Tragedy strikes New Zealand and the Netherlands
Maia Berthier, Staff Writer
March 19, 2019
Filed under International & Domestic, News, Top Stories
On Sunday, March 15, an armed gunman entered the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic center in Christchurch, New Zealand, murdering 50 people and injuring 50 others. This catastrophe was horrifying for New Zealand and for people around the world as well. Unfortunately, three days later, a shooter entered...
Tragedia en Texas
Orestes Garcia, Staff Writer
November 7, 2017
Filed under En Español, Noticias
El pueblo de Sutherland Springs, en las afueras de la ciudad texana de San Antonio, perdió ayer al 4,2% de su población. Devin Patrick Kelley un ex-soldado de 26 años, asesinó a 26 e hirió a otros 30 de sus 643 habitantes cuando entró disparando desaforadamente a los feligreses congregados en un...
America’s Deadliest Mass Shooting
Daymara Fernandez, Staff Writer
October 9, 2017
Filed under International & Domestic, News, Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyMdjvDVnww History was made on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, Nevada, when a man opened fire in what is now being considered the deadliest mass shooting the country has ever experienced. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, sent over 22 thousand bullets flying at attendees of the...
Terrorist Attack in Canada
Natalia Torres, Staff Writer
February 1, 2017
Filed under International & Domestic, News
On Jan. 29., shortly after President Trump signed an executive order halting entry to the United States of people from seven Muslim-majority countries, Laval University student Alexandre Bissonnette opened fire at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center. The act, that has been described by some as one...
What the Fort Lauderdale Shooting Could Mean for Hispanics
Natalia Torres, Staff Writer
January 11, 2017
Filed under Domestic Affairs, International Issues, Opinion, Recent Stories, Top Stories
On Friday, Jan. 6, suspect Esteban Santiago landed in the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire, killing five and injuring at least eight more. Santiago, a Puerto Rican veteran, was taken into custody and now faces several charges where he could be subject to the death penalty. The suspect is...
Police Officer Kills Mentally Ill Woman
Brianna Valdes, Staff Writer
October 24, 2016
Filed under International & Domestic, News
In New York, officers were called to Deborah Danner's apartment to deal with reports of a "mentally disturbed" person. Sgt. Hugh Barry was among the officers, but as he urged Danner to drop the scissors that she had in her hand, she jolted at him and tried to hit him with a baseball bat. This resulted...
Cleveland to Pay Rice Family $6 Million
Olivia Pelaez, Staff Writer
May 4, 2016
Filed under International & Domestic, News
The City of Cleveland will pay the family of Tamir Rice $6 million to settle a lawsuit for the shooting and death of twelve-year-old Tamir Rice by a police officer after he was found to be handling a toy gun. In Nov. 2014, a civilian called 911 to report suspicious activity in a park where a gun...
Recap: March 28 – April 3
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
April 3, 2016
Filed under International & Domestic, News
International Affairs EgyptAir hijack ends with passengers freed "An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday by a man with what authorities said was a fake suicide belt, who was arrested after giving himself up. The passengers and crew...
Crime in Miami
Olivia Pelaez, Staff Writer
December 13, 2015
Filed under Community, International & Domestic, News
Two major crimes happened this past weekend during Miami's famous Art Basel, which consists of modern and contemporary art shows. At the event, which is considered the be relatively safe by most who go, a violent stabbing occurred. Miami Beach Police also fatally shot a man for suspected robbery, the...
Recap: November 23 – 29
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
November 29, 2015
Filed under International & Domestic, News
International Affairs Turkey shoots down Russian warplane on Syria border "Turkish warplanes have shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Su-24 was hit by air-to-air missiles fired by Turkish F-16s while it was flying over Syrian...
Recap: November 16 – 22
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
November 22, 2015
Filed under International & Domestic, News
International Affairs Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria's Yola kills 32 "A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said. The explosion occu...
Recap: October 26 – November 1
Sophie Feinberg, Editor
November 1, 2015
Filed under International & Domestic, News
International Affairs The Latest: UN mobilizing to aid quake victims "The latest on a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan felt across South Asia (all times local). 12:30 a.m. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says U.N. agencies are mobilizing and are ready to support government-led relief operations f...
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