Chinese, other students flee Hong Kong as violence worsens
November 13, 2019
HONG KONG (AP) — University students from mainland China and Taiwan are fleeing Hong Kong, while those from three Scandinavian countries have been moved or urged to leave as college campuses become the latest battleground in the city’s 5-month-long anti-government unrest. Marine police used a...
Who was mysterious Islamic State group leader al-Baghdadi?
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
Before he declared himself caliph of the Islamic State militant group’s territory across much of Iraq and parts of Syria on June 29, 2014, and before he reportedly detonated a suicide vest — killing himself and several children as U.S. Special Forces raided a compound in the village of Barisha in Syria...
Argentina Elections: Peronist Party looks to regain power
Alec Farley, Contributing Writer
October 27, 2019
Presidential candidate Alberto Fernández and running mate Cristina Fernández de Kirchner headed into the general election Sunday with polls suggesting a landslide victory over incumbent Mauricio Macri, who has faced scrutiny and decreasing popularity amid the economic crisis. Macri lost by an astound...
Over 100 civilians killed since start of Turkish offensive
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
October 21, 2019
The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced Sunday that 120 civilians had been killed since the start of the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. The group also said 300,000 civilians had been displaced since the start of “Operation Peace Spring” on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The offe...
Turkish offensive launched in northern Syria
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
October 14, 2019
A Turkish assault on northern Syria entered its fifth day Sunday in the wake of the U.S.’s drawdown of operations in the region. Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan announced Saturday, Oct. 5 that military operations against the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would begin, a day before President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces...
Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
Lefteris Pitarakis and Sarah El Deeb
October 9, 2019
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States. Turkish...
Protests, clashes as bid to block Hong Kong mask ban fails
Eileen Ng and John Leicester
October 6, 2019
HONG KONG (AP) — Furiously yelling "Wearing a mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of masked protesters hit Hong Kong's rain-drenched streets Sunday in defiance of a new ban on facial coverings. Riot police later swept in with volleys of tear gas and muscular arrests as peaceful rallies again degenerated...
‘You are failing us’: Plans, frustration at UN climate talks
Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
September 23, 2019
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scolded for doing little, leader after leader promised the United Nations on Monday to do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. As they made their pledges at the Climate Action Summit, though, they and others conceded it was not enough. And...
Israel’s political future uncertain amid election deadlock
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
September 23, 2019
Israel’s second round of elections in six months appeared Sunday to leave the country’s political future in doubt, even as Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began talks with representatives of the elected parties to make his recommendation for prime minister. Under Israel’s parliamentary system, Rivli...
Trudeau facing brownface scandal
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
September 23, 2019
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is once again at the center of political controversy after images of him wearing blackface and brownface years ago surfaced over the past week. The controversy comes over a month after a parliamentary ethics watchdog found that he broke the law when he tried to influence his former justice minister’s handling of corruption investigation into mining giant SNC-Lavalin. The initial phot...
Big challenges ahead for new Ukrainian president
Cam Rodriguez, Contributing Writer
May 28, 2019
As he was ushered in as the sixth president of Ukraine on May 20, comedian and TV actor-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of a “new era” of the country’s history — one that sees “people in power who will serve the people.” His rise to power is an atypical one in a country operated by ol...
Ukrainian presidential elections, round two: Volodymyr Zelenskiy vs. Petro Poroshenko
Angelina Korniyenko and Brian Pearlman
April 20, 2019
Ukrainians are set to elect a new president in second-round elections Sunday, in what will be a battle between billionaire incumbent Petro Poroshenko and comedian-actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelenskiy is best known for his satirical television series “Servant of the People,” in which he plays an ordinary c...
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
November 18, 2019 • No Comments
It’s generally understood that LSP121 isn’t anyone’s first choice. Many students harp on the...
Can Chicago support Rodney Reed?
November 18, 2019
Innocent until proven guilty is a well-known phrase in the American legal system....
Tribune shuts down Spanish-language media Hoy
November 18, 2019
The Chicago Tribune Guild, an organization of journalists, announced on Twitter...
Chicago teacher fights for inner city success
November 18, 2019
A South Side teacher fights for the future of inner city kids within his classroom. Trenton...