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VATICAN CITY—On Saturday, December 31, at 9:34 a.m. Central European Standard Time Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at the age of 95. The Vatican News reported details of his death stating: “With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided...

UNITED STATES—On April 14, Airman 1st Class, Jack Teixeira, 21, made his first appearance in U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts after being charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents-material.  He did not enter a plea while in court. Teixeira's father could be heard shouting something to his son,...

UNITED STATES−President Donald Trump addressed the county on Wednesday, March 11, calling for unity in the wake of the Coronavirus, and noted that the spread of the virus is now a National Emergency. President Trump placed a 30-day travel ban on flights coming into the U.S. from Europe beginning starting Friday, March 13 in an effort to mitigate and contain...

WESTWOOD—On Monday, January 25 it was announced that the committee bidding for the City of Los Angeles to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games has chosen UCLA as the place for the Olympic Village, which will house all competing athletes. During a campus press conference on Monday, LA 2024 officials said they were attracted to UCLA’s newly built and recently...

UNITED STATES—It was a race between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton to become the next President of the United States of America. On Tuesday, November 8, Americans hit the polls to cast their vote for president, and in the wee hours news outlets announced that Donald J. Trump won enough electoral votes to become President. Pushing...

BEIJING, CHINA—On Tuesday, May 26, at 12:54 a.m. (China Standard Time), a 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck in Mentougou District area of Beijing. The depth of focus is 18-kelometer. Mentougou District is in western Beijing with 306,000 population (Census 2014). The epicenter is 17-kilometer away from the Government Hall of Mentougou District. “I didn’t feel anything," said a Beijing resident/ “I got...

NEW YORK—Thomas Arrington, a twenty-something Queensborough Community College (QCC) student, was in mid-conversation about the recent election when two students threatened to "light" his hat on fire. The incident, according to Arrington started with his "Make America Great Again" hat—which has been the slogan of president-elect Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. In an interview with Owen Shroyer of Infowars Nightly News, Arrington...

LOS ANGELES—The older brother of Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 25 for possession of images of child pornography. Bruce Douglas Paddock, 58, was detained and taken into custody by authorities at the Valley Village nursing home in North Hollywood where he is a resident. The  nursing home provides short and long-term care....

LONDON—Soccer star David Beckham, 39, and his son Brooklyn, 16, were involved in a car collision after Brooklyn’s soccer game on November 29. The cause of the collision has not yet been released to the public. There were no reports of any serious injuries sustained by Beckham or his son.

AUSTRALIA—Anti-lockdown protest leader James Bartolo has been arrested by Victoria police in the morning on September 4, for running a conspiracy website called The Conscious Truth Network. 27-old bodybuilder James Bartolo posted a footage on Facebook in the morning on September 4, showing multiple police officers knocking on his door and calling him to letting them in. Bartolo yells from...