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ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST National Shooting at YouTube HQ leaves 4 dead Four people were shot April 3 after a woman opened fire on YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. According to law enforcement, Nasim Najafi Aghdam walked into the complex around 12:45 p.m. and opened fire in one of the building’s courtyards. Aghdam emptied […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST National March for Our Lives held around country In response to the Parkland school shooting last month, students across the country organized protests named March for Our Lives to rally support for gun control measures. The main one, held in Washington, D.C., was headlined by survivors David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER National Two Ohio Police Officers Killed After Responding to Call Two police officers died Saturday after being shot in Westerfield, Ohio, a northern suburb of Columbus. According to CNN, the officers were responding to a 911 call that had ended in the caller hanging up. Officers Eric Joering, 39, and […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST National Sexual abuse scandal hits USA Gymnastics A sexual scandal involving more than 150 female gymnasts and a team doctor has rocked USA Gymnastics, resulting in the resignation of the group’s entire board. Dr. Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor, was handed down a sentence of between 40 and […]
News Briefs – National and International
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER National Hurricane Irma Strikes Florida Twenty-six Floridians have died so far as a result of Hurricane Irma’s striking down in the state. Millions of survivors are without power, causing many more to suffer in the heat and leading to the deaths of eight seniors between the ages of 71-99. According […]
News briefs-National and International
RACHEL RANDER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National Hurricane Matthew Hits Florida Hurricane Matthew, a Category 3 storm, hit Florida’s coast Friday morning and left more than one million people without power, according to Fox News. Prior to its arrival in Florida, more than two million people had to evacuate and more than 280 people were killed […]
News briefs-National and International
RACHEL RANDER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST National More of Clinton’s emails to be released before Election Day The State Department will release 1,850 more pages recovered from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server before Election Day. According to State Department officials many of these emails may be almost identical to the ones that […]
INTERNATIONAL NEWS: US raid in Syria kills IS leader, Arrest foils French terrorist attack plan, Belgian officials acknowledge miscommunications during attack
RACHEL RANDER STAFF WRITER US raid kills IS leader According to an announcement made by the U.S., many Islamic State fighters, including the second-in-command, have been killed in U.S. strikes carried out in Syria in the preceding week, reported the BBC on March 25. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter reported that Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, also […]
Terrorist involved in Paris attacks arrested, Mexico City faces record smog levels, Taliban Leader calls for unity in fight against government
SAMANTHA PANGRAZIO STAFF WRITER Fugitive terrorist from Paris attacks is arrested The main fugitive from the November Paris terrorist attacks was arrested in Brussels, Belgium, on March 18. Salah Abdeslam was shot in the leg and arrested after a manhunt that finally ended after four months. Police detained four people, including three family members of […]
International News Briefs: Raid on Turkish newspaper, North Korea readies military
RACHEL RANDER STAFF WRITER Raid on Turkish newspaper linked to ‘terrorist’ group The Turkish newspaper Zaman was raided March 4 after being placed under government control not long before, reports the BBC. Police entered the building shortly after firing tear gas at protesters who were outside the offices. Zaman is linked to the Hizmet […]