Author: Julia Mehalko

McDonald’s is rethinking its menu prices after customers continued to cut back from eating at the fast food giant around the world, prompting sales to fall globally. This sales fall is the first decline McDonald’s has seen since the pandemic. Now, leadership within the company is explaining that they may have to adjust their menu prices to lure customers back in. McDonald’s Suffers Sales Fall Source: Road Ahead/Unsplash New data from the fast food establishment has revealed that McDonald’s restaurants open for at least one year saw a sales fall of about 1% during this year’s April-June period, when compared…

Ohio has officially passed the R.E.D. Act, which allows for “religious expression days” to be offered to public school students. This bill requires all public schools in Ohio to allow their students to be absent for up to three days for their own personal religious expression. A New Ohio Law Source: formulanone/Wikimedia Commons Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has now signed House Bill 214 into law. This new law will affect every single public school in the state. The legislation requires all public schools to adopt a new policy that “reasonably accommodates the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of students;…

Officials have warned California residents from going outside and exercising, or participating in any type of strenuous activity, as parts of the state deal with high pollution levels. This warning comes amid ongoing disasters in California, most notably the many wildfires that are rampaging through the state and lowering air quality. A National Weather Service Alert Source: Andreas Strandman/Unsplash The National Weather Service (NWS) has recently put out an air quality alert in parts of California thanks to windblown dust. This windblown dust has greatly lowered overall air quality in regions of the Golden State, which could hamper Californians’ overall…

Sports fans in the United States all have the same complaint after both Simone Biles and Suni Lee dominated the all-around competition during the 2024 Paris Olympics’ gymnastics qualifying round. Though fans love to see Biles and Lee compete — as they are two of the best gymnasts of all time — many also want to see the other U.S. gymnasts get a chance to compete in this year’s Olympic Games. Olympic Qualifying Rounds Source: Ibex73/Wikimedia Commons During the gymnastics qualifying round for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Biles, Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera earned a 172.296 score.…

Christian groups have expressed outrage over a scene during the Paris Olympic opening ceremony that seemingly mocked the Last Supper scene from the Bible, as immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci in his famous painting. However, supporters of this scene have come out to explain that this was an unintended parody of the biblical moment, as it was actually supposed to interpret an old Dionysus story. Paris’ Opening Olympic Ceremony Source: Ibex73/Wikimedia Commons The Paris Olympics has begun this summer with a bang — and a very controversial opening ceremony. Social media lit up for a variety of reasons, as many…

COVID-19 is running rampant throughout much of California this summer, nearing a two-year summer high. Many regular Californians, as well as doctors and health officials, have stated that just about everybody they know has gotten COVID. Because of this new surge, experts are sounding the alarm throughout the Golden State. COVID in California Wastewater Source: Brian McGowan/Unsplash A few weeks ago, federal data revealed that California’s wastewater was full of coronavirus, as its levels had surged to a high not seen since 2022’s summer. This revelation caused experts to claim that California was likely dealing with a dangerous spread of…

SoCalGas, a utility company in California, has suddenly cut off its natural gas supply for hundreds of residents in a California community. According to SoCalGas, this sudden gas shut-off has occurred because of “worsening land movement” in the region. Residents have criticized the company, especially as this shut-off happened without prior warning. An Immediate Shut Off Source: Henry Kobutra/Unsplash SoCalGas has revealed that it will officially shut off its natural gas supply to 135 homes in the Portuguese Bend region of Rancho Palos Verdes. This will occur at 9 a.m. local time. After this cut-off, these homes will not have…

Laguna Beach locals and city officials have claimed that their community has become overrun by disrespectful tourists who are leaving behind heaps of trash. This report comes as many people have flocked to California beaches this summer during record-breaking temperatures. However, some local communities have become fed up with how these visitors are behaving. A Massive Amount of Tourists Flock to the Beach Source: Amy Vosters/Unsplash Visitors from inland California, as well as from other parts of the United States, have flocked to coastal communities like Laguna Beach this summer. Brutal heat in the inland parts of California has caused…

A disaster has been declared in Scurry County after the West Texas region has dealt with a whopping 61 earthquakes in just the last seven days alone. This disaster declaration was officially made by Scurry County Judge Dan Hicks. The judge is now requesting urgent assistance from Texas. The Hurricane Beryl Aftermath Source: @littlelostsunny/X Prior to these earthquakes hitting West Texas, the Lone Star State was still reeling from Hurricane Beryl, which left a path of destruction throughout the state. Many homes and businesses had been left without power due to the damage caused to the energy infrastructure, with the…

NASA has recently made a remarkable discovery — and all thanks to a rock. According to the U.S. space agency, the Perseverance rover may have just found a sign of ancient life on Mars in a rock. However, the agency also stressed that more research on this interesting rock is needed. Perseverance’s Mission on the Red Planet Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Wikimedia Commons The Perseverance rover’s mission has long been to look at rocks on Mars that may have been formed or changed by water on the Red Planet years ago. NASA has hoped that the rover, by focusing on certain rocks, may…