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UNITED STATES—U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents saved a family of Guatemalan nationals from drowning in the Rio Grande river on March 28. The CBP reported on their website, the incident occurred near Eagle Pass, Texas. The woman and her three children, ages 2, 4, and 15 attempted to cross the Rio Grande River from Mexico when the...

UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump selected "Choosing Greatness" as the theme of the State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 5. “The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican agenda or a Democratic agenda. It is the agenda of the American people” said Trump. The guest list for Trump included three World War II heroes, Private First...

UNITED STATES—The first monthly Employment Situation Report of 2019 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate an all time high for job increases. A report on The White House website indicates that the jobs in the United States are on the rise. The nonfarm payroll employment for January 2019 increased by 304,000 jobs passing market expectations by 165,000 and above...

UNITED STATES—George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States and internationally respected political leader passed away on Friday November 30, at the age of 94. While Mr. Bush is remembered by Americans for his role as commander in chief, his legacy extends beyond the Oval Office. Prior to holding office as President of the United States of America from...

UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump issued a warning to Canada regarding fair trade on Sunday, September 2. After failing to reach a deal with them on Friday, Trump claimed Canada will not participate in the North American trade if it is not fair to the United States. If Canada refuses to the agreement, the only two countries involved in the...

UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, June 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stop the separation of families at the border. In a statement from the Oval OFfice, President Trump wrote: "We’re signing an executive order I consider to be a very important executive order. It’s about keeping families together while at the same time making sure that we have...

SINGAPORE—Only two months after the first inter-Korean summit, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday, June 12. The meeting is over 68 years in the making and transpired in Singapore between the two leaders. Trump indicated during a press conference that the effort toward denuclearization is imminent, something that the...

CALIFORNIA—California Governor Jerry Brown announced Wednesday, April 18  that he will deploy as many as 400 National Guard troops to the California border, joining the rest of the border states at President Donald Trump’s request, who have already committed to sending more troops to the border. In a general order issued by Governor Brown, he explained the coordination between federal...

UNITED STATES—Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush died in her west Houston home on Tuesday, April 17. The Texas matriarch was committed to promoting literacy. She was a strong supporter of the National Literacy Act, which was enacted in 1991. She was the mother of President George W. Bush and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the wife of President...

SAN BRUNO—At least three people are injured after a woman opened fire at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno on Tuesday, April 3 at 12:46 p.m. Authorities have identified the shooter as Nasim Aghdam, 39, who died on the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The San Bruno Police Department indicated in a press release they received numerous...