Candidates prepare for presidential election
Ryan Fullerton, reporter
May 15, 2012
As the 2012 presidential election draws closer, candidates for the position have begun refining their platforms in order to gain the needed votes. President Barack Obama will be running for the Democratic party and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will be running for the Republican party. Various... Read more »
Twitter campaign spurred by complaints about fighter jets
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
May 7, 2012
Lockheed Martin, a global security and aerospace company, recently began a campaign on Twitter to defend their F-22s after pilots refused to fly them. Complaints were made about oxygen deprivation in the cockpits. Investigations are being made by the Air Force into approximately 12 incidents involving... Read more »
Obama urges China to improve human rights as diplomatic crisis grows
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
April 30, 2012
President Obama encouraged China to improve human rights on Monday, April 30. Obama explained that doing so would strengthen China as a nation, according to The New York Times. However, Obama remained silent on the issue of dissident Chen Guangcheng who escaped house arrest last week and is reportedly... Read more »
Corruption trial begins for former Sen. John Edwards
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
April 24, 2012
The trial that will determine whether campaign finances were mishandled by former Sen. John Edwards began Monday, April 23. The prosecution started the proceedings by stating that Edwards was aware that donations totaling almost $1 million from two contributors were illegal according to The New York... Read more »
Trayvon Martin case delayed with cancellation of grand jury
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
April 10, 2012
The grand jury scheduled to review the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. on Tuesday, April 10 was canceled. The grand jury was to determine whether the neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, who shot Martin, would be charged for the murder. Angela Corey, the prosecutor... Read more »
Debates over Obamacare’s constitutionality begin
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
March 26, 2012
The three days of Supreme Court hearings discussing the constitutionality of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act begin Monday, March 26. The act, which passed in March of 2010, places new requirements on insurance companies, employers and states, as well as mandating health insurance for all citizens... Read more »
Congressional committee unleashes new argument against energy loans
Alyne Roemerman, copy editor
March 19, 2012
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will release a new staff report in their investigation of the Energy Department’s loan programs at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 20 where the energy secretary will speak. The report claims that the Energy Department has ignored staff objections... Read more »
Obama gives new flexibility to 10 states for No Child Left Behind
Karlton Kinley, reporter
February 29, 2012
A decade after the No Child Left Behind law was passed and ushered in a new standard for schools across the nation, President Obama has freed 10 states from certain restrictions of the law, most notably the deadline for bringing all of their students to proficiency in reading and math by 2014. The states,... Read more »
Cancer foundation VP resigns after Planned Parenthood controversy
Jack Lopez, reporter
February 7, 2012
Susan G. Komen Foundation vice president Karen Handel resigned Tuesday, Feb. 7 after the foundation went through controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood, a provider of reproductive health services. Handel, a strong pro-life supporter, played a major role in Susan G. Komen’s decision not to... Read more »
Egyptian soccer riots kill dozens
Jack Lopez, reporter
February 1, 2012
At least 73 people were killed and hundreds injured after riots broke out in a Port Said, Egypt soccer stadium on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Officials say it is the worst sports-related disaster in Egypt’s history. Violence erupted when fans of al-Masry, Port Said’s soccer team, rushed onto the field after... Read more »
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