Massachusetts High School Asks Students to Stop Using ‘Gendered Terms’
Needham High School in Massachusetts has asked its biology students to stop using “gendered terms” in...
Good Samaritan Gives Chase to Man who Snatches 87-Yr-Old Lady’s Purse: ‘He’s my hero’
Imagine you’re in a shopping mall and there’s been a theft. And the thief is running away with the stolen...
A New Leadership Emerges In Burkina Faso After Military Coup
The military government of Burkina Faso staged a coup d’etat on Jan. 24 amidst decreasing stability and...
How Does It Feel To Never Forget a Face? Meet Yenny Seo, the Super-Recognizer
As a little girl, super-recognizer Yenny Seo thought that remembering the faces of people she saw on...
Freedom Convoy: Protesters Appear to Gain Ground, Violence Reported at Coutts Border Crossing
Widespread civil unrest in Canada — led by thousands of truckers opposed to COVID-19 public health measures they say are government “overreach” — may be having an impact on government policy. In the shadow of...
Video of Chinese Woman Chained Inside Hut Goes Viral, Sparking Outrage Across Social Media
A video of a Chinese mother locked in a hut in rural China with a chain around her neck has ignited a wave of anger and shock across social media. In the video, a middle-aged...
Shenzhen Civil Servants’ Pay Slashed as Chinese Government Sees Fiscal Shortages
China has seen pay cuts for civil servants in recent years. Since the second half of 2021, the more affluent provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, and the city of Shanghai have started to announce...
Teachers, School Board Members Clash on Tennessee County’s Decision to Ban ‘Maus’ Comic Over Graphic Depiction of Holocaust
A Jan. 10 vote by the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee to ban Maus, an acclaimed graphic novel depicting the Nazi genocide in World War II has stirred up controversy and accusations of racism. ...
CNN President Jeff Zucker Resigns in Disgrace Over Affair With Marketing Chief
On Feb. 2, the president of CNN, Jeff Zucker announced his resignation, effective immediately after it was discovered that he failed to disclose what he says was a “consensual relationship” with a CNN staffer. "As...
South Dakota Passes Legislation to Keep Scholastic Girl’s Sports, Bathrooms, Biologically Pure
South Dakota is set to keep biological girls playing against biological girls and biological males playing against biological males at all levels of school sporting events after a new bill passed the state’s House of...
Ordinary North Koreans Steal Feces for Fertilizer While Officials Import Chinese New Year Luxuries
In both North and South Korea, the lunar new year, known as Seollal, is supposed to be a time of celebration and feasting. As with their Chinese neighbors, Koreans welcomed the Year of the Tiger...
Federal Judge Defers Release of Secretive Report on Georgia’s Dominion Voting Machines
On Jan. 31, a federal judge tarried on releasing a confidential report analyzing the integrity of Georgia’s voting machines amidst a lawsuit against a flip-flopping state official. Both Georgia election officials and plaintiffs in a...