World Leaders Pledge Climate Action at Biden’s Global Summit
President Joe Biden announced a new robust plan to combat climate change during a two-day virtual summit on Thursday, coming after four years of inaction on the matter by the Trump administration. Biden called climate change “the existential crisis of our time” and urged other world leaders to take similar steps in reducing its impact. […]
Defense Of Derek Chauvin Called Six Witnesses On Its First Day
On Tuesday, the defense team of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin began calling its own witnesses to testify on the 2020 killing of George Floyd. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter charges. His defense attorney, Eric Nelson, is attempting to make the following cases to acquit his […]
Witnesses Relive Guilt, Trauma, Over Floyd During the Trial of Derek Chauvin
The trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd continued on Thursday as witnesses and first responders testify. According to court testimony, EMS workers were initially called to the scene at 8:20 p.m. for a mouth injury, a low-priority call that didn’t require the responding ambulance to turn on its sirens. One minute later, the […]
AstraZeneca Uses Outdated Information In Touting Vaccine Efficacy
On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adults of all ages, following the results of their study on over 32,000 volunteers. Unfortunately, it was revealed early Tuesday morning that the study included outdated information. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) issued the following statement shortly after […]
Biden’s Immigration Bill Faces Congressional Hurdles
Immediately following his inauguration on January 20, President Joe Biden sent a comprehensive immigration reform bill to Congress. Formally called the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, the bill aims to overhaul and modernize much of the immigration progress following four years of harsh and archaic policy from the Trump Administration. According to an official White […]
Democrats Unveil Shocking Evidence At Trump’s Impeachment Trial
On Tuesday, the Senate voted 56-44 to proceed with former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Despite this vote’s outcome, convicting Trump remains unlikely, as the Democrats would need 17 Republicans to vote alongside them. Just six sided with all 50 Democrats to move the trial forward. Among these six Republicans is Sen. Bill Cassidy of […]
Russian Court Rejects Bid To Release Alexei Navalny
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critics, will remain in prison after a Russian court rejected an appeal to have him released on Thursday. Navalny was arrested at a Moscow airport earlier this month after returning from Germany, where he has been recovering for the past several months after […]
Biden Vows To End “Uncivil War” In Inaugural Adress
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States. His inauguration Wednesday morning comes just two weeks after violent rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a final effort to overturn Biden’s electoral victory. President Biden acknowledged the disturbing event head-on in his inauguration address, which aimed to unify the nation in our […]
House Impeached Trump For Inciting Insurrection
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump following his role in the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol that left five dead and over 50 injured. This impeachment is particularly momentous, as it marks the first time in American history that a president has been impeached twice. President Trump […]
Trump Admin Falls Short Of 2020 Vaccine Goal
In early December, Operation Warp Speed leaders announced that they would strive to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the new year. Unfortunately, the United States missed this goal. Just over 4 million Americans have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine thus far. This is obviously far less than the federal government strived for […]
