Israeli police were authorized to strike back against stone throwing Palestinians by using lethal force. According to Al Jazeera, Palestinians were throwing stones, firebombs, and fireworks in a recent onslaught against the Israelis. The latest regulations for the Israeli police on how to handle these kinds of attacks allow them to use live ammunition against Read More…
Addison Herron-Wheeler
Donald Trump’s Numbers May Fail Him
The 2016 Republican National Convention is fast approaching, but according to a recent poll, Donald Trump doesn’t even have the support of half of his party. Yet it remains to be seen what effect this will have on his campaign before the convention in July. According to a recent Fox News poll, over half of the Read More…
Scottish Leader Threatens to Veto Brexit
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister in Scotland, has vowed that he will go to any means necessary, even taking legal action, to protect his country from Brexit. “What’s going to happen with the UK is that there are going to be deeply damaging and painful consequences … I want to try and protect Scotland from that,” Read More…
Pakistanis and Indians Unite to Feed the Poor
Recently, individuals in India and Pakistan came together to form one united group, the Robin Hood Army (RHA), in order to fight hunger in their respective countries. According to Al Jazeera, Neel Ghose started the group in 2014 to fight hunger in New Delhi. He shared his idea with Sarah Afridi, a friend in Pakistan, Read More…
What Living in Space Does to Your Body
Going to space, and living there for an extended period of time, has long been a subject of both wonder and debate among citizens of Earth. Some feel that life in space is the answer to our problems here on this planet, and that eventually, many people will be living in space or on other Read More…
New Candy-Flavored ADHD Medication
It is already disturbing enough how easy it is for a child or teen to get an ADHD diagnosis, and the resulting prescription of amphetamines. Simply walking into a clinic and describing hyperactivity and an inability to concentrate will almost always result in such a diagnosis. Now, however, those prescribed might be given their drugs Read More…