On Tuesday, NASA announced that they had discovered 1,284 new planets in the universe. This discovery doubles the number of known planets to nearly 5,000. Searching for planets since 2009,…
“I’ll See the Whole Picture”
Minutes before the NFL draft started last Thursday, one of the top-rated picks Laremy Tunsil had a video posted from his Twitter account showing him smoking a bong. Considered a…
“Sure, Why Not?”
Mitsubishi is the latest carmaker to admit to inflating fuel efficiency estimates for their cars for the past 25 years. This week, the manufacturer admitted it had been lying about…
“People Will Stream To It”
Over the weekend, Pope Francis traveled to the island of Lesbos, off the coast of Greece, to visit the Moria refugee camp where thousands of people have fled, including many…
“A Long, Cool Drink”
On Tuesday, North Carolina’s governor, Pat McCrory (R) signed an executive order reversing part, but not all, of an earlier bill that many have criticized as “legalizing discrimination” against members…
Pile On The Riches
Last Sunday, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung broke the story dubbed the “Panama Papers,” a leak of more than 11 million documents connecting numerous world leaders to Mossack Fonseca, a…
“It’s Not Going to Be That Way”
Three bombs exploded on Tuesday killing 31 and injuring 300 in Brussels, Belgium, the heart of the European Union and the headquarters of NATO. Three suicide bombers with possible links…
“God Will Use a Woman’s Hand”
Tuesday was International Women’s Day, held every year on March 8th. The event—first celebrated in 1913—made a splash this year with its #PledgeForParity hashtag and theme “Planet 50-50 by 2030:…
Being Good Citizens
The 2016 U.S. presidential election reached a fever pitch this week. On Super Tuesday, candidates had the chance to win more support from delegates than on any other day during…
Not So Much as a Prayer
In a public letter last week, Apple refused a judge’s court order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the attackers in the San Bernardino shootings…