Author: Julia Mehalko

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently opened up about the court’s controversial presidential immunity ruling. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided that presidents had full immunity from prosecution of “official” acts. However, “unofficial” or private acts could be prosecuted. Ruling on Presidential Immunity Source: René DeAnda/Unsplash Many legal experts, lawmakers and Americans were stunned a few months ago when the Supreme Court revealed that they had decided on former President Donald Trump’s immunity case. According to the court, all presidents have partial immunity from prosecution. No official presidential act can be prosecuted. Mixed Opinions Source: Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash Immediately…

California Gavin Newsom is continuing to crack down on pushing the state’s counties and cities to clean up homeless encampments. To accurately get many counties to act quickly and get this job done, Newsom is even going so far as threatening to cut funding to many cities come next year. California Cleans Up Homeless Encampments Source: Fredrick Lee/Unsplash Recently, Newsom issued an executive order telling the entire state to begin to clean up homeless encampments scattered around the Golden State. This move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court said governments could do exactly this, as they decided it wasn’t illegal.…

After a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Thursday, officials have issued their first-ever megaquake warning amid ongoing fears that tsunamis may appear. Japan sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, which is why the country experiences much more earthquakes than any other nation around the globe. A Severe Earthquake Hits Japan Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels Earlier this week, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Japan about 18 miles off of Kyushu’s southern coast. This event occurred around 4:42 p.m. local time. Footage posted on social media of the event showed parked cars shaking, bowling alley TV screens swaying back and forth,…

California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened to withhold funding from cities and counties within the state if they do not accurately start to clean up homeless encampments. This threat comes after the governor issued an executive order declaring that cities needed to start clearing out encampments that are on state land. Newsom’s Executive Order Source: Steve/Pexels This executive order was issued by Newsom after the U.S. Supreme Court declared it wasn’t illegal for cities and counties to force people to leave homeless encampments. After this ruling, Newsom quickly issued the order, telling California counties to get to work clearing out…

A Chevron executive has recently opened up about why the company decided to move its headquarters from California to Texas. This shocking move comes after Chevron has called the Golden State home for 145 years. Now, however, an executive has shed some light on this decision, stating that California is a “tough place to do business.” Chevron Moves From California to Texas Source: Ahmet Yalçınkaya/Unsplash Last week, Chevron announced that it would fully relocate its corporate headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Texas. After this announcement was made, Chevron stated that this decision had nothing to do with politics. Instead,…

Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams may soon face “life-altering” risks now that NASA’s stranded Boeing astronauts could remain stuck in space. Wilmore and Williams initially only planned to be up on the International Space Station (ISS) for eight days. Now, they’ve been up on the ISS for more than 60 days — and could remain stranded in space until next year. Boeing’s Issues Keep Astronauts Stranded Source: NASA Johnson Space Center/Wikimedia Commons In a new press conference this week, NASA officials admitted that Wilmore and Williams could remain stuck up on the ISS until potentially 2025. The issues…

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found something in space that shouldn’t exist — and it has subsequently changed the way scientists are now thinking about how galaxies are formed. According to this team of researchers, they discovered an interesting dwarf galaxy that truly shouldn’t be possible. Yet somehow, it does. Discovering PEARLSDG Source: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jake Summers (ASU), Jordan C. J. D’Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Aaron Robotham (UWA) and Rogier Windhorst (ASU) Assistant Research Scientist Tim Carleton of Arizona State University led this team of astronomers in their discovery of a new dwarf…

A new fossil study has revealed a stunning new fact about Homo floresiensis, the ancient human “Flores Hobbits” species, one of the smallest human species ever discovered. New evidence has revealed that these hobbit-like species, which are related to modern humans, were even smaller than scientists initially thought. Now, they’re considered to be the smallest human ancestor species ever discovered. The Discovery of the Flores Hobbits Source: Rosino/Wikimedia Commons Archaeologists first became aware of the Flores Hobbits back in 2003 when the first fossils of the ancient human ancestors were discovered. These bones were found on Flores, an Indonesian island,…

Florida condo owners are rushing to sell their condos, resulting in listings skyrocketing in only a few weeks, as experts warn that the Sunshine State’s condo market is turning “catastrophic.” Many Florida homeowners are seeking to sell their condos as homeowners association (HOA) expenses have risen greatly in price thanks to a new law. A New Florida Regulation Source: Joseph Corl/Unsplash SB 4-D Bill is officially going into effect, as a new deadline for condo associations is December 31, 2024. This regulation was first introduced in 2022 after the Champlain Tower South in Surfside collapsed, resulting in the deaths of…

A new study has revealed that a whopping 90% of Texans believe that housing affordability has become a major issue where they live. This new study further confirms what many analysts have long been warning. Texas, a once affordable state, has become increasingly expensive for renters and homeowners. A New Study Sheds Light on Texas’ Housing Crisis Source: Daniel L/Unsplash Texas may be going through a housing affordability crisis, as pointed out in a new poll released by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. This poll asked many Texans, living in various parts of the state, about any…