Mar. 11, 2024 marks the 13-year anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor meltdown, also known as one of the worst nuclear power disasters on record, second only to Chernobyl. In recent years, both Japan and the company responsible for ...
Theary Seng, a Cambodian-American dual citizen, dressed as Lady Liberty the day she received a 6-year sentence from the Phnom Penh municipal court for “conspiracy to commit treason” and “incitement to create social disorder.” The evidence was nothing more than ...
In May 2023, at a Republican Town Hall hosted by CNN, former President Donald Trump confidently made this statement about the Russia-Ukraine war: “If I’m President, I will have that war settled in 24 hours,” Trump said. Met with applause, ...
“Thank you for calling the office of—” I was interrupted before I could finish greeting the person on the other line. “Hi! This is Uzi Garcia,” the caller said. I was taken aback first by the caller’s distinctively young voice ...
Imagine it is finally the day you take the SAT or ACT. You have been studying hours a day—for weeks, months, or maybe even years. But when you get to the location, you see armed police officers, thousands of parents, ...
As a Gen Z college student, I keep hearing the same confusion and anger from my peers regarding Joe Biden’s inaction in calling out Israel for their humanitarian rights abuses in Gaza. After the recent attack on humanitarian aid workers ...
Noor Mehvish never expected to find herself listed as an auction item on the virtual marketplace Sulli Deals, an app that advertises Muslim women in India as prostitutes. The goal: to publicly shame and intimidate women like Mehvish who voice ...
The Atacama Desert is located in northern Chile and is the driest, nonpolar desert in the world. It is a barren expanse of red-orange rock canyons and peaks, with stargazing tourists coming from all over to witness the breathtaking view ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official state visit in June 2023 saw a surge of thousands of South Asians flooding the nation’s capital. Some rallied in strong support of the controversial leader; others seized his visit as an opportunity to protest ...
From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was engaged in a brutal civil war claiming the lives of over 200,000 Guatemalans. In January 1986, President Vinicio Cerezo was inaugurated, marking the inauguration of the first elected civilian since the start of the ...