The long-awaited merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable was recently terminated in the aftermath of heated discussions about net neutrality. The acquisition, first announced back in February 2014,...
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia in December 2010 and swept through the Middle East, toppling dictators and corrupt regimes, as well as unsettling the general stability of the region and the lives...
On April 16, the Senate Finance Committee struck a deal that would delegate Trade Promotion Authority to President Obama. Trade Promotion Authority, otherwise known as Fast Track, is a political instrument...
International headlines you need to know for this week
Earthquake devastates Himalayan region
KATHMANDU, NEPAL — Tens of thousands of Nepalese who spent the night under a chilly sky were jolted...
The anger that lead to last year’s sexual assault protests and rallies seems to be simmering now in conversations at campuses around the country, as students begin to work with administrations to...
Antonio Morales-Pita, a DePaul economics professor and former economic policy consultant in Cuba, remembers his decision to leave the country.
“I poured my soul out for my country, spending years...
As instances of police brutality and crime continue across the nation, Chicago is forced to look at its own crime problem and whether the policies of newly re-elected Mayor Rahm Emanuel will prove effective...
On April 2, after two years of contentious negotiation between Iran and the United States, the two world powers arrived at a tentative outline in Switzerland that would place tight restrictions on Tehran’s...
Look around the bus or train the next time you are riding the CTA; you will likely see a scantily clad advertisement for American Apparel, a picture telling you to “drink Bacardi,” or perhaps a promotional...
Furor in Indiana finally died down, as the states’ legislators just amended the stringent Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which would’ve broadly protected private business owners’ right...
The risk of being involved in a fatal airline accident is one in 5.4 million, according to an Economist report. Yet, more people than ever before today have a fear of flying, with prevalent effects when...
International news headlines you need to know for this week
Iran, Western powers agree on nuclear deal
Capping exhausting and contentious talks, Iran and world powers sealed a breakthrough agreement...
