Conservatives rejoice after Boehner resigns as speaker
Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin / AP
September 27, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The news of House Speaker John Boehner's resignation brought hundreds of religious conservatives to their feet to cheer — and one after another, much of the Republican Party's presidential class joined Friday in their rejoicing. Read More »...
University of California divests from fossil fuels citing global crisis
Zoe Krey
September 27, 2015
On Sept. 9, the University of California (UC) announced it had divested $200 million worth of stock holdings in coal and oil sands companies in what some are calling the biggest university divestment yet. Read More »...
Drought highlights environmental concerns
Rachel Hinton
September 20, 2015
Environmentalists have tracked the uncontrollable drying of California since its noticeable start in 2013. Read More »...
Race for presidency heats up
Rachel Hinton and Doug Klain
September 20, 2015
The race for president is not without a few interesting characters and scandals this time around, with Trump and Clinton leading the pack. Read More »...
Wars throughout the world contribute to refugee crisis
Jackson Danbeck
September 20, 2015
Humans are accustomed to hearing about foreign, bloody wars with dangerous consequences. This is especially true for Americans, whose soldiers are stationed on bases across the globe, whose majority of troops just recently left long conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More »...
PM resignation, Syrian refugees add to Greek turmoil
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
After a nationwide referendum on bailout conditions and long negotiations, Greece and leaders of the Eurozone reached an agreement July 14, preventing the country from defaulting after they missed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, which has loaned the country at least $23.6 billion so far, according to the New York T...
House rejects Iran deal
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to restrict President Barack Obama's authority to lift sanctions against Tehran, one day after the Senate ensured that the administration can implement the accord without congressional interference. After three hours of hot-tempered debate, the House voted 269 to 162...
107 dead in crane collapse at Mecca mosque
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
A towering construction crane collapsed on Friday during a violent rainstorm in Saudi Arabia's city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, crashing into the Grand Mosque and killing at least 107 people ahead of the start of the annual hajj pilgrimage later this month. Read More »...
Officers to face trial in Baltimore
Rachel Hinton
September 13, 2015
Baltimore police prepared for demonstrators Thursday at the second pretrial hearing in the case against six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, as local officials insisted the million-dollar settlement with Gray's family would not affect the criminal proceedings. Read More »...
Cecil the lion sparks debate at DePaul, nationally
Anna Quesse
August 10, 2015
More than 900,000 have signed a petition asking the United States to extradite Walter Palmer, the American dentist who killed Cecil the lion, to Zimbabwe to face trial. Read More »...
60 senior US national security leaders support Iran deal
Deb Reichmann
July 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty national security leaders, ambassadors, military leaders and former Cabinet secretaries signed a letter released on Monday in support of the nuclear deal with Iran. Read More »...
Greece default averted, crisis paused
Rachel Hinton
July 18, 2015
After a nationwide referendum on bailout conditions and long negotiations, Greece and leaders of the Eurozone reached an agreement July 14, preventing the country from defaulting after they missed a payment to the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, which has loaned the country at least 23.6 billion so far, according to the New York Times. The history ...
