Author: Julia Mehalko

House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, only days after she went on Instagram Live and warned that the public and the Democratic Party would be in “enormous peril” if President Joe Biden was replaced from the ticket. However, now that Biden has decided to drop out of the race, many Democrats, such as Ocasio-Cortez, have thrown their support behind Harris. Biden Steps Down Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons On Sunday, President Biden released a letter on social media explaining his intent to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. This decision comes after weeks of…

The Texas Education Agency has made recent moves to push for Christian-influenced religious lessons to be taught in K-5 public school classes. This proposed curriculum has immediately caused immense backlash from many parents in Texas, as well as various church and religious leaders who don’t believe the state should decide how the Bible is taught. An Increase in Religious Teachings in Public Schools Source: Pixabay/Pexels Over the past few years, there has been a concerted push by many Republican-led conservative states to see more religious aspects in public school classrooms. Most notably, Louisiana has become the first and only state…

A new study has revealed that millions of Californians are living near oil and gas wells — and these wells are right in the path of potential wildfires. This has led to experts sounding the alarm about this worrying revelation, as data shows that millions of people could be put in extreme peril if a wildfire heads to one of these wells in the near future. Oil and Gas Wells in Wildfire Burn Areas Source: http://www.cgpgrey.com/Wikimedia Commons A new study published in the journal One Earth has revealed that more than 100,000 wells can be found west of the Mississippi…

Pacific Gas and Electric has warned at least 16,000 California customers that they may soon shut off power amid the state’s ongoing wildfires, high winds, and heat waves. This latest warning comes after PG&E has already temporarily shut off power to thousands of homes earlier this summer. Shutting Off Power in California Source: Robert Thiemann/Unsplash This latest announcement from PG&E came on Friday afternoon. The power company may begin a Public Safety Power Shutoff event on Saturday and Sunday. These power shut-offs could occur as early as 11 a.m. on Saturday, and then go on into Sunday. PG&E has stated…

IT outages were seen throughout the world on Friday morning after CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity technology firm, pushed an update that was faulty. This mistake quickly led to global chaos, as airlines, media outlets, banks, hospitals, and more had outages that disrupted their work and services. What Is CrowdStrike? Source: CrowdStrike/Wikimedia Commons CrowdStrike is an American-based cybersecurity technology firm. The company provides various services, such as threat intelligence, cyberattack response, and cloud workload protection. CrowdStrike is used by various companies and services. For the most part, this latest IT event only impacted Microsoft-based computers that had CrowdStrike. What Caused the Outage?…

Former first lady Melania Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Thursday after not appearing during the convention’s first three days. Melania Trump’s appearance also broke a decades-long tradition seen at the RNC, as former President Donald Trump’s wife chose to not speak at the event. Melania Trump’s Entrance at the RNC Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons After missing the convention’s first few days, Melania Trump finally arrived at the RNC and had a grand entrance, to boot. She walked out to classical music, to which the crowd applauded. However, this is where she also broke with tradition —…

House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went on Instagram Live early on Friday morning to share a serious warning about the Democratic Party and their attempt to kick President Joe Biden off of 2024’s presidential ticket. According to the progressive House Democrat, many of the Democrats calling for Biden to step down are saying completely different things when they are behind closed doors. Biden Faces Pressure to Step Down Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons Ever since Biden participated in a debate against former President Donald Trump, he has faced calls to step down from the presidential race. Biden’s debate performance shocked many Democrats,…

California has seen yet another decline in its statewide electric vehicle (EV) sales, resulting in an interesting turnaround for a state whose population once seemed to actively invest in electric cars. While Tesla was hit hard within the state, thanks to ongoing competition, EV sales are slumping across the board. This could signal trouble for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban the purchases of new gas cars in the future. A New California Trend Source: Maxim Hopman/Unsplash In the middle of last year, the sale of electric vehicles in California began to trend down. Now, sales have officially turned…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently drove over a rock, cracking it open in the process. This broken Martian rock quickly revealed a discovery that stunned scientists: yellow sulfur crystals. Now, NASA researchers are working to learn more about this discovery, especially because it has never been seen on the Red Planet before. The Curiosity’s New Travels Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Since 2014, Curiosity has been ascending the Gediz Vallis channel, which is a 3-mile tall groove on Mount Sharp. Scientists have explained that each layer of this specific mountain seems to represent different times in Mars’ history. Therefore, this region of Mars…

Business industry leaders in California have said that they will lose profits if the state successfully goes through with eliminating or prohibiting self-checkout options at stores. The California Senate has already created a bill that will either limit, or completely eliminate, self-checkout machines in the state at all grocery or retail stores. Getting Rid of Self-Checkout Machines Source: Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash California has pushed Senate Bill 1446, which will eliminate or restrict the use of self-checkout machines in stores around the Golden State. The bill was created in an effort to eliminate or reduce theft seen in stores throughout California.…