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France drops law banning public filming of the police after riots and outrage

Adrianna Malena, World News Editor January 25, 2021

Hate in the form of police brutality has been apparent across the globe as the police have been filmed assaulting men and women, more specifically of color, without reason. Filming these attacks are...

US death toll from COVID-19 passes another grim milestone: 350,000

Adrianna Malena January 14, 2021

Reports produced by the Johns Hopkins Covid-19 Dashboard have confirmed 350,000 Americans have passed away in response to the coronavirus. The United States has had the most cases and deaths occur than...

United States contributing five times more plastic than previous study showed

Maeve Reiter January 14, 2021

Too much of a good thing can be bad. But for something that is dangerous in the first place, too much can be catastrophic. According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, America’s...

Teacher temporarily relieved after attending the U.S. Capitol riots

Ella Yurick January 14, 2021

A pending investigation is underway about a staff member’s position after it was released that they took part in the D.C. riots.  On Thursday January 7th, Thomas Parker, the Superintendent of Allentown...

Rise in Covid-19 Cases Leads CDC to Recommend Small Holiday Gatherings and Limited Travel

Caroline Glus and Lauren Cribbs January 9, 2021

According to the CDC, over 1 million COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last week. With the holidays approaching, officials have recommended gathering with family members only in your household. People...

Newspaper front pages from around the world document insurrection at U.S. Capitol

Newspaper front pages from around the world document insurrection at U.S. Capitol

January 8, 2021

Newspapers around the United States and the world published banner headlines and shocking pictures from the Trump-backed mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol building yesterday, January 6, 2021. Below...

7-year-old raises more money than anticipated for hospital

Abbey Rogers, Photography Editor January 2, 2021

Chicago second grader Hayley Orlinsky sold over 8,000 bracelets and was able to donate the $20,000 she made.  The money from Hayley’s business was donated to help Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s...

Biden’s Dog to be First Shelter Dog in White House

Keela Delves, News Editor January 2, 2021

TheBroadcaster · Biden’s Dog to be First Shelter Dog in White House Approximately 3.2 billion animals are adopted from shelters each year. The Biden’s family dog Major is no exception. During the...

Masks must continue to be worn after Covid-19 vaccination

Abigail Lee, Science and Technology Editor January 2, 2021

The FDA authorized the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on December 11, 2020, meaning vaccine doses will be shipped immediately around the U.S. Following CDC approval, millions of people may be vaccinated this...

Hurricanes are becoming more destructive scientists find

Isabella Maish, Reporter January 2, 2021

In a recent study of climate change’s impact on hurricanes, scientists found that hurricanes are becoming destructive for a longer time as they travel inland. Scientists Lin Li and Pinaki Chakraborty...

TikTok investigating videos promoting starvation and anorexia

Molly Ziesenheim, Reporter January 2, 2021

TheBroadcaster · TikTok investigating videos promoting starvation and anorexia TikTok has opened an investigation after The Guardian found pro-anorexia/starvation content despite the company’s efforts...

Chuck Yeager sits in the cockpit of his record breaking Bell X-1 rocket plane, “Glamorous Glennis.”  The photos was signed “Good Luck, Chuck Yeager” in 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base, California.  (Jack Ridley/Public Domain)

Chuck Yeager, test pilot who broke the sound barrier, dies at 97

Robert Sterner, Advisor December 18, 2020

The sound barrier was thought to be unbreakable that it would rip apart any airplane that even approached such ferocious speeds.  However, on October 14, 1947 high above the Mojave Desert in California,...

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