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Pope Francis Passes Away at 88

Pope Francis Passes Away at 88

Isabella Timpano
April 21, 2025

Just one day after Catholics and Christians around the world celebrated Easter, many are mourning the loss of a different powerful religious figure. Pope Francis has passed away at 88 years old at 1:30 am EST on April 21. He reigned over the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican...

Two U.S. Service Members Were Killed in Rollover Crash Along Border

Two U.S. Service Members Were Killed in Rollover Crash Along Border

Jadyn Barker
April 18, 2025

Three service members were in a crash near the United States-Mexico border in New Mexico. Two were killed and the third was in "serious" condition, military officials said Tuesday. New Mexico's Highway 9 at mile marker 115 near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station in Santa...

Big Loss for Elon Musk as Democrats Win in Wisconsin Court Race

Big Loss for Elon Musk as Democrats Win in Wisconsin Court Race

Jadyn Barker
April 8, 2025

In the opening weeks of the year, billionaire Elon Musk helped President Donald Trump abruptly change the federal government, but he has learned he can't change the laws of political gravity. Musk and his affiliated groups put $21 million into flipping the Wisconsin Supreme...

Senator Cory Booker Breaks Filibuster Length Record

Senator Cory Booker Breaks Filibuster Length Record

Isabella Timpano
April 3, 2025

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate floor, spending over a full day delivering a speech against the Trump administration's policies and actions. The filibuster involved dozens of Democratic senators, setting the new...

Three U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Lithuania After Vehicle Sank into Peat Bog

Three U.S. Soldiers Found Dead in Lithuania After Vehicle Sank into Peat Bog

Jadyn Barker
April 2, 2025

Three U.S. Army soldiers went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise, and their bodies have been found. Tuesday morning the soldiers went missing after their M88A2 Hercules armored recovery vehicle became submerged in a peat bog during a mission to repair and tow...

NTSB Calls for Inspection of Bridges in 19 States

NTSB Calls for Inspection of Bridges in 19 States

Brooke Hart
March 31, 2025

The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) has ordered for 68 bridges spanning across 19 states to be inspected. This recommendation comes after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland in 2024. The Key Bridge collapsed after being struck...

Pennsylvania Special Election Results

Pennsylvania Special Election Results

Amere Keasley
March 27, 2025

Pennsylvania had two special elections take place on Tuesday, March 25 in eastern and western Pa. in the 35th state house district and the 36th state senate district. Democrat Dan Goughnour won the open house seat over Republican Charles Davis, who is a volunteer firefighter,...

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse: What we Know a Year Later

Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse: What we Know a Year Later

Amere Keasley
March 27, 2025

The Patapsco River looks different from a year ago today as the river was filled with steel and concrete, the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, at 1:28 EST due to the Dali Colliding with the bridge. The collapse claimed the lives of six construction workers...

University of Pittsburgh Student Sudiksha Konanki Missing in Dominican Republic

University of Pittsburgh Student Sudiksha Konanki Missing in Dominican Republic

Brooke Hart
March 16, 2025

Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old student from the University of Pittsburgh, is currently missing in the Dominican Republic. Konanki is a resident of Loudoun County, Virginia, and a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, studying biological sciences and chemistry on the pre-med...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Signs Executive Order to Hire Federal Workers Recently Fired

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Signs Executive Order to Hire Federal Workers Recently Fired

Brooke Hart
March 10, 2025

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order to hire federal workers that have been fired by the Trump administration. In a public statement, Josh Shapiro said, "If they're qualified and they want to serve Pennsylvanians, well, here me on this, we want...