions are growing as the war in Iran continunes. On Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel coordinated a joint military operation, codenamed Operation Epic Fury (or Roaring Lion in Israel) to attack key military and administrative facilities across Iran, damaging much of Iran’s infrastructure and killing many top Iranian officials including the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran and its proxies launched attacks against US al

Photo from Unsplash | The California governor's race continues to get more complicated as Swalwell leaves the race. In a series of events that surprised not just the people but also the American government, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell officially resigned from Congress on Apr. 14, 2026. This resignation came after a tumultuous week that saw the six-term congressman facing severe allegations of misconduct, namely numerous sexual assault charges. On April 12, Swalwell su

Photo from Unsplash | Energy crisis in Philippines continues to cause more issues. Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced the national energy emergency on Mar. 24th. Ninety percent of the Philippines' oil comes from the Middle East, which means the country is more prone to disruptions like higher fuel prices, inflation and supply shortages. The war is a conflict involving US and Israel against Iran by using regional attacks and killing Iranian officials. The

Photo from Unsplash | Recently, people have come forward with allegations against Cesar Chavez, causing On March 18th, the New York Times published its investigation into Chavez, which began after receiving a tip in 2021. The investigation, authored by Manny Fernandez and Sarah Hutes, details multiple instances of Chavez sexually harassing, coercing, molesting, and raping women (some of whom were underage and involved in UFW) regularly from 1972 to 1977. Fernandez and Hutes,

Photo by Khanh Do In the past year and a half, incidents involving the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have drawn intense national and international controversy with several violent shootings all over the country. The first major incident this year occurred on January 7, 2026 in south Minneapolis, Minnesota when an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year old US citizen Renee Nicole Good during an enforcement action. Evidence contradicted the federal statement

Photo from Unsplash | The bronze-colored coin leaves production. On November 12, 2025, the United States Mint at Philadelphia made their last batch of pennies after 230 years of producing them as a way to save money. The making of the first penny dates all the way back to 1792. Over the years, there have been other special coins released with new images and different metal compositions. In February of 2025, President Donald Trump announced the stoppage of penny production an

On October 19, 2025 around 9:30 a.m, eight French crown jewels were stolen and one was damaged from the Louvre Museum in Paris. Four people were involved in this theft, which in total took seven minutes. The Louvre museum, originally built as a fortress, now declared as a museum, opened to the public in 1793. This museum stores art ranging from 9,000 years old to many famous pieces, like the Mona Lisa. The number of thefts taking place at the Louvre is unknown, but famous on

Daylight savings time is the practice of moving all of the clocks in the United States ahead by one hour so that the time corresponds to the amount of sunlight expected at said time. The clock changes from 1:59 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March so that there is more sunlight in the evenings. It is changed from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. on the first Sunday in November to reverse that change. When the time changes, people gain an hour of sleep on the first Sunday in

Sudan is facing one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world right now. There are genocides, famines and displacement crises that have been happening since April 2023 because of a civil war. These issues started in the capital, Khartoum, and quickly began to spread in places like Darfur, North Kordofan and Gezira state. The civil war happened because the Rapid Security Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) fought over who would control Sudan. The shooting s

On Oct. 23, 2025, The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the last untouched wildernesses on Earth, was opened for oil and gas drilling by President Donald Trump. The plan is to discover new resources for the growing global demand, but the question comes up, how does this action affect the environment? Oil and gas drilling is used to extract oils and gas from underneath the Earth’s surface, which is then used to power modes of transportation and other technology. As the

On September 15 2025, POTUS Donald J. Trump on Truth Social, posted his thoughts on the current quarterly business reporting. The President stated that companies should no longer do quarterly reporting on businesses and instead do biannual reporting, to save money, and to be ahead of other countries, such as People’s Communist Republic of China. The post stirred the teapot and got many to wonder what is a Quarterly Report, and if alternatives could have improvements to the cu

This summer, the federal government cut the Department of Education’s (ED) staff by 50%, the budget by 87%, and its various grants, according to Reuters. These cuts are part of the Trump Administration’s wider efforts to eliminate the ED, which has allegedly been “failing” students and families according to the executive order. and are impacting students nationwide. Funding from the federal government and ED supports programs such as Title I, a program that is designed to he

Election day is coming up and one of the most controversial proposals this year is Proposition 50. This proposition authorizes temporary changes to district maps, which supports redistricting commissions across the nation. The main goal of Prop 50 is to create a map that puts more Democrats in power. The proponents and opponents of this proposition both agree that the new map will keep cities and counties together, which will result in better representation and keep similar c

Heavy rain in early October 2025 overfilled reservoirs and caused major flooding across San Jose, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate as water surged from Coyote Creek into surrounding neighborhoods. City officials declared a local emergency as rescue crews worked around the clock to protect lives and property. The flooding began when days of intense rainfall filled Anderson Reservoir completely and released large volumes of water into Coyote Creek. The overflow quick

W Korea is a fashion magazine that hosted a breast cancer awareness event called, “Love Your W.” It was hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno-gu, Seoul on Oct. 15. This year marks its 20-year anniversary and is also South Koreas’ biggest charity event. Luxury brands were sponsors and big actors and K-pop idols were invited to draw attention toward the charity. W Korea began in 2005, merging fashion and fundraising to spread awareness of breast cancer. The charity is now

As of Oct. 16th, the federal government of the United States remains in a shutdown that began on October 1, following the fact that Congress failed to pass the legislation establishing a spending plan needed for the new year. This stalemate of congress has caused massive disruption across the entire federal government. As Government teacher Lawrence Lange puts it, “Without a passed budget we do not know who and where the money will be distributed.” As a result o