Author: Elizabeth
What started as an “innocent” drawing by a first grader drawn for her friend led to a judge saying that she is too young to have her first amendment rights protected. When the girl’s mother disagreed with an elementary school’s punishment, she took it to court, and is now bringing her appeal to the Ninth Circuit court. The lower court judge stood by their decision, as elementary school is “not a marketplace of ideas.” Punishment Without the Mother’s Knowledge Source: Rivage/Unsplash An elementary student (identified as B.B. to protect her identity) was punished for a drawing. She was held back…
New Yorkers were baffled after seeing a big fireball soaring over the New York City skyline on July 16. Along with people feeling like the ground was “shaking” and hearing loud noises, witnesses seem to have beat the most advanced institutions to reporting the phenomenon. According to NASA, a meteor was not even on their radar when residents saw the fireball in the sky. A Fireball in New York Source: Leonhard_Niederwimmer/Pixabay Witnesses said that they saw a fireball, heard “booms” and felt “shakings” between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., according to NASA. NASA and the local authorities have now confirmed…
Despite Biden’s official step back from the presidential race, he is using his remaining time in the Oval Office to put forward a proposal for major reforms in the Supreme Court. Surprisingly, Republicans are not only open to Biden’s proposal but support it. According to polls, a majority of Republicans welcome Biden’s proposed measures with open arms. Voters have taken this proposal very positively on both sides of the political aisle. How The Supreme Court Works Now Source: Wikimedia Commons As it stands, the Supreme Court is the highest court in the federal judiciary branch of the United States government.…
A man went to Home Depot on the hunt for gold. Not just hoping to stumble across a nugget or two, this YouTuber purchased 64 sandbags from the store to sift through the sand to try his luck and strike it big. Inspired from finding a little bit of gold in Home Depot sand before, this online content creator set out to find as much gold as possible this time. YouTuber Led a Full-Scale Gold Hunt Source: Harrison Keely/Wikimedia Commons Full time prospector, Pauly Larouche, struck gold once before at Home Depot and decided to take his discovery a step…
China is still well-known for its vast population size. We have all heard there are more English speakers in China than in the U.S. or U.K., or that if the population walked past you in a line, that line would never end. But that narrative could be changing, as China has had a population problem for a while, and now it’s on the brink of becoming irreversible. A Ticking Time Bomb Source: Alejandro Luengo/Unsplash China is on the cusp of going from a population problem to a population crisis. For the second year in a row, the country’s population has…
A luxury home in the trendy Russian Hill neighborhood, San Francisco, has been listed for just over a quarter of its worth. In a neighborhood known for the most crooked road in the world, there has to be a catch. The kicker of what seems to be a bargain is that potential buyers will not be able to move into the house for decades. An Offer too Good to Turn Down Source: Braden Collum/Unsplash The property is an Edwardian-style three-bedroom house that was built in 1924. The house is 1,100 square feet with a driveway and a backyard with a…
Only about 5% of the ocean has actually been explored by humans. Who are we to say what really lurks beneath the surface? One mysterious case of an attack on a U.S. Navy frigate has had us scratching our heads for 46 years. The USS Stein incident has left scientists questioning what undiscovered sea creatures dwell at the bottom of our oceans. The USS Stein Was a Powerful Navy Vessel Source: Thomas Park/Unsplash This vessel carried out routine operations deep down in the Pacific Ocean. Launched in 1970 and decommissioned in 1992, this type of ship was a Knox-class frigate,…
Titan Solar, one of America’s largest installers of residential solar panels, helped 100,000 households go solar before shutting down in June. Based in Nevada, the company was unable to find a buyer to acquire the firm. Titan Admin informed staff that the company was shutting down after “negotiation talks fell through” with potential investors. Titan Solar is one of 16 major solar closures over the last year, but the solar industry has more problems than bad business. Titan Solar Faced Numerous Complaints From Customers Source: Markus Winkler/Unsplash The company operated in 24 states but came under scrutiny from the Nevada…