The United States government has been partially shut down for 31 days due to disagreements over the funding of President Donald Trump’s border wall. This marks the longest government shutdown in American history, having surpassed the 21-day shutdown in 1995 to 1996 during the Clinton Administration. The shutdown, […]
On Jan. 1, an estimated five million women celebrated the New Year by lining up in the streets of Kerala, which is located in southwestern India. Extending 385 miles, these women held their arms out in defiance, protesting for gender equality, sensitivity and religious freedom. The Sabarimala Temple, […]
On Thursday, Jan. 3, congressional candidates who were elected from the Nov. 6, 2018 midterm elections, were sworn in to the 116th Congress. Many of the new candidates included minorities that have not yet been represented in Congress. Nancy Pelosi is the first and only female Speaker of […]
Apple shares plummeted 10% on Thursday, January 3, 2019 after Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, announced that Apple’s quarterly estimates went down- a first in more than 15 years. According to Cult Of Mac, a daily news website that follows everything on Apple, shares declined to as low as […]
Last month, juniors Alexandra Mouangue, Justin Cargiulo, Co-Tu Doan, Evan Turner, Katey Wang and Zach Shane graduated from the Howard County Leadership U program. The leadership program is intended for sophomores during the summer before their junior year. It is a four month program, spread out between summer […]
In September of 2018, the Howard County Public School System began to test schools for the presence of lead in water. Since then, lead has been found in the water of 18 schools in Howard County. In Anne Arundel County, at least 19 schools have contaminated water, and […]
